The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-09

choppin'agtn. The bear, II KEEP a-anapptn'
an aSnarlin' worse'n ever, an by an by l
looked round an see that IL a half way
outen the stump, an p'intin' fer me-, an
then ! says to the bear that fer two oents I'd
knock OF work fer a minute an tend to his
case, anyhow. The bear az good 40 turned
up his nose at me, pap, an that was tryin'
human natur, too fur.
''sDinged II l don't do 1t anyhow" says l,
an I jumped fer the stump with my K
THAT sKeert the bear, an he ducked
hack into the stump before | could sock
the axe into him. l cllm up on the stump,
an lookln' down l see II was too deep fer
me to cit at the bear, 30 / hollered down
into 1t an says to the bear:
+'"Consarn your sneakin' gizsardi" Gays /,
III you'm afeard 10 come out an fight I'll
chop you out an make you fight says /.
$50 | begun TO whack away at the stump
to chop In 10 where the bear was. | guess
mebbe I chopped fer two minutes, when l
heerd another 9rowl behind me. ! looked
around, an there stood another big bear
with Q CUB at It's heels.
This bear was glarin' at me tryin' TO
skeer me away. | suppose. | jedged to
wunst that this I'm was the mate O. the bear
in the stump, an that the cub was their
young IN
"'1t amt doin' jest the right thing by
pap / says, this knookin' of 90 long
from work, but dinged II I'm goin' 10 let
any family o. bears stand around an Sass
me- says /.
$50 / quit chopin at the stump an
jumpln' fer t'other bear an the cub I give
one swoop with the az that'd a-took the old
bears head of slick an clean II she hadn't
ben quicker than q cat. She lunsed TO n
side an the az went clean TO the helve in
thu ground
when young Jim said that Eli's Sam
throwed his hands In the air IN hollered!
''Weepin', wailln' woe!' he hollers. Con
sern you, Jim, that < III be duller than a
grubbin' hoel'
1.-THE boy Jim he grinned an ven on.
by the time I got the axe outen the
ground says he, the bear had riz to her
hind feet an stood there sassler h ever,
she was 90 mad. But abe want no madden
than ! was, an i pitched In ag'in an aimed
another whaok at her, thinkin' I'd split her
In two, but ag'ln she was too quick fer me.
She give q swoop with one OF her paws,
an sent the az whirlin' an bounoln' away
more'n ten foot
''An' knocked q chunk outen Il bigger n
a dollar, I'll bet a far1nl' hollers Ellis Sam.
Best az In the hull Knob country, too!
he hollerB.
But the boy Jim he only jest g1nnsd
an vent on.
''But Il want a very lucky swoop fer the
bear says he. fer she ketched the axe
square on the edge an it sliced the paw
of like nanny mowt slice a tomattus.
You orter heerd that bear holler papi
She had enough, an abe dropped down
an went limpin' of on three feet. got the
axe an chased after her. fetched her a
clip alongside the head that tumbled her.
you bet. an another clip settled her.
Il knocked the whinin' cub In the head
80 it wouldn't be an orphan an went q
to the stump to square things with t'other
big bear. II I'd ben a minute later. pap.
I'd "a lost my chance, ferth bear was climb.
in outen the stump to get away.
His head an shoulders was out, an l
socked him q whack with the axe right be-
twixt the shoulders. He hollered ire
mendous, an give a jump that took him
clear O. the stump an wrenched the axe
outen my hands. Away he went, the axe
stiekin' in him an nothin' OF 1t shown hut
the helve.
81 follered him on a run IN grabbed The
axe hsndle, but the axe was socked In so
deep an 80 tight, pap, that ! couldn't yank
il outen the bear. | tugged an tugged, an
the bear turned on me. l backed away to
Rtt hold of a club. but l didn't have 70,
The axe had did the business, fer the
bear only took q step or two. Then he
tumbled an stayed tumbled. l couldn't
60 to chopin ag'in. pap say the boy
jim, cause the az was stuck fast In the
bear an / couldn't git IL out says he.
YES, by oatsl' says Els Sam. An
hi bet q farm it's spfledl' says he. The
best az In the hull Knob country, too! IN
all Jest cause you quit your work ag'in
orderH TO fool with q passel O. sneaktn'
bears! Three on EN-, eh? Consarn your
pioturs, Jim! Let's 60 git 'em!' says Els
Sam.
AN they went an got en-, an there
amt nothin' l kin reoolleot Of that ever
stirred up the Knob country more'n this
dld-not cause there was anythln' In it
pertio'iy that the bears done, but cause o.
the amAzin' doin's O. Els Sans boy jim"