Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-05-08
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And Sol put his paw to his mouth
and chuckled, because he never had
any notion Of going up that tree.
"Just put your paw in the hole.
Billy, pull out the honeycomb and
then come dov and have the sweet
est supper you yer had in your life"
Billy was up to the hole in few
moments. peering in and licking his
chops.
Sol sat back in the bushes laugh
ing He laughed so hard the tears
came to his eyes. Just as he looked
up. Billy put his paw in the hole and
pulled out a great chunk of honey.
At the same time poor Billy put up
the awfulest howl ever heard from a
bear! Thousands of bees were all
over him, peppering him with their
sharp little stings! When he opened
his mouth to say "Oof! oof!" the bees
stung him on the tongue.
All this time he was backing down
the tree as fast as he could, and all
the time the busy little bees were
stinging him with their little stingers
that were as hot as fire. Billy ut
tered every sort Of growl and scream
and snarl that a 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 a 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 while he came out.
putting and tried to find soft place on
the bank where he could lie down and
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 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,
1t was g. funny. Anyway, just to show
him l am not altogether bad, I'll take
nice chunk of this honeycomb and
go and find him"
And what woebegone-looking
bear he saw when he came upon Bill
ly! He tried to sympathize with the
poor afflicted bear and explain how
inexperienced friend to tackle such
a difficult job.
Next time I'll show you how to
do 1t without getting you into such
trouble" he said.
Never mind" said Billy, "thereM
be no next time. When I want to
learn how to get honey out Of tree,
I'll have my good old Daddy show
me-"
Billy didn't even say goodnight.
but kept on until he got home.
Old Daddy bear did not scold him.
Just laughed at 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, 60 right along, tend
ing to their own business like bear
ought to do, and the smart
Listen! hear the hounds! Let's
cut across the fringe of cane and get
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 seat on a piece
of high ground.
"The hounds are driving down the
bottom" said Daddy Bear, "and from
this place we can see them pass and
then we can go on back home"
There comes a bear down the bot.
tom! And the hounds are pretty
close to him! My. but he is 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, "1'll warrant
that bear wishes he didn't have so
much honey in his stomach! and II
that lamb he had for supper was back
in the pasture he might run away
from the hounds!"
Hes done for" said Daddy Bear.