Willmar tribune., 1908-01-15
would be brought to . sudden and ex..
pansive finish


think Of any use that even an animal
Of his wisdom could put it to. Then
I remembered the looks of hatred he
had cast ct that grizzly when up the
tree.
He's preparing some kind Of .
surprise party for that grizzly
thought, and by the time Mr.. Grizzly
RECEIVERS from the surprise there won't
be enough left of him for an inquest
"About half an hour later the black
bear returned, carrying in his mouth
the biggest and fattest coon I had
seen for months. He laid the coon
down by the can of nitro-glycerin.
Then he looked at me in an inquiring
manner. saw what he meant.
It's fair exchange satd.
Leave the coon, take the glycerine,
and try and make life interesting for
that big grizzly.'
II was mighty curious to know what
plan that good old bear had in his
head, 80 I followed him. He carried
the can of nitroglycerin to one of the
paths frequented by the grizzly in his
excursions for the purpose of teaching
Pike county animals the strenuous
life. Every little while the black bear
would stop and chuckle to himself at
the thought of the surprise he was
preparing for his enemy. But he was
mighty careful to put down the can of
nitro-glycerin on these occasions, for
he was a wise bear and appreciated
that gleeful chuckles and nitro
glycerin don't go well together. When
he reached the path used by the griz-
Ely he carefully opened up the can
and left it standing in the middle Of
the path. Then he went quite dis
tance down the path to where there
was sharp curve. Just around the
curve the black bear rolled good
sized rock, so that it stood directly in
the path. A person or animal running
swiftly Down the path and not know
ing the rock was there would be Ger
tain to smash into it and get consider
able of q jar. Having laid his trap,
the black bear hurried back and hid
himself about half way between the
rock and the place where he had
placed the can of nitro-glycerin.
"Along towards evening the grizzly
came hulking rown the path. H. saw
the nitro-glycerin, smeiled of it, and
then tasted it. Grizzlies have quite a
sweet tooth, and, after having once
tasted the stuff, that big bear couldn't
rest until he had eaten every mouth
full. When he finished he was q per
feet example Of an explosive bear.
eff anything jars your feelings OF
stomach, my furry FRIEND / remarked
but in low tones, you'll enter the bear
happy hunting grounds in detach
ments.'
GAS soon as the big grizzly had
eaten the explosive, the black bear
made his appearance down the patti
and began to send out challenging
growls. The grizzly looked up, and fol
moment seemed stunned at the i'm
pudence of the smaller bear in growa
ing at him. But the black bear didn''
seem frightened. Instead, he stayet
in the path and made insulting re
marks in the bear language, and If HI
hadn't been such a venerable and RI
spectacle bear, one would have said h
was making faces at the grizzly. TIL
grizzly didn't lose any time, but start
ed down the path with the evident in
tention of giving the black bear a lif'
lesson on the evils of insulting bigge
bears.
"As soon as he saw the grizzly wa
fairly under way, the black bea
turned and scampered down the pat
as fast as his short legs could carr
him. The grizzly was gaining on hin
but I noticed the black bear had a
lowed himself sufficient start 80 thu
there would be a good interval b<
tween them when Mr.. Grizzly recche
the rock. When he rounded the earv
the black bear lodged into the b,she
at one side. The grizzly was goin
too fast to turn, and of course b
never suspected there was big roc
in the middle of his weil-wc,n patl
and he smashed into it at full! speed.
"For about minute there was
steady rain of grizzly. When it stGppe
the black bear emerged from th
bushes. He had been considerabl
Jared himself by the explosion of th
loaded grizzly. But he didn't mtn
that And was on hand with a bst
gloat that it did persons heart goc
to sse. He fairly danced about tt
place where his enemy had last bee
seen. I never saw look of more pc
fec4 content on the face of anycn
m&n or bear.
Grizzly bears are all right in the
uncultured way that good bear seen4