New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-09-06
BRUINS BANQUET.
It Was Long Drawn Out and Only
Wbetted His Appetite.
THE FINISH WAS EXCITING.
After tho Pork Course Gave Out
Dessert of Cold Lead Ended the
Feast, and the Unwilling Host Vowed
Never Again to Fool With . Bear

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Never Again to Fool With Bear.
A teamster in the employ Of one Q
the big tanneries in the west had
laughable yet trying adventure with
bear while on his way from the wood!
with load of bark. As he emerged
from the woods with his team hi
stopped to give the mules breathing
spell and to eat his dinner, which be
carried in a tin bucket. He had
scarcely opened his bucket and begun
to eat when a bear came out Of the
woods on one side Of the road, only
two or three rods in the rear OF the
wagon. Bruin sauntered along, paying
no attention to the team, but the team
ster. DESTROYS Of seeing what the bear
would do, threw bit Of salt pork in
his way. The bear stopped, smelled at
the pork and gulped it down greedily.
Then the animal, noting the source
Of the morsel, came toward the wagon
and rose on his launches as II to say
that another bit Of pork would prove
acceptable.
The teamster laughed and tossed out
second piece. which bruin devoured.
and then he posed again. But the
teamster wanted the rest Of his dinner
himself and paid no attention to the
shaggy intruder. The beggar, seeing
that the teamster was no longer aware
Of his presence. snorted sharply two or
three times and walked back and forth
across the road as If accommodating
the situation. Presently he growled
but the teamster thinking that the
beast would go away if he got nothing
further, continued his meal.
The bear ventured near and finally
climbed up the load Of bark at the
hind end of the wagon. The man was
unpleasantly surprised at this move
ment of bruins, as he was wholly
unarmed.
Accordingly he threw bit of pork
into the road, at the same time yell
ing to the bear to direct its attention
to the meat. The bear dropped down
and went and picked it up, but as
soon as it was swallowed and there |
was no more forthcoming he made an.
other charge upon the wagon.
The teamster started the mules on
ward, but knew that he could not hope
% escape with his heavy load Of bark.
An idea struck him. He would coax
he bear on by feeding the lunch to
lin until they should come to
riend's house mile or two along the
Dad. Then he would get gun and
'hoot the old fellow.
The teamster sat on the bark. facing
his big dinner bucket at
land. When the bear came up with
he wagon and threatened to climb
lpon the load the teamster tossed out
| piece Of pork. The supply of this
edible was limited, so he tossed the
)east slice of bread, which fell but
er sides up. Bruin nosed 1t, then
licked the butter off and left 1t.
The next slice fell butter side down,
and the bear ignored it. Boiled eggs
and cheese Jared the same. Bruin
wanted pork. The teamster dealt this
out in small bits, which failed to salts
", and the bear was growing ugly and
aggressive.
At length the teamster saw his friend
It work in field and called to him to
:un for his gun. The man seemed to
'ealize the state of the case and set
IF on a dead run for his house, a
quarter of a mile distant But the
supply Of pork was out before he re-
turned, and the poor teamster was in
4 sorry plight.
The bear climbed upon the load. The !
canister tossed him the last piece of
pork and then jumped from his wagon
md tore down the road. Bruin, prob
IDLY thinking that the teamster was
leeing with stock Of coveted pork,
started after him. The terrified man
lad fair start, but he stumbled over
/ stone and fell full length, and the
pear was close upon him when there
.ame the loud report Of gun.
The friend had come at last The
rose and looked round. There
ay his late pursuer in the road, dead.
Che teamster declared that never again