The commonwealth., 1904-09-03
Amazing Things /
\ Bears Will Do I
&, T WASN'T a very big doe. said the
man from the Knob county" but

ST. r WASN'T a very Dig Goe, sald the
man from the Knob county," but
:. Has dead, and Sam and Dick knowed il
eouIdn't a. walked away from their
cabin consekently it must a been took,
60 they meandered out to see if they
couldn't git some kind Of trail that d
throw some light on to its disappearin'
sam. he hadn't said word about
nsanderin' in that direction, neither
had Dick, but somehow or other they
both headed to'rd Jerry's cabin, When
tbey got there Jerry was home, and he
was skinnin out the doe.
Looks 10 me Jerry, says Sam, as
it'd have to 60 back.
Jerry he looks up, jest as if he hadn' t
nser been so surprised in all his born
days, and he says;
why what'll have tog so back, Sam?'
says he.
The doc, says Sam.
"The doe! says Jerry, seemin' 'ly more
su'priseder than ever Why, what fer,
SAM says he.
ait was took says sam
Took says Jerry painful like,
Sam, says he, not stolel You don't
mean to say you've an idee she stole it.,
have you?' says he.
Sam and Dick they looked as if they
didn't exactly understand Jerry, but
potty soon Sam says:
1T was took, says he. And looks to
me as if It'd have to go back, says he.
Then Jerry he wilted down on the
bench, throwed his hands up ards and
most bust cut sobbin'.
This is heart-breakin'! says he
To think that she'd "a sto,e il! And me
a-praisin' her and a-thinkin' her, sup
posin o. course that she had run it down
her own self and brung it to me! And
now to think that she'd a stole it! This
is heart-breakin' Do you think you got
the right idee, Sam?' says Jerry.
Sam and Dick looked as if they didn't
understand Jerry any better than they
cid before but pooty soon Sam says;
at was took says he, and looks to
me as If it'd have to go back he says:
Jerry he shook his head sorrowtul,
and lifted a sigh like anybody mowt that
had got terrible blow, and he says:
al dunno how under the blue canopy
o the archin skies ever let myself run
so shy O. meat, says he, but Yesterday
afternoon | see that | didn't have a
smitch. so | cut sticks fer the turnpike,
seein' that had jest about time to ketch
the tannery bark wagon goin' in, so as
could tell the driver to fetch me in a
ham from the store when he come in next
mornin', and leave if fer me in the hem
lock stub so as could go down an git it,
"a had about mile an half to go
yit, when come slam up ag in bear in
an openin in the woods, and the bear
stood still and seemed like ii was waitin
fer me. didn't have no gun, and was
in hurry, fer if didn't hurry I'd miss
the bark wagon and then | couldn't
get no ham fer two days, and didn't
have no time to go huntin' fer meat,
with that bark-peelin' contract on my
hands, so bears wasn't jest the thing fer
me to stop and fool with jest then.
II shied off to one side to pass the
bear, but as was goin' by her ketched
her eye and il struck me that there was
queer look in it. | stopped, and the bear
turned that queer look on me full tilt,
and then looked over to'rd saplin' that
stood off by itself about 20 foot away.
Then she looked back at me ag'in,
and then at the tree. didn't see nothin'
in the performance, though to make 1t
worth while fer me to miss gittin' that
ham, and ! started on.
Then the bear give me the look ag in,
and fell onto her knees. She got UP and
walked to'rd the saplin' Iookin back
over her shoulder at me as she went, jest
as if she was askin' me to foler her
When she got to the foot O the sap
lin she stopped and throwed her eyes up
into it, looked UP, too, and then see
what it all meant.
Nigh the top o. the saplin, clingin'