Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-02-04

and kind O. squared off for an argy-
ment. He want fur off, We see, and
he tuck me a leetle by s'prise. SEE
|, arrer got over bein' bit BASH
full, SEE |, Halloo, Mr.. Bear, how de
dog The bar kind O. opened his
mouth and cooked his head to one
side, and he looked jest as if he was
sayin' that he'd got the right o
way. Meow. they's suthin' so kind
O. comical about bear that | kind
O. hate to shute one at clust quar-
ters, but this one seemed so kind o
'gressive, es if he jest as lives pick
a quarrel es not, that | didn't go
nigh him. You know a big bear can
lay his paw on yer shoulder and
give a pass down ards, N wipe all
yer clo'es off and like as not some
o yer innards, too. So | jest give
him warnin' n fair notist that |
was goin' to pass and he'd got to
turn out and gin me the right O
way. Finlin' kind words wouldn't
settle our difference, | drawed on
him n let fly. Mister hear is lynn
under a hemlock down there n the
question O where he'll get his next
meal O. vittles don't bother him no
more"
The interest of his story caused
Judge Markham to forget to intro
duce his guests to this quaint speci-
men of the mountains; but they
both expressed a desire to see the
animal he had killed. After an in
PRODUCTION, III which he uncon-
sciously gave each a squeeze of the
hand that made their knuckles
crack, he led them a few hundred
PAGES to the spot where a full grown
bear lay dead.
'Pd good deal ruther not "a
| killed him and I'm e'enamost sorry |
did. The meat amt no account now
and his skin ain. as good as when
he's got on his winter fannels, but
he riled me a little by standin up
there and sort ov stumpin' me to
fight"
The New York gentlemen looked
on, while with wonderful dexterity
the hunter dismantled the bear of
his shaggy robe, remarking that
the wolves 'ud have a regular
| Vhanksgivin that night over the
carkls." Then rolling the skin into
a compact mass and peeling off
some bark for binding Irvine he tied
the bundle and hung it on project
ing limb Washing his hands in the
stream near by, he turned to the
guests of his friend, the Judge:
Glad to see We. gentlemen. How S
things goin' down in York State?
I've heern that its purity clost and
8mothery down there in summer
You don't miss it comm up here,
The mountain air n pure water and
outdoor stirrin' round III put new
life in we, n bout this time O. year
natures got smell that makes q
man thankful he's got a nose. tel
ye, a mans nose wasn't contriveC
Jest for trimmin. 1t gives him more
re ell euj'yment' specially in 'arly
June. than he knows on, less he
stops to think ont"
j was suggesting to these gen
tlemen, who operate largely in lum
Der and buy much timber-land
that this is a good site for a mill,
said the Judge.
'Fust rate" said the hunter
None better nowheres. There
more good timber O. all kinds in thu
range O. three miles round than
ever seed in five times as much land
' There's birdseye maple that VI
. make furniter tibet there youni
queen over in England I'D feel richie
7 if she had bureau made ont t
keep her Sunday clo'es in. There
e oak n there's elm for hub-timber
ash as straight n putty as you eve
looked on. n pine; n fer coars
buildin' there's beech and hemlock
There's butternut n Eastwood
a mighty good timber for collins. onl