New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-15

.-.E smile OF tOleTa-
-aa Is elected. Even my Youngest little miss
IS seven understands the uselessness Of attempt
.-c to combat = prejudice which Is rubbed IN
the grain. Il would. of course be folly to
explain that our grizzly Is weaponless-r1llnus
his claws-for the big paws are swinging back
and forth, Elijah p4rades the lawn. and 1t IS
w-ll-5noWn now that grizzly can crush the
skull of a buffalo bull Ut q single blow To
be slre. nobody ever saw this extraordinary feat
performed by the padded paw of any creature, yet
II IS wcll-hnown that q grizzly do 1t.
| got acquainted with Elijah through his dam
a. a Government camp IN the Yellowstone Park.
Il fact. l may say that Mrs Ephrainl gave me an
introduction to her family The camp was an old
one It had been occupied by military police and
also by the park warden or superintendent. The
bears which no one Is allowed to rnolest, had be
come exceedingly tame =
You may imagine my delight when I discovered
that Madam EphraiTn had young family domiciled
a. no great distance and then my disappointment
when the warden informed that I must not lay
hand upon Z cub OF them to remove II from the
Government precinct.
Not without an act of Congress" he added
lauEh,nglv: and still any OF them tare enough
10 follow YOU beyond jurisdiction I shall be
glad TO spare a few grizzlies.
As the park limit lay some miles to westward, his
concession did not seem TO offer me much encourage
mont and vet determined TO sec what could be done
The dam Of the new litter was known at the
camp as Sairy Jane, farniliarly as "Sairy-"
made haste cultivate her acquaintance. began
by secretng myself IN a couGe near the garbage
trough and BY showing myself to madam while she
was 1T her meals The refuse of the camps cook
was dumped IN the bear-trough a half-p4st seven
II the morning and It was Sairy.s habit to cone
down about eight O clock for her breakfast She
was . big grizzly and her probably her
progeny. Of which there were d nu-lhcr-never put
II their appearance until she had retired,
At my first appearance. sitting stOck-stiu upon
the bank OF ditch. SaIry became uneasy. She
presently shut1ied away without finishing her meal
On the second morning she eyed me ashance and
made hurried breakfast. On the fifth morning
she was Indifferent. and I followed her at respect
i'll distance far enough to locate her lar II deep
c-evasse When she came to the opening of her
notch she halted and looked back at RE with such
IN air of not being at home callers that babe her
a polite goOd-nOrnIng-
had accomplished something, however, for I had
carried The smell Of into her mountain niche,
and the next morning l made It more pronounced
by keeping closer At her heels and by rubbing
NV 5vveaty hands upon tree-trunks, stuTnPs and
rocks.
Il v-as week before I vcutured to visit mada1as
family This I did While she was at breakfast, and
If course without letting her see me. At first l
l-lv looked down the cubs from the top OF a
projecting boulder. IN the pIny notch where they
we're At home. Sairv had chosen this sheltered
c-vasse among rough tumble OF rocks for the plain
reason that numerous small cracks and creVlces
would offer her babies security from the clutches
q any big intruders-
There were three fluffy little fellows less than two
weeks old: and thev were Just beginning tumble
each other about IN awkward play. l soon noted
that one was bright and active above his fellows.
He was already inclined to 60 on journeys OF dis
coverv Once or twice he wadded down the tiny
canon shifting wisely and gently cutting small