Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1915-12-31
THE WIDOWS
BEAR STORY
By M. QUAD
Copyright. 1915. by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.

James Hoke, farmer. was an imp,
! tent man. and there were hundre
people who knew it.
> The time came when James Hok
, saw, admired and loved little Jessi
: Gould. She knew of his impatienc
and had several samples Of it befor
he had asked her to be his wife
When she asked her mothers adyic
the reply was:
BLESS you. child; a little impatience i
husband only keeps the wife smart =
Miss Jessie said Yes" and the ma,
rage took place accordingly.
For about q month the young hus
pand maintained IL check ON his impa
thence. and then he began to break ou
again.
Mrs. HOke was u patient little wife
When he was overheard raising the
OH larry and she was spoken to about
1t she always had the same reply:
yes, James Is rather impatient and
Is easily put out. but lie is quickly
over it. and, on the whole, he is the
best husband in the state"
During his childhood the measles
mad passed young Hoke by. as is the
case with about one child out of ten.
lie mad been married about two years
ana was as strong as an OK. when the
allment suddenly grabbed him. He
laughed at it, fought it. swore at it,
but the doctors sent him to bed. and
there he lay for a week.
At tho onl ,,P fb,t ,;,,,..
announced thar he wasn't going to put
up with such farce any longer. 1t
should be killed or cured. Despite the
protests of his wife. he clothed him
self and took little walk. AS If ma
ture had been waiting for him. a sud
den shower of rain was let loose to
wet him to the skin. Three days later
Mr.. Hoke was dead man.
After two years of widowhood peo-
PIE began to wonder If Mrs. Hoke
would marry again
one day old Mrs. Barnes came avis. !
lung and as they had long been &C.
quainted she felt privileged to remark.
Jessie. you must know that it is COM
mon talk that you will marry again."
Well, | think l could marry If I
wanted to-
IF you should marry again | hone
It will be to man who hasn't the fail
ing of impotence"
But how is one to know? When |
man Is counting he conceals as many 8
Or his faults as possible. doesn't hep"
Thereupon. in a laughing way. the
question was answered. as will be seen
ater on.
Among those who came to "buv
.oWs' of the widow was Hiram John
son. an old bach and farmer who
wed about three miles away. One
Eenlng' as he came early. she thought
o put old Mrs. Barnes experiment to
ne test So after they were seated.
WIN pan of apples between them.
he began:
MIR. Johnson. l want to tell you
tory. 1t is about bear and a girl.
Would you care to hear it?"
i have always been mighty fond of
ear stories" he re - / us he threw his
pple core away and prepared to listen.
We'll, when was IL girl ten years
I'll went to the woods one day to
lther chestnutS. and all at once
g black bear stood within two rods
me-"
"Gosh"' exclaimed Mr.. johnson. as
brought his fist down on his leg.
What was to dog asked the wild
v. Il was but IL small girl. II was ,
nrst bear ever saw. knew from
looks of this one that he was both
ngry and savage"
by thunder" exclaimed Mr.. John
4, as he pounded his leg again.
JUST as was about to faint away
m fright twelve large woodchucks
'hed out of the bushes with horrible v
WIS ana snarls and attacked bruin
ID Tue utmost ferocity, and a battle
on. Here was my opportunitv to
ape' and l took advantage of f.
got home all safe, but could new
- ia'ner nor any other man be-
{ ABOUT the twelve woodchucks."
Ie story was ended. but that wasn't
'as. Vi IT, The next evening that
'ohhson called the widow didn't
I'VE minutes before she began:
want TO tell you a story about n
and a girl
was SO ON the third night, the
III, nth and sixth. The widow
set our to test his patience. When
had retold that story thirty fines
mad seen no signs of impatience in
caller she met old Mrs. Barnes
and told her of it.
s. barnes and the widow decided
he was patient man. and one
Ing. when he jumped In with n ~a
'sal of marriage before the story -
"a Iv Mr.. 'u pan WIDOW received 1t Why
late her and advised:
mt drop it too sudden. Keep OH , Beca
: II LOT at least six months after ton w
age" 80 D..
!. -, nun. 10 everything. who Ina
a ne1ghbor for the afternoon she -,