New-York tribune., 1908-04-12
Uncle Tom Andy Bill
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din the bear ami -hc dog yer --.t-tuI m
the cave. Father and BaISrr -tllr.t me ani
thev looked everywhere. buy .t 7errnci t- II
the earth had opened and swallowed us hr
mouth of the cave was almost hidden hv
bushes and they did not ~ once discover IT,
After looking about for TWO or three minutes
they came close 20 the opening and .ail~tlu NY
heard the barking ot the dog
The noise coming from tHe cave seemed
% shoot ont into the woods a- bullet Is
shot from gun Father was deceived pv The
peculiar effect and thong { the voices ~ the
dogs had come from spot opposite the mouth
of the cave He and BalSer. therefore. -tu III
the direction whence The sound seemed t'
come. and pf course Were gong away from
me. When they failed 20 fud the dogs and
me- they We're greatly alarmed. ami ,1u.. u"t
Imagine what haJ 1ecpme o- Us. PRESENT..
B4lScr said
~'I know they are up -hrr- 'r ca- -'p ',
the hill near that httIe .I,tt some pi4-- Z
certainly had NOT -ett them thirty seconds
when v1U same.
They hurried back 70 the vicinity III -re
cave and began % search the place carefully
All these Wi~h4p- and MISUNDERSTANDING -"u-
sumcd perhaps Iaur lr uvc minutes. turing
which tiOe - Is one of the seven Vgrler-
that the bears had 0ot consumed uc b ..-rr
soon found the mouth II the save. IuI father
came u my rescue. IiI, eyes being unused -H
the darkness, ne could u1r see far into -L-
cave. butt ne heard the conflict between tine
dogs and the uelr-. ana he Euey t.tt .,4-
IN the midst 1t II
Father sand hc heard me cry au-. t-'uIl
/ Wa unconscious IF an effort t' .i1 luvtrluE
but 70 get through the stone Wall 10 rho back
OF the cave Tie said he saw the flash ~ my
gun. tnd dlt NOT stop for bears, darkness. 'v
ANYTHING He ran back 20 save ME. IL possible
He found the large bear living on top 9t rur-
and supposed | was dead He -a-i lr .ll NOT
see the other bear. but B1iSer saw 10 'Ht telt
1t too
When fired ana killed m, bear the other
evidently concluded % ger out 't rhe cave.
,o IT started Tor fresh mr. IuSt Us bll~er was
stopping % enter There Was COLLISION. and
BIl-cr took another trip down hill te sl1i
II ne hli rolled down that hall many more
times ne would have acquired the h4b,r.
Father pulled me put from under -ar
bear. and he auG Btl~cr carried me- home oU
Il litter made from the limbs or trce n
neighbor Went next itN Iud brought home
the bear. and father gave me The ten ,nl.llng~
he received for its SKIN The other bear got
away. but Bdlsgr and I thought We found p
atterVarI. as ! WI. tell you tomorrow even
ing. II don 60 r' church
SILEN,E eu,urJ for e moment or tvvo. ami
- httc Nab who had sat open eyed long
after the sandman visit Wa due. ~aii
Wen. / hope you Won't 90 O. church.
Uncle Tom Andy Bill
Di, h. who sat near her lud V.,- thtuNtu. tor
the -ugg,-ti11. seconded with You bet
Nab slept m a co2v httlc Room adjoining
Uncle Tom AnIy Bill and the door between
the rooms vl~ AWAY kept open SD chat She
need not be Jtr.uj
suppose I'll be- frightened to death ta-
night Uncle Tom andy Bin saiI Nab ..uJ
Il | am. am coming u to Your bed
Then the TWO rose and started % bci Baby
Nlh vhngIug to her tIvrrtc finger
The sesand Of Uncle Tom Andy Bills stor,es.
entitled The Wolves and the Powder Kes " III
appear next Sunday ISSUE