The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-20
UNCLE JASB'S BEAR RECORD
w row THE kNOB COIN
IRl LEARNS THE YACTS.
NJ, Demand 10 Knew tine Truth AhsuI tlae
Intelligent Creature That Circums.
,cnIrd the Veteran Met ny q Recital
u sSme Extraordinary aARpenlngs.

l,,EAwAXRN. March n. says To
rnse Jase.' said the man from the Knob
country. i says to ham:
How about the one. Jason I says.
that ,arcumvented you fer three weeks.
| ~Iys. an then Of Rastus come along
~-h his gun an shot IL right out from
..r,I.r your nose? ! says. Tell us about
inst IN. says. smilin' at him as Il mowt
10 rukeridgin' Or sarcastic like. 'corCiin
10 now be wanted 10 look at IL.
Ter Il got To he consiSier'b m'not'
soI- the way Uncle Jase had been film
~ the young Teller from New York with
he lies that when IL come to sarcum-
vsptin hear there want nobody that
ever took the trail that could hold a candle
~ biz o~nself a-dOin' % IL. IL hAdn' I
OILY got To lie copsider'ble m'not nous
Ut Il was hxin' up Uncle Jase's ever
sstIu future 80 that II was goin' to he
aomsthin' awful fer him 10 gaze int,
An thought the New York fener' d
'rcbbs GIT over the iSiec that Jase was the
un,y ons amongst ne that was wuth the
ssil- Of his takiR by the arm AN walkin'
over 20 Hirsm's. So | says To- him:
How about the one. Jason I sav.
mat sarrumvented you fer three weeks.
I sAys. an then OF Rastus come alonx
-hh his gun an shot Il right out from
under your nose;' says.
Cause that was lear that Jase had
nsen tryin' 10 Sarcumvenf. an the story
had come how young GATE had see him
haul up an shoot at It one day. an he had
he buck fever 50 had that, though the
rear vas stAndIn' still. Jase didn't come
NO higher to u than outtin' a laurel baIah
'uenty tcot ahead q the hear. an the bear
'rott~i o.
simeon was trappin fer the same
'~Sr an when he went 20 his trap ona
nornin an found that the cOrd~ood he
Hsd stacked up around the trap for a
blind had been lugg-d away 80 the bear
could zee the trap an - course wOuldn' {
90 nGh Il he didn't make no homes o
'silin Jase that II he ever lugsed blind
A-ay from a trap O. his'n aG'in to keep
'hA tear out he'd make him wish nine
ears was havin' Iun with him.
Then Jase. not hayin' no luck as VII
sarcumventin' the hear. started into
trap fer u hissesf an he took his trap and
big hunk o. fresh beef fer hait an went
70 the woods to set IL. Elis Sam come
from his choppin that day 80 nigh to
usin tickled all - death that u wa- quits. a
Sp~i fore he could tell how he had sasn
Jsss Cuttin' il through the woods tight
A. he could brindle an skimmin' up the
rrst Tree he could get into. with the bear
ouv a few iumpS behind him. Then
me hear vent hack. an Eh's sam slippin'
NJ behind Il seen II Settin' on the ground
Saun the beef
When that got around 81 Rastus
EO' disgustSd. an takin' his gun one ,iav
ne said he'd 60 out an knock that b,s.r
over his oN nself an have II done with
That bear must a got Jason sized up los
his um~. Ter kaStus come on Ia Jsss
d"jgiu' from on- tree Ia another. tryin'
No b=st to git away from there. fer the
ear vas twistin' round mUugs' the trees
us'kin o'r'ts Jase as fast a. D." ,rpuld an
ps~'us sad hs guessed the bear vOtld
: got there too " he hadn't happ~ned
along an sent a hsll ia ~
ell Ne about that un. uCh Jas.
! save. sritlin' ~ 'in -nksrtigin' or sur
as,ic like 'cOrdtn ~ th" way h.. iuaNt
take ": an feslin that hs wouldn't -
Young feller from New Work I was sittin'
ready TO string ont the hull history - u
NY owns~lf. though kind - hated "a
tumble yase Onen his high hos-
Tell us about that un. Uncle JA@s
I says. an yo'i could a sent mo sprawiin'
vi-h the Wind Ofen a rOostsrs feather.
FER ncle JAse turns 90 me. GRIMM clsan
scot his fare an he ssys:
u. nsnI: ~ays he: I'm durn ead YOU
'ergot all about that un! Say. sonny
avs he ~ the New York f~ller That was
q bar wuth Known about, SAYS h. I
an the ridiC lo'Is an onf~elin things that's !
~"n ciFc lated about me an him through |
30 hnob country ~ enough tO make a |
stone wall shed scaldin tssrs' says he !
t'anl Gays he. 7 orter ut the record |
strA ght on that bear long az" says he. |
bat ' didn't want IN Ssdden poor Of !
Rastus's heart by lettin hum know What 7
he RAD done by KILN IL says Ja.a
BI' nov that 'Rastus has gone from
amongst us To = other aide - Iurton
saws Ia-s an Siuse.,n has moved n,lt
Vest. " jest put the record right this
jest gave one pityin' glare at Jase
an laid hack helpless in NV cheer
sonny, says Uncle Jane to the Young ,
'sller from New York. the first time I aee /
that hear. though Id heerd consider HE ,
about him. was out huntin' rabbits !
ar my dog had gone gun shy an run 4
home lsavin' me N the lurch I was |
sneskin along. when -woof' Woor-
t-erd -omethin' snOrt on Ia one side. an .
.""kin that ~ay ! -een tears big head /
,@esIn' out At me from bshind a tree /
What struck me was the reg lar good /
na'Irl smile the bear had On it, faC,-
81 from the size ~ the Crittsr- head /
! snowed 10 VInsi he was the one the .
stories was Circ'latiD' about A. I was
h3.in at him he jumped out an lodged
or nd another tree. an siiCkIn' his head o.
4 snorted Wool NcoE- At me aR'n
The ding hear knows that I'm Roin'
N he IayiD' 60 SarctImvssut him says l.
AN wants tn make friends an - nice.
90 10 save his hacon.- ! says -Hs-
7shly Dlsyin' peek a boo with me- ! /
49, That's all right. Of feller'- ] says.
Pm voum ie-s hear. all the same
--ys an it, mighty good thing I /
s1' loaded fer Won this minute'' I says.
a. 7 went on with NV rabii' huntin'
I didn't have no luck. an the besr
ser while quit payin' peek boo with
80 an gain ~ me spell went on into
y" sOods ! guess he hadn't been gone
wore u five minutes when ! hesTd a noise
:. ! turned an $50 the bear slouchin'
s.lng 'o'rds me. an ahead OF him was
-. hig fat rabbits bouncin along.
fa4.ed up an let drive an knocked over
m ~ EN-. an the hear stopped. looked
- ne a. pleased an 'uhy. an then went
f.- N the woods sg'in.
Why, consaFn hiss piOtur's'- says Z