The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-20

away, an there lay tho trap out in plain
open s!ghf. ! was mad.
lcs that conaarned Simeon thAa's
done 10. ] says; I could 'scuss him
the cordwood. ! says. hut TO 20 an
that's too pizen mean 20 be ferGivs'.'
! says. Wait till I sees hin.' ! says. an
u ! had rum aGtn Simeon duTin' the
next day or two I never could "a Tergiv'
myself to my dytn' day, I never oo1ld.
never 'y Ss,, Enc's .S Sass sriT9,n at me;
simeon sstch a goin Overt says Jase
Well. that trappin' havin' been spilled.
nonny, says he 20 the New York Teller.
! dldnt try t ag'm. ! knOwed another
ay uapPln that hadn' I never slipped
up yet on sarcumventin' EN- I took q
great bag hunk O. the freshest b.,.f there
Na-. an fastened II 10 the trunk 1t a
, tree ~ the bear would have To raise up
ON his hind feet To git H. an in his hurry
20 gf m he'd step right into the kivered
up trap.
AFTER had sot that trap says
yaa@, l took to thinkin that the bear
mad been - zoTty Moe To the In wantin'
10 make me has friend. him a-playin'
peek boo with me most like "A young
un IN arms, an then drivin' rabbits for
me. seein that ! had mo- dog. il woallcin' Z
DE NO HIore'n iest kind in nae to hang
AROUND SOS tn put him outan his misery
an gether him in right away. an 80
elm a tree an waited Tor him to cORe
He want long says Jasa. I hadn't
ne''n up IN that tree not more'n' fifteeH
minutes when ] seen the OF feler comm
ne was IOokln mighty solemn. but he
was IN lug hurry. Ne went right up tn
where that trap was watin' fer him. lie
reached down. unkiVered the trap. drug
ont a. keerful a. II Il had been made
y gia@s an put Il 81 to one side Outen
the way. Then he went an took the big
hunk u fresh beef olfen the tree. huxxcd
up az in hisself. an away he went
with IL.
~ was - consumed aabI,ertyGasted
az this perceedin' - that Amazin' bear
says Uncle Jaze. that I lest .os IN that
tree an ga~ksd till the bsar had 70; osf
into the woods. Then I cOme to-
al right ! says. IN Jest folIer you
up. Mr.. Bear.' says |. IAN ATter lettin
you inj'y yourself at chaWin' that beef.
To show you there amt nothin' mean
about me, III gether YOU in without no
more dilly dAllyin'.- I says. an elm
down outen that tree an took the bears
trail.
II come in sight of him pooav soon
an tOlersd arter him. He didn't taTTY
10y the way. an mebbss YOU kin imagine
my feelin's when he ..d plumb 60 the door
.. Pete's poor vi. wtdder's cabin. LAID the
biR hunk - fresh bsef ga the door-tep.
give a couple q raJss on the donT with his
paw. an sruffisd away
had fOllsred right to the edge a the
brush IN front % the cabin. an stood there
like I'D been glued 90 the ground. starIn'
st what I had see when the poor ~ wiClder
come tn the door an op~ned IL. She
seen the tug hunk ~ beef tayin' there
an then she saen me. She clasp~d her
hands, an says tn me:
oh. JASON sayr she How kin
! ever thank you fer fetchin this here
heef. IN setch onassutnin' way an
tryin 90 git ~ without my sssin' Of you''
says she. An now I know ic Vas You
too. that brJng the nice ls a Cor,iWood
ihAt jest fits in my fireplace'' says she
How kin ! ever thank you, Jasoni- says
she. an looked over ~ one side % the
h ,us@ rn there was that stack ~ NV
cordNuod l had blinded my first b..a.
trap with. In "A SECOND I knoNs.d that u
had been hrIng TO the poor widd-r by
that aInazin hesr' In second ! seen
II all.
IAN I could say 20 Pets's poor wIdder
Was u Jest shake nv head an rum away
] was hurryin' Co g1t ouJen them woods
an spread the news NJ that nobody
would do s-tch "A sinful thing AZ To sar-
cumv-nt tia, b..Ar when seen him
comm lords me- through the woods.
sklpptn' along. an gittin' ready "a play
p..ck a boz with mo az IN. he was fs's'!in'
40 < rod. Al the sane minut" ! Seen
RasttBs behind a tire rairs has gun. ar
fore ] could boiler To him to stop he
fired. The anazin' hear thrOwed up his
paws. give one heart renslin' moan an
Sroan. an tumbied down dead. ! ie~t
le' the tears run down my checks an
iicin't say word ] knowed how nd
-add.n p,or oil Rastus's heart n | tnli 1
= hat he had done. an ~ I kept It all ,
TO my-alfau l.t the ride lors all oufa.lip |
things about me ar that onfortnt hear /
circ late an c'rc late BI.t now th..rs ,
amt no reason why oTtnt o. sat the |
record straight on tho circumstances a !
that amazin an OHfOrtnit beaF. an Dan !. |
says Uncle JasA. GRIMM till I cOuldn't |
49, whsr. the grin ended on neither side |
Of HE face. I'm durn glad you brune Il I
up" says he ln' the young Teller took |
him 10y the arm an led him over lords I
Hirams. l~ayin' me -Attin' Their. with no /
'cept the feslin that jason |
had mehh. been addin' considerable 70 !
Oh" aSfulness ~ that everlastin' future I
n his'u