The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-07-20
0ne-Eared Bruin
Came Back TO Die


. hat, he followed the retreatlng Eph to
A the little knot OF men who were view
Ing the carcass and specializing as 10
how and when the bear had lost his
lear.
A The bear, veteran with tufts OF
dingy gray spattered along his back
land blotches OF whitish hair smearing
Ibis gnunt and muscular chest, lay In
the center OF the group, Without ado,
Gran'ther ran his trembling fingers
across the skull and along the upper
vertebrae. The next instant be eI-
Claimed.
ITS him, It's him"
For land sakes. who's him." de-
manded Ike.
who" chortled Gran'ther. indul.
gently. why. It's One Ear Bill. Yes
Dir. that's Jest who tits and here's his
tother ear
4 Diving into his pocket. Granther
brought up worn purse made years
gone by from the ear Of a bear.
1T does beat all how I've found the
aggravatin cuss arter all these years"
he chuckled.
"Sho Gran'ther. you don't iigger he's
4 the yarmlnt you had the golns.on with
back IN the fall Of '66?" Eph fairly
II gasped
Gran'tber said It was and proceeded
10 uBTayei the yarn. In the days Of
the civil war. bears In Vermont be
said. had pretty much their own way
In the uplands berauso the hunters
were fighting In the south When
Gran'ther. robust and 80, laid aside his
faded uniform and donned oycralls. he.
like many another set out 10 rid the
hills Of the noiious invaders
In those days there was state
bounty Of SIS on bears. and ~ II was a
long way to the county seat. payment
was made on the presentation 81 the
right ear. provided the hunter would
give bis word that the capture was
made within the state borden.
Granther had onshed In many ears
and bears we're beginning TO be BIT
scare when II was heard that smash.
Ink blk fellow Was cutting up didocs by
niehl near what 10 now the Bates place.
and rctrcating 10 the crest ot Pico
mountain 10 dsybreak
shuuldcnng his muzgle-loadlng mus
ket Gmnthcr set forth. aud that night
pitched camp a few rods above Topper
Spring Ne knew that II the bear
made nocturnal pilgrimages 10 the val
ley in search Of sheep he could strike
his runway Al the end Of the second
day he did locate u. just where the old
Sawyer tote ruad now strikes Pierce's
Cobb'e
Just as the Ny had grsyei SUFFICIENT.
~ tu make shooting feasible q heavy
body crt,hi-i ihiuaEk jhg bushes and
there. iu rods On. with o. email. limp
pig IN his jaw. stood the bear Gunthsr
leycllel his rusty tmooth-bors and
fred
y never seen O. varmini drop neat.
er." me veteran declared "td have
bet The bullet bad duy right ihruuEh
the brain when hcfied him seen
that I'd halter fetch an on an snake
him down the mountain So says IN
jest Top % BIZ rrht ear. then l'll come
back au git the cus1
wal Jet after got The ear on
tibet bar give q mlghty heaye ~
fetched me such shove with his nlrt
hind fut that ! sut right down. tn,
neat second he Wa hollerIn like all
fred duration an hypcrin up ihr
mountain ! loaded an took anoths
shot. but only clipped On hi tail. 40
away be- vent clean uut o sight
AS twould h. been rheatin' 10 cu
lect the bounty ON On ear with the baf
tibet owned Il campaign round. Ih.iI
u made into this ere purse. an never
seen the critirr srucc ontll tday Nov
you jest look Cor bis tail. an youll "a
he halnt got none. an at his LETT err.
an yOu'll $40 hole In Il. az then ,nu
feel II his skull IN you'll see uh,rs
the bullet creased the cuss. stunuln'
HIN temporary"
Eph. lie aud an the others looked
and nodded silently.
"Gnnthcr, said he. an he hstisd
+ the veteran his hunting knife. that ere
wallet e. yourn doe seem .,rt,r
fticrcd out Spas, you lop on the
Narmints other ear an make ,u
bran new one ~. y. World
ksntueky's Sons and Daughter
We are apt 10 Goa der New E1.Itnl
precmincntly 90, region that pco.
lo 30 from aud some Of thcs, New
ng.aud states at Times have al.
cared 90 Do scarcely more than iH.ed. |
rg frounds Tor stalVart men and
om,n destined 20 iuhab.i AMI fuBI /
r other paris % the land Old
ONE week To- Kentucky reminds one
4iov true 90 o. nat an min.e mi. /
iiaiory movement hgs steadily sumo
~ even ln iho m.ddl, west fu. 90. I
eral Eynemilon. Tho rov'ns li.r,. /
siiIou " the Lincoln ant Davis far. /
ihcs is an Illustration % earl, ton.
c'ncics In this direction: the 8rsi /
'iil,u u the west and southwest |
their children were ever IN tho /
nove pushing onward 10 new and. |
possible, more fertile lanfa In |
al'r times there has been tho same
nlii'y 81 population 20 ,ha, TODAY
is said. Kentucky has 100000 N her