New-York tribune., 1908-06-28

half in anger, hall IN rear C'u'I P-alNJ near her
say 70 on YOU little FOOLS Don't you know that IS
. man the most dangerous animal in the world
R,t+ the cubs like many another fool that doesn't
lou, DANCER when he sees it and mistakes his lack
IS .ed0rn for bravery wanted TO see more Of this
Ia,gerous animal and tried 70 run back 20 the
The we're not afraid No not they At such times
t on- old mother bear would cluus.y after
tb iurl,yyard cubs growing grInting, and scOd,ng
80 c,~eat tribulation. Presently she became angry
in earnest. and struck one OF the cubs o.o" nth
ber nav that sent it tumblln8 down a little bill,
bo,r1ino and whining if II was being killed After
that the Youngsters todded on ahead and t-e older
hear anxiously glancIng back at me Wadl.ed after
- md soon disappeared IN the thIcke- fol
lowed but lost them IN the underbrush and re'uTned
to the cabin
TOLD Balser Of my adventure. and We 1T once
i ehol1Idered our guns and started III pursuit We
f,,),t the dogs and left them sleeping on the -nny
ele Of the cabin Afterward we were glad Il We
had not disturbed their rest
tn island was small and felt sure the I'd
hear would not try TO escape b. swimming. .e-aise
we supposed her cubs could not folio" her Icy
would perish in the water when was coiG and '
md sviift too cold and broad and s"itr even y
Ra1eer or me TO try to swi1n,-and the loving
tear would never desert her cubs o1e "..t
bravey stay by their side. and would give Der - 10
save them without one thought OF herself. a.--
and therefore felt that We could not III. -
We hurried to the spot where the bears hal =--
+ered the thicLet thrust aside the bushes. ar-
+onL- III, the sDOOr the soft ground j he TRACKS
we're r,lainIv visible and were always III the --
ra1a1ite rostiOn-the cubs IN front. and The r.---
in the place Of danger. guarding their retreat
" II confess nv heart sOftened when | thought %.
the old mother bear holding her life as nothing -.-
the sake OF her cubs, but my sympathy l-.- -.-
check pursuit
,,avs ready for instant Use; for We knew that The
mother bear would fight Ike forty demons 1-. she
learned that her cubs were IN DANCE "l
that when she saw us and realized that We were -
her children she would charge upon Us W-t1t-- ..-
s1ioh+est fear She would. If she could engage r- Pc
the peril Of her own life while her CUBS escape -
would gladly give US every drop OF her blood 2. save
her ycr1nq | felt like a wOlf.-a CCHar--y ".-
But it seemed to be our duty 20 Kill the --s-s
and hurried forward on our MISSION Ci ce-H
made slow progress through the thlcket. bur pc
knew We could not have far 70 60 until the H----
would stop and the bears
After we had followed the tracks short dt---
into the thiCket came 70 small nil on F----
grew several large walnut trees We ascerle- ---
hill and as our heads rose above the crest we saw
the mother bear and her cubs playing in small san
lit ravne Just below Ne each mo- oefiI-.l q ---
'-' Poor old mother bear, She thought sae -at
taken her family to place OF safety, but ~ -=
is safe from that most dangerous or all a1lItt7 -
Relieving herself safe she relaxed her vlgtrge and
was plaving with her babies No prettIer sigh r-
greeted the ewes OF a murderOus hunter She ia. n
her back with all four feet IN the air. and nlr -e
playful cubs her, she pushed them ava. -.-l
her great horny paw gently as q woman -....--7
the chin of the babe cooling IN her lap Then SIZE
would let them clutch her paw or her great 1---.
throat between their baby Jaws. and would a "
them to wool her as puppy does its plaEn.a-.
IT, for a moment, being out OF breath. the -..5
would rest on their haunches. laughing and ra---,-
with their little red mouths open and their -.--
hanging out. she would 1nCIte them 10 renew ..-r
froIc by feinting at them with her paws or By .--
her lips from her white teeth IN mimic anger ..-@
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