The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-18

the awfulest howl ever heard from Z
boar! Thousands Of bees were III
over him. peppering him with their
sharp little stings! When he opened
his mouth to say 'tOof! pof!" the bees
stung him on the tongue.
All this time he was backing down
the tree as fast rs. he could, and ali
the time the busy little bees were
singing him with, their little stingers
that were as hot a. fire. Billy ut
tered every sort of growl and scream
and snarl that bear ever thought of.
while he was hurrying down the tree
and finally tumbled to the ground
with hard bump. He paved the air
and jumped about, shaking his head
and bowling, all to no purpose. Then
he started to run. He went through
the woods rolling like q big black
ball, and he never stopped running
and screaming until he got to the
river
In he plunged and under the water
he went: After a while he came out,
pulling and tried to find soft place on
the bank where he could lie down a2d
rest. But no matter what side he
tried to lie on there were lot Of sore
spots. So he concluded to stand up
and rest.
He certainly was a poor, detected
looking bear. His lips were badly
swollen, one eye was closed and the
other half shut. All over his body
were sore spots that felt as though
they had been made of hundreds of
sharp wires All this time Sol was
filling himself with the delicious
honey that Billy had thrown to the
ground.
TITS too bad" he said, Ito laugh
at that Billy Bear, but can't help it.,
it was g. funny. Anyway, just to show
him am not altogether bad, I'll take
a nice chunk of this honeycomb and
go and find him."
bear he saw when he came upon Bill
ly! He tried to sympathize with the
poor afflicted bear and explain how
sorry he was to have permitted an
inexperienced friend to tackle such
difficult job.
Next time I'll show you how to
do it without getting you into such
trouble" he said
Never mind" said Billy, "therell
be no next time. When I want to
learn how to get honey out of a tree,
I'll have my good old Daddy show
me-"
Here's a nice chunk of honey I've
brought you." said So., "eat that and
you'll feel better
mo, thank you, Mr.. Solomon. You
eat your honey, I'll 60 back to my old
job hunting bugs and nuts and ber-
ries. Maybe this kind of food isn't as
sweet or as fattening as your lamb
and honey, but there are no stings in
It,"
And Billy started of for home and
Sol went along with him for a short
distance.
Il declare" said Sol, Il am 50 fat
and full of good things 1t really tires
me to walk, SO I'll just bid you good
night and hunt up a nice bed here
in the canebrake."
Billy didn't even say goodnight,
but kept on until he got home.
Old Daddy bear did not scold him.
Just laughed 1T him.
Maybe" said he, some Of these
smart young bears have got way Of
living without work. But l notice all
the bears in this bottom that live to
a good old age, go right along, tend
ing to their own business like bear
ought to do, and the smart
Listen! I hear the hounds! Let's
on the other side of the river! It's
a good thing we are not too fat. and
can outrun the hounds!"
On came the hounds through the
woods at full cry and at fast pace!
Crossing the river. old Daddy bear
and Billy Bear took a seat on a piece
Of high ground.
THE hounds are driving down the
bottom" said Daddy Bear, land from
this place we can see them pass and
then we can go on back home"
There comes bear down the bot
tom! And the hounds are pretty
close to him! My. but he is a fat
sleek bear!
why. Daddy, that's my friend the
wise bear!"
well, it's goodbye to him, for
can see by the way that he is rolling
he can't go much further! Here
comes the hounds and there are the
hunters right behind the pack, riding
at top speed!"
''Too bad" said Billy, I'll warrant
that bear wishes he didn't have SO
much honey in his stomach! and If
that lamb he had for supper was back
in the pasture he might run away
from the hounds!"
Hes done for" said Daddy Bear,
1.-The hounds have him at bay! No
more lamb and honey for him! He's
just about got time to wish he had
stuck to the honest bears business OF
hunting bugs and nuts and berries!'
Bang! bang! went the hunters
rife.
There goes another BEAR" se.d old
Daddy Bear, that thought he could
make an easy living by fooling other
bears and practicing all sorts Of cum