The sun., 1910-04-10


stAmpin' ground. an he'd git is. suEs 90
cats. .4.,...,
/" Not IL / git on its traeki' @ysI en-
went an got my gun. -
Nv: routed ne sst:.sS bar :, in . u. sws%e
out within hundred foot o CTEpn 10
missed 10. an away Il went beGk 'cranl
tho cFeek ag'in. an KEEP On. 10 waO q hDe
an mugGy day. and u that boar aidnt
lead M a chase o. ak miles over thom dry
harTens Iore u took a rest. I hope 90
hollsri Then IL went into = swamp, an
Cyrus went in an routed Il out. an 4A1e
crittsr came out an beaded right back
the way u had come.
side O. the creek fore the hear does.@
says he, -an' you jog hlm along, Ss4qn.
says he. Fan u you d0n't git your c1nnoe
20 down him. says hes "T1l b lnyinsf fer
him" says he. -an' IN stop him iam he
sticks hrs noss in tho swamp. slva he,
-an' 80 save him from Curly Gabos eD'
spite that withlaaS tellsr citiDen a. bha
Same time" says he. -
II calc,lA.sd this d tsac9 M.e hqel. &.
.ockdologin' dodwallopaTS sayN f'IS1le
Jase. 'bssldss haVin' 'bteaeed 4 f1ial|N hn'
spieed u 'bonsinatsd and wnthlaan Ne3Dr.
togGed the bear along nmx c1E14n'e
81 nIsh enough TO down him. nce ~ nsys -.
NAs@NNNA - Au1 aAAMHA noa8 NAtA.|W -
oil mosshack trout was layin'. hte1nlMls-
psctin' that bad the secret o. the kpr-
nets, an that his days was numteped.
Then the bear. bein' just about tqr&sEed
maxim HSs s%':s .si.s .s s's.@d ss9 *. an . s:se
could q downed him then. tsit a ~ bod
Syin' for him. an a. Z kso~si u |''' & '|ss
would Just more than Rloek. cyqE NN1ln'
hia ownaelf \ conf,ltadpd IN t&IMHaR a
friend a little furdsr yif. am ~ t1B f'esF
crosa the creek an make for fAG MNxmp.
80 cyrss'. buOkshot would stap. y t1"
Il want ten Jumps sahina, ,tse A,ssr
when he doused IN the oreel Si6>I ~ tfls
alder hole an went 10 gwimminy a6Fosl-
His tongue was hangin' osse ea4sf19l u
drug in the water. Suddenly be A<vS his
srin nsSd tTS%sndSS' u,,n" sSS & Ss.s q gs2s
like mad. He KEEP shaktn' his hna4 Nwie
landed. an pawtn' at it- fh@n ~NXEAP
went a gun from outen the swanmE,t an
down the beaT tumbled an laid thars, :.
Fan spi,sd n Curly 1ar 'tSe GSBs.. NV: r Az
I have 'bleeged a friend.' sSya g An
now. = says I, -I'll nay my respseeB 70 fhs
Old sockdolaGin' dodwallopar ta eAsslAsr
hole says l.
along the edge where the shot c0use ffom,
hut instead o CYRUS Nteppln' o1r1N-GiqR&f1'
out come Curly Gabe, second Iatsr Oyfuh
come tearin' up from way down alcpg
s,Andin' there with his foot on the dead
hear an his empty gun IN his hRazH. GTtn-
min tremendous. he most droppea cpAd.
an 7 was teelin' sosne het up mvBE1f,
-'-I'm obleegcd to you fellers Ter ros<nd-
b 'e' here ,pSn 9S5 Ter .S do % /. ssS sys Ss
but couldn't make IL out all by myself.
says he. An I see the accommedn9n'
critter has brung the ctmnin' Of mqes-
hack tront along with him oiIten the ateer
have went and riS 10 the hears tongslp,
says Ne. -an' hit o6 more'n hs cnuld
chAw- zays he cause his teeth N
hooked fast 20 IL yit.- says Gabe. renchiD'
down an hftin' NJ q trout the likes q
which ! had never seen afore. le was
the o. s"ckdolagin' dodwslloper an
nothin' else
An, a. cose.- says Curly Gabe. -I'm
sartinly moren Oblee9ed fer you fellnER
roUndin that old mosshack up Ter me tCc
along with the heAF'- says he. an Why
didn't make him nigh onto case tHE
the Coroner right on the spot II some
thin ] cant dgEer ont to this day sAys
Uncle Jase.
one ~ them hornets on tts ioprin' tonGne
a. ha sw,Im along. an the trout, tegt
cFpKv AFTER them. had Tiy an grabbed "
an the tongue too. sn the bear has
sprung an lifted him out. an yes. Dan1.,
saws Jase. that saTtinly was q wipe on ms.
that hear ke,~hin' the oi sockdolngins
iosiwaliops-r away from me itke he did.
saws he an that w'Ithless Curly Gaha
Rittin' ~ u artsr an says he. Trout
don't raise 20 hear as a genrl thing
Aonny' saws he to the New York NefN6te
an I'm glad Dan'l has hrung this @ars
cufnstance mp. fer il gives me chance
~ show you how things that's queer 10
most always liable Ca happen where bear
IL mixed up with EN-. says Jase. an
sTnilin' at me the gratefulle~t kind. he
went along with tho young feller from New