Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-11-29

tlanSln low and SWlngln, and his mouth
full of the prettiest teeth ever | looked
at. The fool buggist was bendin' over
the trail, and reckon he would have
run plumb into tother's mouth and dis
appeared forevermore if hadn't ketched
him by the part that was handiest and
yanked him back There's your blame
chipmunk,' says l. Amt he just lovely?'
Magnificent The Ursus horribilus
in his native wild. What pictur to
show DR.. Dodo down eastn says the
perfesser. He uncinched his camery and
commenced to sneak up closer, sayin'
soothin' like, so bear, good bear as he
perceeded. Pretty quick old Eph skinned
his lip and commenced to cuss and rum
Bile down in his insides. and / let out
foller: Better take your fotygraf and
back water strong, cause there's goin'
to be strange doin's almost immediate,
mister sings; and / hadn't got the
words out of my mouth before he gives
a twoof and comes for US like steam
eiijihe / had been expectin' the same
all along, and the good Lord had caused
me to stop Under limb that t could
just jump up and grab handy; so tip 1
goes, and no, SCORER had ! got on the
erandstand that the pefcessioii passed
along.
First came the perfesser, arid 1t was
amazin' to gaze upon the way that stub
legged dude could stampede when he
once got interested. Under the limb he
went SO fast that l could hear him whiz,
Ills legs goin' like the drive wheels of
locomotive on slippery track. And as
he went he was sayin' to himself, Run,
you little fool Now you've done it,
amt you, dang you I like he was sort OF
fndin' fault with himself for somethin'.
II yatlked out my "A army as the bear
came snortin' by and let him have
couple in the shoulder He went heels
over appetite, but was up in a second
and fairly Dustin his suspenders to make
up for lost time. Not havin' anything
pertickler to do, dropped down and
trailed along after them, thinkin' if l
could grab the bear by the tail mebby
I could hold him back couple of min
utes, by which time I fggered the per-
lesser would be back in Boston. But,
though straddled along uncommon &C
tive, seein' as how have got SPAWN
and couple of ringbones, soon seen
| was like mud turtle a-chasin' rab-
BIT. Then remembered when | was a
kid at school heard the teacher say
that the hypothermoose Of something
was the shortest distance Between two
p'ints, and, bearin' that in mind, cut
across lots, figurin' on headin' them off.
"Well, made 1t and attove fitst in
tlus finish. The little tian was still goin'
as fast as former, puffit' and b1owin'
most tremendous. When he seen me
look of genooine joy perched on his fea-
ttires, and he changed his course and
come a-sailin' by within two feet, disap-
pearit1' with whistlin' sound But at
the same time the grizzly side-stepped,
too, and come straight for me, ears laid
back, tiiotitl1 open, breathin' fire.
Some fellers would have got fight
down on their Blenders and prayed, but
/ only girded up my loins, and sayin',
deliver Us from evil' right, earnest,
hoped ovet. a tree trunk and skedad-
died down the hill softiethifi' wonderful
Next mint | hears soitiethin' go pop
and takes peep over my shouldef, and
what do yot SUPPOSE seen? Nothiii'
but old Eph stretched out deader'ii a
hertin' and the little fhht Of a perfesser
settin' 'a-straddle OF Him and exatnihin'
his jaws. 'Genooine silver7tip grizzly
he says, When | come tip. 'Piiffick speci-
mem Then he looks up at me and says,
Where was you goin'?'
"'Nowhere tiiuch,' says /; Just ttav-
elm around and admirif' the scehety.'
Unjust have seen lot, cotisiderir' the
time you was travelin,' he answers, with
funny grin.
ayes, quite a chunk. How did you
do it7' asks, full of wonder.
"'Oh, just got behind tree and
shot him in the eye with my weppin
as he come along. SeeP He pinted at
the bears eye with his bean shooter, and
you can skin me and hang my pelt on
the cabin wall If he hadn't done 1t slick
and clean; somethin' no rt1ortil man ever
done before or since with such a wep-
pin and bear goin' at full jump. l
couldn't say word, couldn't even cuss
shown how bad | felt. l Just set
down on log and weeped
"But that wasn't the worst of it. That
night he developed his pictur and the
next day showed it to me. 1t was the
most hair-raisin' fotygraf Of grizzly
a-cotf1in' head on that was ever took by
a huinan bein'. That will tickle, Dr..
Dodo most to DEATH says the little bear
killer.
"'Pardner,' says I, holdin' out my
hand, 4 hired out to you as a giide, but
can't earn the money. Hereafter
will cook for you and wash yout feet,
but you are the guide, bear-fghter,
bronco buster and roarin' bully of this
Outfit. When l go back to town ! am
eoih' to Quit guidin' and learn fancy
sewin'."
Hank stirred up the pot with pine
stick. "Pull up your rockin' cheers, fel-
lers. Cofee's bilin'."
El,,o,t;nr Tho E;E,;;noe