The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-02
The Maine woman and the Bear.

! In his book The Black Bear Mr..
WILLIAM \ WRIGHT has told the story
n Ben. na,iv. 81 the Bitter Root
! Mountain who was found PROSTATE
with grief upon the BODY of hi- mother.
slain By a hunter, and was adopted for
better or wore by Mr.. WRIGHT. Ben
"a, irVe months old and a cub Of an
open mini and kindly disposition. He
compromised sensibly with civilization:
Earned - nd" pa"knor-a. PLAYED with
the children and fat on his back
would keep a ball IN the air with his
paws frr A. hour without a miss for
ths fun Of IN" thing His mothers hide
wa hi b.-i and m his frs, davs ~
raptiv'v. Mr.. WR'GHT te-tifes. Ben
would roll upon u-r coat and utter cries
- wp" - D." had N, cave 20 hibernate
IN. Ben mad" a den for himself under
~" oarr.age Epu-" and passed the win
ter their. fasting and sleeping. He
grew 20 he almost a. fond Of his human
friends a. the house dog
such was ben. vouched for bv
faunaI uatural'-, Of irreproac liable We
raoltv hut Mr. WESTON ADAMsof stone
ham Ne viii never believe the story
~'pr"tan - m q Mid country in oxford
"ovu'y on the mountainous New Hamp-
-h.r" border II il all rugged hills
lark goTges and rocky lodges. except
an interval" through which flashes IN
and ON among 'h" gray boulders. that
a..urng trout stream Cold River known
l'ar 20 anglers who don't mind solitude
o. -" rsr~vI' ~ The greatest pleasure
90 ~" tn" hills ~ Stoneham ALWAYS
s""'u - b. holding convention With
their heads together 'hera IL Rear. Rel
RO'k MAINS Ellis she'll. DIrzin and
~u"rkI"d and many lesser ANONYMOUS
SUBMITS Drr-" forests cover their
0ank- and p %" upper stretches where
rags ar0uni ''"r" ar" natural caves
that no rnrrEicr can come uron WITH
ont thinking o b"Irs 4 hear can make
a l"IsGrcly descent from his home acre.
pI"r'h his thirst IN Horseshoe Pond or
l-st' hAr and waidl. hack for a noon
meal % blucb"rrirs without being sacn
by a -Ou 81 ~'Oroharn II IL a settle !
lppula' I'm ~sD Their. were az In.
hahitauts. ant i'm 1871 ONLY ~ Tn.
valuation VI property - los than 7
sIuUtsu IT, s..h community the /
women hHy" 30 r- viril" and show the T.
Tiou""r spirit ~ubeistnnc" o., no, a I
matter o. course. and 'ha men ar. no, /
IlUay- around m" women ar" self. /
reliant dr q man work sometimes, and }
"a" m" Sam ha-d-hir- and dangers
EW"h"rry riokIng = on" u the ndus- /
'r.'-> - which the women " S'onoham
i.vn'r tH"'u-. wee. and 90 thrive IN .
n 'H"" must climb through N" rock
.'-'~ r PASTURE follow the forest trail.
may b" filed bv ulmbb" finger m half /
IN hour The rch'ful owner ~ the
,lu'h"rry patch = 'r-us amerIoAnus
NHtu-" provided tho banquet FOR hun
mt Do" Wa ~ possession uncOuntabl"
"utIrIr- b"fOr" SIR JOHN POpHAM and
,r IIEDfNtNIO GDRGIs made their
andfsi BrIln r'--"ut- intrusion when
ill'ug h- pouch with bluab-rrI.--
war" II thu Mr. WESTON ADAMS 81
''nr"'au '1rr..i rfi" with h"r when
h" ',Isd 49, ~g"'kled Mountain IN.
thor day with h"r pail Spe" KIDD do
iI''' - Uu.Wrr---iy" name. j. "A noun
ain 20 i"," and remember great
coming mas that fill the eve and look.
thpu-and feet higher than u IL. In
',at wear y T. bluebs.rry PARADISE
nd near ~" top j. a "opious spring If
w'-'' water that ue-.d- no ice. There
~" 4 i a favorI'" with the women ~
.'"uchaW. but NJ I"~- q favprir. with
on" hear Bent over her bail Mr.
,rNN, heard a rI-tI" On a lodge above
'.r and g'anoIrg Up beheid a bear uu-
Dar'-i that lp"k-d almost a. bug "a her
: ST@'kle-i itself The boast was only
g"n'y feet away W" here 1iIote from :
lDoal narrative
"rs 'r'"s .rs7 '-At n IN 4ogIt ~. . =,
goa '"r ne bar 20 s''Asa Ths b-ar vrost.i :
nd Nrs AH'ss '-'-' - Irl,s 10 away -. sh,.i,y
a. 80 . usrri~s AtIt FsarnE hat N. n..,
"..1 80 rer ar mor.sr, tss Htt.- uo-,., =
- ~".f" e ...s lansing she rsr.mb.r,d tn, I
's-' hr-n' 10 fast down = steep I'M. and M 3
n '-1' pep ri"- va blow hsr srs a,tt.d ..,.,, b
b. t"sr i-r-e1 hii r.a1 st,ra. "a o.. A., r..,. n