The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-03
THE SCHOOLMA'AM.
l BRUIN AND BOB
A Man Who Was Fetched In by a
Bear and How He Turned
the Tables.

trout ?nd a. - -haTp lend m the road.
,uN' this sidp W he DIST ret school hous-'.
7 nts' vo'Ins Brh SIMS. head sawyer ut
ih~ lig Riigr whit. Who was swinging
aI,u lrukug Sh-"psh. moppIng great
loads 81 rerSpirRticn from his face and
breathing hari . stopped to- ask him
what had happened 80 him. hut he shsed
IN from ne 10 IN" r,dr "f the road like
= aklttIsh hurS.' ant swung nn hy. merely
grrShng u,Ii between snh and n snort
a. hs passed IN
I'm ics, consumed lubhcrin' idid.
that alr"
Ne went pounding along down the road
a. " -one one was chasing him with a
horsewhip. and 7 STARED after him until
~ had pas-ei ont &c sight a, the foot ~
the long hill Still wondering. I went
On my way. and a. ! rounded the bend
IN the road where the SCHOOL house stood
I saw Pheb~ RAynor. the pretty school
ma am ~ the Ridge school sitting m the
step and holding her sides while peal
after peal ~ laughter came rolling ont
from between her red lips and white teeth.
Every o,,e ~ the Ridge know that Young
Ro', had his heart at On Phebe and that
Ralph Cieoree. the mill foreman's son.
was a rival for her smil~s.
The heartIe~s little mink has Tilted
Rob said ,o myself and not only that,
d hu, IL hilarious over his discontinue.
The Fruwn on my face a. I stopped in
front "f Phehe seemed not To- check in
the 81 lghtest the merriment that convulsed
her. hut after y while she got the better
81 Il enough 90 say. hetwesn laughs
did Won So him. DID YOU meet him
or the road
who, Bob'- said severrly.
Yes said Phebe. with Inerrier burst
than before YES. Bob Did YOU meeO
him.
Y did said ! -Phshe. you haven't
mntsrsh Bob. have your"
That started her 20 fresh out bursts.
and said Z" her reproachfIdiy
rs No laughing matter. Phcbe. u
yoI have mi,tened Bob, for I know that
he
But Ph~he instantly grcw'auite serious
fer her aud exclaimed:
= ha'u't Inittsued hum Pub He
hant even lSksd ms yet How could
! milton him when he ha,n't even thought
Tar enough IT, ask me-"
Md Pheba tossed her pretty red head
and 'url..t her lip.
Now that wha' had happened 70 Bob
was not what I hat unprecedented fell
90 wondering again
"Wsll. VIVA IN IT," world have YOU been
dong - l,lr il,-u. Ph"hes" sais!
I haint b~au do,r anything 10 him"
shc rariisi. Z oitly iust - " him fetched
in. that's IiH- and away shs went again
~ Inud nsals ~ laughter over the recol-
lc.iis,'' ~ what shs had seen
"Sav him fetChai W. 7 sad after
rhst,' bad come round again Fetched
IN how
-oh. I never could tell YOU exclaimed
.h.he 7 surely would do before got
through And rors than that. I don't
Luuw the whole "f ~ N"u'II have 10 ask
Roh cr Eph-a'rn'-
"Fphia,m fddlcsticks'- said !. and as
the sun was getting we'll along behind the
hills wsr' IN NV way 10 the creek
PATCHING a glimr~. of Ephraim himself
striking his iinpud"nt nose around one
corner ~ rho -chooIhouss a. 7 started
AMI followed .%ery few steps. until
got beyond hearing of u. Ivy n renewed
burst Of Pheba'S laughter.
- there could b~ no two ways about ~
must know what " was that had hap
pen@d =" Roh and incidentally give him
a hint thar would put a spur IN that bash
ful nature ~ his 7 found him At the
Ridge tavern that very evening. sitting
deieetedly on m a corner all by him
self He looked M rs I approached and
Lolefully SAID.
Did you see Phehe2-
st-"Yee replied
was she lAushin' viti' sAidhe
4 raar..vAarH Sp,t,
No. said Roh. with = mouruGul sbz<s
NJ the head she didn't hadn't asked
her WIT. and Won't never have the face
- ask her now
Bob" ~aid I. -Phebe - laughing yet. Z
10 believe What was n that happened
that could have -~t her 20 going SOP
RIB hsaved tremendous sigh. gave his
head another uiouruful shake. and said
Nth zr"an that almost ruined my
gravity
I was fetched in by bear-
Fetched IN by boar" ] exclaimed.
more puzzled than lefors
sYes replied Rob fetched IN bv a
Rear Aud n had been took IN by one
snd chswed up fine I'd 10 feelin' = bug
sight better than DO this minute
and he almost sobhsd
And " al com~ about. SAID he evi-
IDENTIFY ending Veilef m opening his heart
80 me ~cn account - nv thinkin' to my
down that q GO over ~ the hill slazhin
and see y 'hev had any more - tina, cider
Jeff 80 along about O'Clock I started
over ~ -rs " there Was anv ~ u left
7 got INTO Glo1s Holler. = mile m from the
rnad and was CrossIn' the boiler when
--en - hear uoi moro than twenty foot
ahead ~ me uosin round ~ an old log
That KNIT - surprised me for I hadn't
Is~rd - snv hears heip' NJ these parts for
more than two wears. Cepi the tame one
hat Phel- got aud keeT,- shut NJ there
hack ~ tho -shOOlhOu-s and thinks more
80 I z,IeSs than anything else there IN.
Loss ~ UalUh George that give II tn her,
.V 7 -'pos-e iuat = the reason too"
rr,.~ned Bot with his head IN his hands
~ -aid Hoh coming hark TO his mar
rHtfr'atfaT, while. when ! -s-en this b@a g
rpp,ir' round there ~ ths woods I wa
.'l i-ed and wished had "A gun 30
s'ili1 have sonlethip lseslSie- the alashin'
.fdsr - -ii"w tUT INV trip But I didn''
ha'r pp guII. and MT wantin' 10 60 out
o. u- "'iv g., ~ - the -lsshin' nv passin'
80 - ut'a -r'ls ~ the b.ar I thought I'd
r'tN Ifu1 e scar" and -snd hum tearn
49, trru gSr"
He tas'' i-ssn nor heev,l rnn and - I
called 10 T.rr - loud and alar'nin' a& I
'pulr .. 90. fip.~e sNT,e~fin' 81 csbIrsa
go 80" rr'r. rEup and ftls 90 his hspls
M -nvr. nr.'' W as nigh 80 I can re-
mention no. ter DID Jump never sven
a ig.,r punt ..rr i.sffsr nor 49, utIIck a.