Show A BEAR STORY editor deseret news A few days since we traveled the very up bill road from the sevier valley to this place soon after mounting thi the rim of the basin we were enjoying a down hill bill spin apin when we discovered an indefinite something upon the road coming towards us ue nearing the object we saw there was a short legged man bitting astride a horse with his heels beating a perpetual tattoo upon the animals ribs rib as he be rode with outstretched arm pulling another horse along we met and halted a glance was sufficient to tell us that something u unusual had occurred we knew the gentle gentl maia emaLs face as that of a well known salt lake drummer his bis first salute waa wadid did you see any bears up ther being naturally of a timid disposition ourselves we instinctively looked around us and answered no he then told us that when about seven miles out from loa traveling trave liag over the r oky ridges there sud suddenly deny came bounding from the pines two large brown bears in front and within two or three rods of wagon 21 H he said 11 bounding and we thought bears hounding from the pines sounded pretty his earnestness could not be doubted as he be told of his defenseless condition having nothing more formidable than a mon key wrench with which he be made a racket upon the side aide of the wagon and at the same time with his bia mouth lie he made all the horrid noises that that organ was capable of to add to hie ble peril whilst thus engaged the wagon gave another bump and nd down broke the hind axle there he be sat holding tightly to the horses and keeping up a full band until the tears disappeared in a hollow coming our way he ais alaj told how the smaller of the two bears which he be thought was probably the female looked over its ilta shoulder he imitated the licking of its lips and the grimaces which plainly indicated that she differing from some of her sex did not desire to sample the calico merchants goods goode after listening to the earnest narration of the above and receiving messages to interested parties in loa with our eyes open for bears we journeyed on till we came to the pines P there were about a dozen gnarled and scattered pinions not the poetic pines through which the 61 breez s m deigh 92 and in the hollows of which young hears bears are bidden here we found the wagon as described we alighted and found that it contained the usual drummers trunk and in a side pocket we observed the gentleman manla la lunch which was but a trifle to one who hati bad so recently single handed stood off two bears we also examined the ground for tracks and found plenty but judging from the shape a and nd size we c included included that these bears were not vandyke but more probably of the graded merino species we have since learned that the gentleman continued his equestrian eques tran labor twenty miles to koosharem Koo Koos sharem barem where he be arrived to in the usual condition of bearback riders we are not all daniel boness bobies s but the of heroism should be recorded and I 1 write that further details may find their way into an enlarged edition editto n of 67 drumming ll 11 and would suggest tat those who venture into these altitudes be furnished with the necessary weapons of defense say a syringe charged with Edi sons electrio electric water then the paralyzed animals can be boxed or and taken home as an advertisement to thi the house that catches the most bears respectfully A BIRD BIERD LOA wayne co utah april 1892 |