The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-07-07
EBFN HOLDEN
BY
IRVING BACHELLER
COPYRIGHT 1900. bv Lothrop Pub,lshsno
Company

Fas jes' like pinctshions. led great
hooks In 'em sharper'n the pint II
needle. An when he was goin' L
4leep he'd run 'em out jes' like an Of
<nt-kind O playful-an' pur an pull
4 "All { once the boy felt sumthln'
ike a LOT o needles prickin' his back
made him jump an holler like Sam
I'LL. The panther he spit sassy an
% NJ an smelt o. the ground. Didn't
oeitbcr on 'cm know what was the mat.
Pr. Bime by they lay down agY.
Twant only little while fore the
boy felt sumthin' prickin' NV him. He
bollered an kicked ag'in. The panther
y growlcd an spit an clumb tree an
~ ON limb an pceked over at tibet
queer little criticr Couldn't nelthe-
d 'em underStan IL. The boy c'ud
70 the eyes o the panther In the dark
bone Ike tew live Goals cggszacIy.
The pantber'd never sOt n tree when
y was hungry an nee boy below
1im. sumthin tot him e Jump. Tail
Eert swish IN the leaves like thct. Ills
Fhiskcrs qutvored: his tongue come
1nt. Cud think o nuthin' hut his big
Hnpty belly. The boy was scairt lie
. with his gun quick - a Hash. aimed
9 his eyes an let 'er flicker. Blew a
- o smoke an bird shot an paper
#Dbiln' right up int his fncc. Tie
nther he lost his whiskers an one
e an GOT his hide full o shot an
~ on the tree like n ripe apple an
% fer his life Thought he'd never
r Duthin' c'ud growl an rpl; + pow
Hful - bet hoy Never c'u'd bear the
Ifht Nv man after thet Allwus
1ade him gaK an spit q think o the
Dnn critter Went on tcw his owu
Die an tol O the 10y at spl; ORE an
undke an growied sot nlmos tore his
Do OF An now whenever they hear
gun 40 N they allwus thlnl rs the
Do cfittsr growlln An they sag an'
Rii an hook - II Il made EN- sick L
y stomach An the man folks they
4Hin't hey ~ gopi 'pinlon a. the pan
pr after tibet lIaiu't never been
Hien's any morr Pact L. "a man be-
% L. any Kind Nv beast. but a pan.
r. De- can't be uuthln' but Jet q
&nthcr"
Then. to-. M W. lay there 10 The
shsht uncie ~ told the remarkable
1pry u the gingerbread bear lie todd
slowly. az n biz invention were "
rvly ta1~. And here u The story.
Ponce they wuf a boy SIT lost Was
~ cruss bts play with mother boy
bod & 80 through a strip q woris
Joni "a the trail L chase q BUTTERFLY
gpt lo.t ii-i biz Kite an cross
ID. an BE- wandered nll over an b.
p tirci M hungry Then De- las
vu Z cry on h~i o. moss Purty
D. they was Dix black bear coms
1lDng
what's The maticrr SAM the bear
Hungry. says the boy.
Tell ,, what ill dew. says the
d. ~ ycll scratch my back Ter
III ict 80 cut a plccc ~ my tail %
A eat
Bears t1il - know. bcs lot q
pat CA u hcarn tel Il was gran COOL
Hrc ~ tic boy BE- scratched the
ars hac-. an the bear D. grlnuci
made biz paw ~ PATTY pat on tho
Uound Il al fcrl IN splendid Then
toy tus his lackknifc an begun &
n The hears tail The lcar be-
J. mad Hu growlei an grovicl ~
hHJ 10 .i4Ici an didn't dast cot
mpfe
Hurts nvfuL says the hear
puiut never stan H. Tell - what
dow " scratched my back, an
y lu scratch your'n'"
tisv Wilt" said I.
i,.. ,Ir that's what the hear said"
i ,lr Eh Nvrt uu. The buy De- up an
i..r % caller The bear De- hush
heart, an scratched The ground l,kr
iiIIi az flung Gee dirt hlghyr.u his
d
i''k br.r' SAYS De- us uTc boy
rFL y ics sUHilrryi a pIrcr 81
m Kun scr band mt my huut
l'l lrt iv Do, t
lhr ivi- rv u.vurl hs mouth an
rI h.. sis trrth
htHYUff ufIaff5sI
I.rt.s Usar1rh what be- done.
fu.r ~ "llc showed 'cm plain
.f NI. a.l.riyT 'u l vvi.ri The
p. ifwsl up an down un bis
Fy, au' laughed an ho'lcrci an
Hms,lf
"ul l,. fuoIiu," SAYS De- vbrn d.
f.r h.r was suu' e. rlu JEIu
lr .frTi wv
t.Hf HHr q s.N IFr SAYS ihs
ss lrU tvI trr muuih st't'
NU i'r is1T hr ,'irt ls muIib IH
',l iu tir Mg rsttt 20 his wr
HU uIukcl au uunryi q tHy
I'r h1f tc ry'y ia hcv a Tockyt
'.u .al' uN lI. h.g ur wat Tie
.d ls hiui n up g. che elbow
dyc s'3usr hr fouudT
uUuuD" said T.
>Hihu' T. eat" De- cnniiuuci
i Ubvi Il js'st " al thmrs
.Hr,tld c,pfy thing you'll think
f"m rockies 70 byyfsichk, and gave
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