Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-20
A Rapscallion Burglin' Bear

Colonel Parker Of Harrisburg. Pa. was
telling yarns about bears. He hstanced
the case Of Farmer Ruby. Rho had been
awakened in the middle of the night
sounds to me. said he. as n them
horses was loose in the barn and was
thumpln things Then ne jumped ont Of
bed. He ran 20 the kitchen window that
looked out toward the barn and the milk
house. He saw something that startled
him.,
WHY said be. them horses amt only
got loose, but one OF EN- haz got out o.
the barn and Is tryin' 70 climb on to the
milk house,
!. Ike rubbed his eyes and looked again.
:" why said he. faint horse neither;
IT. mani
He rubbed his eyes again and took an
other look. r
Tswhy.l said he. 'taia,t a man neither.
its q bearl
There was a nip and a crash and the
etars looked down into the milk house
through An opening IN the roof big enough
70 let q COW In.
why said Farmer Ruby. his surprise
increased. -Sin't- content TO git In By the
door. like a human thief "a be considerate
enough to DO. but Jacks the roof off ana
splles the milk house,
Farmer Ruby didn't know then that
IL Is the disposition of bears to get into
enclosures that way and that II there had
been any windows in the milk house the
bear would first have smashed every one
OF them before proceeding 70 tear Off the
roof
The bear disappeared through the open
ing 80 quickly that Il caused Farmer Ruby
TO rub his ages aeain 90 get a closer look.
Instantly the chatter and hang OF milk
pans within TIE interior Of that milk house
established the fact that the bear was even
then environed by bliss.
Presently the soauds Of rsvelry IN the
milk house ceased, the door came open
with a crash. and cut walked the bear,
slaspins between his forepavs close against
his breast a twelve-quart crock which the
farmer kueW was fun 10 the 6rim with
cream.
Carefully TIE bear carried the crock a
short distance up the hin. There he sat
down. and holding the crock on the ground
@tith one paw he sopped the cream out OF
d and fed himself with the other. as
Farmer Ruby could plainly see b. the
bright starlight
gravstin Eiutton that ought 70 be fed
P'isOn b senebodyI
Then Farmer Ruby remembered that he
had a gun somev here about the house. and
he burned off 70 look for It, He found IL.
but By the Tune he got back 20 the
window the bear was gone. The crock
stood upright on the hillside. As soon as
morning came Farmer Ruby mounted a
horse and rode 10 che nearest settlement
and told the news Of the unconsoionabIe
looting az nis place b. the bear.
- That bear Jared 50 WELL said expert
eneed hunter and trapper Laroy Lyman.
that hell make you another visit tonight
RUBY. wen,set trap FOR him Don't fix
the roof yet
80 that uiEht LYMAN went up 10 Ruby 5
and set the trap. He sat il IN the milk
house and told Farmber Ruby 10 fasten the
mix house door.
The bear son't 50 doWn through the
openins IN the roof this time said he.
That would be against bear disposition.
He'd rather smash his way In. SO he'll
break In the DIOR
Farmer .Rlby resolved to sig up and
watch for he ooming % the bear - ne
eonld see him set caught and than riddle
him with his gun besides.
Trappin' and shootin' and hamstrinEin'
a9d hanEin' and Quarterin all 81 en-
Fenst said he amt half bad enough 10
fit seteh hatterin' down and rppin up
erittsr a. that barEiarin' bear"
The farmeF, gun IN hand set up 20
watch for ne comius OF the bear. lie vas
beginning % NOD when sl0uchinE down
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