The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-05-18


indians talked about the brave great
father.
~ seemed that they were not going
70 take much stock in pas bravery
until they had tried him OUT in IN
dian fashion. We were standing IN
the moonlight surrounded by Indians
and "a had been questioned as 20 bis
bravery. and pa said ne was brave
like Roosevelt. and he swellcd ont his
chest and looked the part. when the
chief said, pointing 20 a savage. snaTl.
ing cog that was smelling Of pa
Brave man, kick a dog.n
We all told pa that he Indian want
ed IA 70 give an exhibition of his
bravery by Kicking the dog. and while
/ could see that "a had rather hire
a man 20 kick the dog he knew that
it was up 20 him 10 how his mettle.
SO be hauled on and gave the dog a
kick lear the tail, which seemed 10
telescope the DOGS spine together. and
The dog landed far away. The chief
patted pa on the shoulder and said
Great Father. bully good hero. To-
morrow be Kill a grizzly" and then
they let us go 70 bed. after pa had
explained that II everything went we'll
he would hire an the chiefs and young
braves for his show
After we got 10 bed pa said he was
almost sorry h told the chief that
be would take a grizzly bear by one
ear. and cuff the other ear with the
fat Of his ham as he didn't know
but a wild grizzly would look upon
such conduct differently from our old
bear n the show used to. Any per-
son around the show could slap his
face, or cuff him. or kick him in the
Stats, and he would act as though they
were doing him a favor. The big
game hunter told pa that there was
no danger in hunting a grizzly. as you
could scare him away. If you didn {
want 70 have any truck with him. by
waving your hat and yelling Cit
Ephraim-" He said no grizzly would
stand around a minute If you yelled
az MIN. Pa made up his mind
be would yell all right enough, if We
came up TO a grizzly.
Wei, we didn't sleep much that
night, cause pa kept practicing on his
yell 10 scare a grizzly, for fear be
would forget the words. and when they
called US in the morning pa was the
poorest imitation Of a man going out
10 test his bravery that ! ever saw.
While the Indians we're getting ready 20
20 out 10 a canyon and turn the dogs
loose to round up a bear. pa got a big
knife and was sharpening il. so he
could rip the bear from Genesis 10
Revelations. After breakfast the chief
and the Carlisle Indian. and the big
game hunter, and the cowman and !
went out about two miles. TO the
mouth OF the canyon. where il was
very narrow and they stationed pa by
a big rock. right where the bear would
have to pass; the rest OF US got up on
a beach of the canyon. where we
could see pa be brave. and the young
Indians went UP about 4 mile. and
started the dogs. Wen, pa was a
sight. as he stood there waiting for
the bear. so he could cum its ears. and
rip II open. right in sight Of the chief.
and skin it; but he was nervous. and
We could see that his legs trembled
when he heard the dogs bark up the
canyon. | yelled TO pa to think OF
Teddy Roosevelt, and Daniel Boone,
and Buffalo Bill and set his teeth so
they would not chatter and scar the
bear, but pa yelled back: Never you
mind. l will kill my bear in my own
way. but you car make up your mind
to nave bear meat for supper"
Pretty soon the big game hunter
said: There he comes. sure's YOU are
born and We looked up the canyon,
and there was something coming. as
big as a load OF hay, with bristles
sticking up a foot high on its back. and
its mouth was open, and il was looping
right towards pa. Gee, but | was
proud OF pa, to see him sharpening his
knife on his boot leg. but when the
great animal got within about a block
Of pa, the great father seemed to
have a streak Of yellow. for he dropped
his knife and yelled: Cit, Ephraim.'
in a loud voice. but Ephraim came
right along. and didn't git with any
great suddenness. When the bear got
within about four doors Of pa. he saw
the great father. and stood up on his
hind legs. and looked as big as a
brewery horse. and ne opened his
mouth and said: Wool just like
that That was too much for my pa,
who began to shuck his clothes, and
then started on a run towards the
mouth Of the canyon. The bear looked
around as much as TO say: Well,
what do you think Of that" and We
watched pa sprinting toward the In
dian camp like a scared wolf.
The big game hunter put a few bull
lets in the bear where they would DO
the most good. and killed II. and we
went down in the canyon and skinned
II. and took the meat and hide 10
camp. where we founi pa under a bed
IN a squaw's tepee. making grand hail
ing signs Of distress. and trying 10
tel them about his killing a bear by