The Huttig news., 1908-01-11

recovers 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. I saw what he meant.
 "It's a fair exchange I said Leave the coon, take the glycerine, and try and make life interesting for that big grizzly
 q was mighty curious to know what plan that good old bear had in his head, so 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- zly he carefully opened up the can and left it standing in the middle of the path. Then he went quite dis tanee down the path to where there was a sharp curve. Just around the curve the black bear rolled a 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 cer- tain to smash into it and get consider able of a 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. He saw the nitro-glycerin, smelled 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
  feet example of an explosive bear.
 If anything jars your feelings or stomach, my furry friend I remarked. but in low tones, you'll enter the bear happy hunting grounds in detach- ments.'
 "As soon as the big grizzly had eaten the explosive, the black bear made his appearance down the path and began to send out challenging growls. The grizzly looked up, and for a moment seemed stunned at the i'm pudence of the smaller bear in growl ing at him. But the black bear didn't seem frightened. Instead, he stayed In the path and made insulting re- marks in the bear language, and if he hadn't been such a venerable and re- speGtable bear, one would have said he was making faces at the grizzly. The grizzly didn't lose any time, but start ed down the path with the evident in- tention of giving the black bear life lesson on the evils of insulting bigger ! bears.
 "As soon as he saw the grizzly was ldlIiy uuuSI Wdy, Iuc OidCh UCdl turned and scampered down the path as fast as his short legs could carry him. The grizzly was gaining on him, but I noticed the black bear had al- | lowed himself sufficient start so that | there would be good interval be- tween them when MT. Grizzly reached | the rock. When he rounded the curve the black bear lodged into the bushes at one side. The grizzly was going too fast to turn, and of course he never suspected there was big rock in the middle of his well-worn path, and he smashed into it at full speed.
 For about minute there was steady rain of grizzly. When it stopped the black bear emerged from the bushes. He had been considerably jared himself by the explosion of the loaded grizzly. But he didn't mind that and was on hand with bear gloat that it did persons heart good to see. He fairly danced about the place where his enemy had last been seen. I never saw look of more per feet content on the face of anyone, man or bear.
 "'Grizzly bears are all right in their unculturad way that good bear seemed