The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-01-13
MADE BRU!N PEEV!SH
AMUSING INCIDENT IN NOUN.
TAINS OF ENNSYLvANlA.
Bear Has Encounter With Swlnulna
Beetle Which He Uses as Punch.
Ing Bag and Comes OF SEQ
ord Best.

A Pennsylvania once witnessed a
curious incident in the mountains Of
his state, wherein a black bear was
the principal figure.
1t appears that the winter before
the wood cutters Of the mountains had
broken the handle OF one OF their
tools beetle. A rope Was tied about
the beetle head and Ii had been left
hanging to the low limb OF a tree. The
man who witnessed the spectacle hap
pened to be in the vicinity one sum.
ner day, and. remembering the beetle,
started after it TO carry it home.
AS he came near the place he saw a
black bear slowly circling around the
hanging beetle at a distance of few
feet He was too much occupied to
notice the man, who stopped to see
what bruin was about.
The bear acted as il he thought the
Beetle were some kind Of trap. He
would approach within few feet
and sniff. Then he would back off a
little way. squat on his launches and
give a low snort, cycling the tool all
the time
While was thus engaged a sudden
breeze sprung up and set the beetle
swinging lightly. The animal snorted
again and backed of a step or two.
Soon another gust struck the beetle
and swayed Il still more. The bear re-
sponded by louder snort-a sort OF
challenge.
AS soon as the beetle stopped swing.
ing bruin got up and circIed about it
several times, At length he went near
then nearer He reached out his
paw and touched the thing gently. AS
1t swung toward him he hit it. this
time rather forcibly.
The beetle head was a round one OF
hickory, with heavy iron rings at each
end AS 1t rebounded from the second
blow Of the creatures paw 1t hit him
fairly on the nose. Angry at this, he
rushed at the beetle again and gave It
a sounding blow. AS it came toward
him he lodged little, just enough to
save his nose and receive the blow
in his left eye! He hit 1t again, and
his nose got another blow. That hurt
80 much that he growled angrily and
rooted vicIously in the leaves.
Bruin was furious by this time and
went at that beetle as IL he meant to
annihilate It, He gave 1t a tremendous
blow with his right paw, and the tool
swung clear over the limb, came down
on the other side, and struck him on
top Of the head. He uttered a roar
that made the woods ring. Finally he
caught the beetle In his paws, pulled
upon 1t until he broke the rope, and
then went to cutting and biting the
tool.
When he found that it did not fight
back any more bruin let 1t roll to the
ground. Then he shook himself and
walked off into the woods.
Gautier a caprlcious Writer.
March 3. 1862. In the evening, aft |
err dinner, we made our way to Theo-
phile Gautier, who was still dining, |
though 1t was 8 o'clock. eau
tier displayed the merriment OF a
child, one of the chief charms of |
true intellectual worth
They rose from the table and we /
all passed into the drawing room,
~. whereupon there was a gen
eral request that Flaubert would |
dance the step Of the drawing room
idiot" He borrowed coat, turned
up the collar, I cannot say what he
did to his hair, his face, and indeed !
his whole appearance, but suddenly
he seemed transformed into a for
midable caricature Of lmbecility. Gau-
tar, filed with q Wild desire To fol-
low suit, took off his coat, and with |
beads Of perspf-ation standing on his
forehead, began to tread with heavy
steps the measure of the creditor"
and the evening was brought to
lose with Bohemian songs and
strange wild melodies--Edmond and
Jules De Goncourt. Letters and Jour-