Show BEAR SLOWS BLOWS OUT LIGHT bruin then escapes with sheep in the darkness cooper lie ale farmers in III this town have been grievously annoyed during the past fortnight by the depredations of bears which carry oft off sheep sheal faster than the owners can raise them one farmer who lost jost five sheep within a week decided he had contributed enough for one season to the bear fam ilys support so he built an ur lire a of stout timbers into which the sheep were driven to further dl di scour age bruin a lighted lantern was hung at one end of the pen shortly after hearing a disturbance lie he rushed into the ward to discover a big bear walking oft off with a sheep under one arm and the lantern across the other the farmer instantly pulled his gun on the marauder but the click of n the th lock warned the thieving bear who laconically lifted the lantern blew out the light and escaped in the darkness the farmer Is now in need of a padded cell |