The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-06-12

Then he crossed his legs and swung round to
where we're peekin' down through crack in
the trap-door.
"tBoys,' says he, I've studied this thing all
out
Have you? says Bill.
"'And | allow Pm uncommon proud of
howl'm a-goin' to subjugate this here grizzly,
says Andy.
"'Then for the love O Lucifer get busy,
says Bill, 'or she'll be a-subjugatin' as!'
"'Boys,' says Andy, calm as ever, you'll
allow this grizzlys uncommon hungry2'
ave allowed she was, sure wishin' it was
otherwise.
"'And you won't dispute the fact that we've
got grub and water up here?'
eve wouldn't dispute it.
"'And you'll give me credit for buildn'
and anchorin' you shack that's about as
strong in the all-joints as a government
powder -shanty?'
awe didn't deny it.
"'And you noticed that this here she
grizzly downstairs was just narrow enough
across the tanks to get in between them
door-jambs? Well, that grizzly S as good as
done for, alreadyp
"'That amt her tombstone you're a.
carvin' there, is il? p says Bill, watehin' Andy
whittlin' on the end O. the pork-barrel, and
thinkin' he'd maybe gone a little out o his
head.
"'Slow and steady always does it, boys,
says Andy, shuttin' UP his knife and disre-
gardin' Bills sarcastic manner. IF you'll
just step back and follow directions you'll see
how a bit Of quiet studyin' sometimes kind O.
pays for itselfl'
"And with that Andy props up the trap a
foot or two, and hauls over a couple O. sacks
20 evaporated apples. Then he rips open
zone of the sacks.
I "fWhat're you dom now?' says Bill.
"Gittin' ready for a swell SUPPER says
Andy, droppin' dried fruit down through the
trap door
That's an uncommon ravenouS varmlnt,
says Bill, as we listened to the he-grizzly
champin' up that fallin' grub before it hit the
shack-foor.
"'You don't mean to say says, haulin'
Andy back, you don't mean to say you're
&goin' to keep us three people. penned up in
this here hole while you feed out good pro-
vender until that she-devil gets plum salts
fed enough to go away2"
"She'd never go away says Andy with
chortle, and she'd never get enough,
backin' up against snap like thisl' And
he kept droppin' them sliced apples down to
the old Ephraim underneath. It's us that's
goin' away!'
"tHow?' says Bill.
"FEasy enough, once we've got this here
unthinkin' animal proper subjugated!'
: "fJust tryin' to kill her with kindness, Ell,
faaJi,, bar ~, fb;c bara Tod fr,,it hot
cost us seventeen cents a pound, wholesaler
And Bill sat back and looked at Andy as
though he'd sure like to drop him down among
them good evaporated apples he was wastin'.
"'She may think I'm tryin' to do that, just
at present, says Andy, beginnin' to dip the
apples into quart or two O. m'lasses he'd
let run out on the foorin', but kind O. think
that when she gets three or four pecks O. this
nice dried provender into her, and then gets
half barrel or so O. sweetened water down
on top of 'em-I say kind o think that
maybe she'll begin to change her mindp
bill looked at Andy. Then he looked al
me- Then he looked back at Andy again
"'Sufferin' sassafrasp says Bill, suddenly
SEEM the scheme that Andy'd studied out
"Why, you're a-goin' to build her up so she
can't git out that door1udW'
"'Not only that says Andy, still droppin
his sweetened tidbits, which same he gave
an extra roll in sugar, for our old Ephrain
elow-stairs wat beginnin' to have Fremont
tons and was startin' to sniff half disdainfu
at that queer-actin' grub; mot only that
but I've been studyin' out how l can sub
jugate her complete, and foreshorten some
O them claws, and file her teeth down, anc
teach her manners, and finally break her il
to haul that ore-cay o. ours UP The rnnacoJ
for usi'
candy says Bill, lookin' him over If
wonder, I've done heap O. travelin' in my
day. I've butted up against some startlin
clever propositions. But you are the brainies
son o. Adam l ever encountered And he
began balm water out of our tank fol
Andy to sweeten, for the old Ephraim below
was refusin' to gorge herself on more O thai
evaporated fruit, and kept lookin' about The
the four walls o the shack, kind o uneasy
and inquirin' ike.
"T couldn't do it. says Bill, as he helped
to lower bucket O. water made more appe
tim with pint or two of m'lasses, III tha
she-varmint hadn't done for my pancake
batter and put my stove out of business"
fBut just about that time, Bill snagged III
against fresh line o trouble. Look here
Andy says he, suddenly standin' back, YOU