The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-14
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Wes Woodruff our expert hunter and trapper also Lige Green and BlIl Hep burn our artisticlk blacksmith had aW- ftlI thrilling experience last Thufsday P. M. which will probably flufish m their niemries like a green bay tree as long as they live. It's lucky thing for these three respeckted citizens that we airt writing their obituaries for them at this sitting instead of grafcaily Fecourl- ting their excape from student death.
 Last Thursday morping Yves Wood ruff strapped on his snow shoes and started out to visit his traps which he had set alongside of Sawridge Mcun- tain for foxes, sisunks, etsetera and other kritters too noomrus to menshion Yves hadent visited his traps for sevral days and thbrt likely he would find something worth while in them, but he dident. After he had tramped about seven miles to where the. traps was and he'd found them cuvered up with snow and nothing in, Wes started home in deep disgust.
 As he was pokin down along the side of old Sawridge on his way home, Yves notised hole leading in under ledge and took a look into 1t to see what might be inside the den # anything: Wes's surprise can better be imagined than described when his eyes fell upon big black bear laying in the cave gu curled up in ball and indnlgin m its winter sleep. When Yves poked his head into the hole, his face .wasent moren two feet from the bear, which so surprised him that he fell over back ward into the snow and got all snarled up in his snowshoes. Soon as Yves got straightened up, he lit out down the mountain side and kept right on moving until he reached Bingyille where he ar- rived about 10 a. m. full of excitement and breathiess. Wes said all the wep- ping he had on his person was a jack knife and he was mighty glad that old bear dident wake up while he had his head in the hole.
 The news that Yves had found bear denned up spred like wildhre over Bing- vile and Yves asked for volunteers to accompany him back to where the bear was and slay it in it's trax.
 Seth Dewberry, our lion hearted town constable, said he would be glad to act as volunteer perviding he dident have sich a bad cold and pneuralgia in his face. Seth said nothing would please him more than to reach in the den, grab that bear, yank 1t out into the open and fite it to death. Volunteers was very skarce in Bingville. but finally Lige Green and Bill Hepburn agreed to go back with Yves to where the bear was denned up. Wes tux his muzzle loader rifle, Bill Hepburn carried ax and Lie Green a pitchfork; thus armed to the teeth they left for the bears den about II o'clock after having ct hafU meal.
 When they arrived at the den Wes peeped in and whispered that the bear was still there. Then the kwestion ariz as to who should wake up the bear and how Yves suggested that Lie Green give him a good sharp jab with the pitchfork but Lie suggested that Yves do it. Wes said he couldent jab the bear and shoot him both and asked Bill if he had any considerations skru- ples agenst giving the bear a jab with the fork. Bill said he'd jab him with the pitchfork and wake him up to all sense of responsibilities. Bill said he waseut afraid of any bear he'd ever seen, being as he'd never seen any, so he grabs the pitchfork and gives the bear a awful jab with it.
 The scene that follered almost beg gers description--the bear come outen