The sun., 1909-11-14
'CPOOKY KNOB
y COUNTRY BEARS
Ways That Brought Uncle Jason's
500 Bear Dog Down to Churn
Dog Prices.

LAcKAwAxRN. Pa. Nov. is.-'f sec
Uncle Jase comm leadin' the dog
said the man from the Knob country.
an the poor crittsr did look shannefaced
an sorty disksridgsd sure enough.
But what's Jase fetohin' him along
this way feef' says I. rs two miled
rurder to tho valley this way than t'other
way says ].
s'Causs only q little while afore
this I was gon' by Uncle Jase's place.
an seein, Perkiomen settin' on the wash
bench ast her II Jase was TO homo.
We'll. not Jest this minute he ain't.'
says Perikomen, sorty grinnin'. Hes
He's goin' there TO give Evandcr belix |
seemin'ly been q little discrepancy a. |
to bear dog. says she.
Bear dogg says !. 'cadss I hadn't |
heerd o. Jass havin' bear dos.
Yes says Psrdomen. Jason come
home this forenoon lesdin' . dog. part
yailer an part mud color says she. |
an he says that now he had got bear
dog that'd 60 right up to 'sm an pitch |
into 'em an show 'sm no quarter.
-Evandsr riz him. 'says Jason. He
says hs never ris . bear dog like him.
an paid 90 fer 10 Git him tool ssys
Jason. &c.,.
.I looked tbs crittsr ovsr.' says Psrid-
omen. but not bsin' jsdss o. bear dogs
/ didn't give no opinion on him. But I
says to Jason:
-"Ten dollars. I says. would coms
pooty nigh 10 buyin' toisr'bis good cow.
says.
a"Cowi' says Jason. would . COW
run down bssss for your says be.
AN beArs In wuth anywhsres from t90
apiece upi Govt says he.
$50 that bein' tho case. says Psrkio-
men. I didn't say nothin' mors. an by
an by Jason says:
.'.I guess mought a. well take him out
now says he. -an' lot him lead me TO .
bear or two says he. There's quite q
few hangin' out 90 hear over around
tho swamp says he.
$50 he got down his gum says Perkio-
men. an him an the dog went out to GIT
some bears. / guess mebbe they'd been
gone an hour or co. says she. when l
heard a tremendous rumpus out yonder
in the brush lot.
.Lookin' over. that way see Jason's
ten dollar bear dog leggin' IL to'rd the
house 90 fast that his feet didn't look as
= "ey "eo ''. 'on ~"
his taii was ugnt petweext ms iegs
an his eye. was oS.sn me !, o, cause so Of
else wasn't three jumps behind him.
IL was a bear-no bigger'n the dog. fer
it was only last springs cub.
-'The kitchen door was open.' says
eau- n a
the ward an, IN At the kitobeo door am on
upstairs like he msueht a been dransht
o wind saiiiu IN, ne went 90 sudden.
The cub follered him most to the door.
an ;'s,a ne !. turned ,s to p, :tss ,s, back
Ss' N = 49, ~
Ole an anotner wnsck nnisneo ~
IL was ssstin here sorty iaughin'
over IL when Jeson come tearin' along
.uIousn III ~. ''
'no o.oAHn q
ne tackled o sockin Dig Dear oacK
here in the hruah q milel' he hollers out
to me. .an' he headed him on in this di-
reotion! ne hol'ers, nurryln toTo & .ns
house. 'est as hks a. not mel ie'cn
Bruin out around here an I'll
jest than Jssons eyes fell on 70 the
bear cub layin where nad tumpleo ~
thO ntSP haAes's 80 AS ssOPH~& 49,
gawked AT Il ~ IL ne was sxeert.
That's Q twofoot bear. says i. that
come outsn the brush % little ia while st;na sEo.a
says mot moren three Jumps DenIno
ten dollars worth o dog.- says I; The
trail o the cog, says 1, ioeos ngnt up
them stairs yeuder, says
Jason, iooxin GUM an sneepisn,
says Perkiomen went up stars ne
found the ten dollar bear dog back UNDER
the bed a. fur a. ne COULD CIV, uemDnn
like he had achili an actin as II he
wouldn't never dast come out agln. out
says 70 jason;
NOV. you Jest nsh thst oog out from
there. l says, an lead him TO Evanoer
an git ten dollars packl says.
An the last see Jason. says
Perkiomen, ne was goin Uhrougn me
bars yender leadin the dog an 1eciarln
he was goin' hot loot TO the valley, an
that he'd give Evanoer Nehx poo' says
PerSiomen.
50. maturity seem DncIe 9ase leeoin IN
a ms oog 70 IaI outen nis rsy 70 rus & ule
taney. an not seemn 70 pe son uy
Sx mat cos aIonsp nS,p on Dus 20 vbere
was scum ene renee Post, an ne says;
Ian says ne uunno whStn
cause tne aw peIseSs en- nov ~, m .sn .,,ae .ie
ume tney unnoio in yne sPrhs un .nv ny, .,nie !s
they'm getnn' ready 20 nole up ng in in