| Show t < OI KEMARKABLE SERIES OP CATAS I rid ay a m ucky D fjor Bea iiS TBOPHJES THAT BEFELL HTJ1TT t 1 J ay ING PARTY ASTER BRUIN + Ive alllis allowed Ihct buis vas too almighty unsarlln crlllcrs to hunt 01 a Friday now I know itl1OSC Phillips Spiers bear has proved a hoodoo and the Corncrs the Center and all the other Bild ewatcis arc talking about It Just bocatifie It teas a hoodoo no blame attaches to the hunters who returned re-turned today from Kllllnglor Peak minus Bruin but with weird tales of the fclinngo mishaps that befell all ands on the trlji When SjI lets the Oswego youth came back 1 fiom hi solitary ascent of the peak InHU wccl and told of hoiv when caught In a blizzard he had been forced to spend the night In the Kll llngton House barn along with L black bear that was Inking hit winter sleep the story was accepted with a grain Of Klt iho tale however created such Interest that the foremost hunters in the vlllag j deckled to Investigate MOEC Phillip who headed the expedition expe-dition objsctfrd to making the start on ThurHcli na this would bring the ical Mint on Friday nnd he is = jest a luctlc tulle fuiuMstUiou when it conies t huiitln bma on Fridajs But the IMirty overruled the objection and the ascent was made on stiowshoos Wed hey had thi rrltter tied up t1 th tuown pump by tuis Hint yiatlddy t t It h dnt for en lei tlitt consumed SI 1 ret kins ar bin wut tooth declared Hose today si never could keep his mind hitched l one subject longer nIt n-It takes to mill a caow Goes gala vantln fiom on ° thing t nother just like a woman at th county fair He never can bo depended on t slick t anything copt h omit bee trees or tuthln Mi thets sweet Mobe talrJy snorted in disgust and Mumped out of the atone The party o it Jivveloppd put up at the abandoned PlumlYy mills on Thursday Thurs-day night whore tuna were cleaned preparatory to u possible struggle lopes were tstcd t = and blankets were stored away Bright and early the next moinlng the journey was continued A mile lied been traversed before the hood o got In Its first work In strut dllng a log Silas slipped and sprained his wrist In falling he upset Nathaniel Dow the sixtyfiveyearold veteran of the expedition wlto sat on the stock of his trusty muslcei with such suddenness sudden-ness that It snapped at the1 lock The cries of Silas rose above he imprecations Impreca-tions of Nathaniel and for a few moments mo-ments pandemonium reign + dIf d-If there Is one thing In the world that Nathaniel treasures it Is the aforementioned afore-mentioned musket He therefore took Sills to task In no gentle way Yc shouldnt roost on yer musket < like a spllln hen snapped the aggrieved ag-grieved Silas Ye can sIt a new stock but T hey got ter live with thin i arm Yere too pesky old t go huntln any how More trouble was evaded by tho decision de-cision of Silas to remain at the mills and await the return of the hunters and when the party finally went on It was without him The second Installment of troubles came when a stop was made for dinner Several of the men Including Antoine Laport the Canuck trapper went for wood while Abel > 1 Valnwright and John Vinslow started a tire with spruce knots and peeled potatoes for hash They were busily at work when a succession suc-cession of hOWls in the adjacent forest told them that something had gone wrong with Antoine Running around a nearby ledge they came upon the Canuck emerging from the top of a fallen and decayed spruce tree both hands raised above his head and screeching with pain Satire Diablo he yelled frantically pointing at a hedgehog that was hurrying hurry-ing from the other side of the treetop t his quills raised and his nose on the ground Ouch Ouch Look at man hand both of It His eyes rolled and he extended his palms filled with quills Ah tat on it with both of It ho cried waving his arm at the disappear ing hog She prick it something innu valbe Antolncs companions assisted him out of the treetop and were making for the lire wh n they smelled wool burnIng burn-Ing Our cuts they ejaculated In chOruB find rushed for camp where they found that their jackets hud fallen Into the fire from the sticks on which they hud been drying Both had been burned to a crisp I told ye Friday want I no day for huntin bar chuckled Mose who had come up with Nathaniel and wait picking pick-ing quills out of the squIrming Antoine Its too almighty onlucky Sere nil hoodooed copt me And he chuckled again Oh ye neednt be PO durnod pert an stuck up responded Abel I hed yerc knife In my pocket an its burned upI up-I borrowed It t peel ptatoes When Antolncs hands had been freed of quills and done up In a tobacco poultice J poul-tice the party went on and reached the Kllllngton House barn at 1 oclock The building was covered with big drifts except one end and the loft door was brought to their level Suspending a lantern on a long pole they thrust it cautiously Inside and sure enough plainly mnde out a big black bear curled up In a stall fast asleep There was Instantly Intense excitement excite-ment and a hurried consultation In whispers A second rope was attached to another pole and a noose held over bruins head A careful prod caused the animal to raise up and thrust his nose Into the noose Yank It darn It yank yelled hose whose duty It was to stand guard with his rifle Abel and John yanked Antoine swore excitedly and the bear was pulled swiftly under the loft door and hlsted until his hind feet just touched the floor There t1 ere < wild yells of triumph from the party and Bruin spun around as though on a snivel snarling choking chok-ing and kicking as he rotated In spite of his desperate efforts to free himself his four parts were lassoed and he was drawn forth on the snow Now all ycvo got t do explained llose is t hang onto them ropes and snake him down the mountain Tile bears feet were however first brought together and tied and another rope adjusted about his shoulders Then two men got hold of the ropes one stood guard on either bide and the rest brought up the rear In this way the growling bear was snaked over the now and the clearing near the mill was reached at ii i oclock While the party was resting wonderIng wonder-Ing what has become of 3Ilas the former broke through the underbrush his arm In a fling and Ills breath coming com-ing In jerks Holy smoke he ejaculated 1 paying no attention whatever to the bear Ive found a bee tree with moien a bushel f honey In It Some f ye fellers como and chop it down Ive been a Wallln fer morcn two hours Hut the baar they chorused Oh leave lh critter wHit Nathaniel suggested Slli t taking note of the animal ani-mal for the first time F I dont git th honey therell be no Hvln1 with Marthy With many misgivings Nathaniel armed with Moses breechloading rifle was left l on guard while the rest started for the bee tree under Silass guidance They had hardly got out of sight before Nathaniels cracked and aged voice rose In a tiemble qf alarm and all hands turned back They were Just In time to see bruin foot free disappear at a lively gait up the mountain trailing one rope after him He jest wriggled outer th ropes an mogglod off explained the crestfallen Nathaniel sheepishly An I couldnt work this pesky newfangled gun FId F-Id only bed 1 my ole musket His remarks were cut short by Mose whose oral side lights on hunters in I general and Silass sweet tooth In particular par-ticular will go down In local history Antoine swore In two tongues Abel and John Wlnslow used ndjetlver of desperation and Silas remained silent For punishment no one would chop down the bee tree and the party silently silent-ly returned horno Since his arrival Silas has remained within his farmhouse nursing hlu sweet tooth and braving the wrath of Marthy IBrldgewater Vt Cor New York World r 2 till r t t Cy J 0 0 0 r o II I < t t 1 t rrl I r n of c il I ot f htl pA rfrf 1 V 1 J < f j lt 11 v p1 Carrye Oh you mustnt do that Why they say kissing breeds disease Bronson 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