Show AS I 1 RECALL THEM by OLD TIMER the Alan wandering derIng jen jea line the best slogan for a ra broad I 1 have heard was in the early days when the crool ed little railroad ex tending from salt lake city to la goon called the bamberger line was dubbed by a wag as he wan dering jew line A bear stor the late F the late fisher harris secretary ot of tl e commercial club dry farm er ard orator as also a good story teller when the club was entertaining members of the chicago commercial Comme iclal club at a banquet clen schramm Sch ramin and tod goodwin int erupted speak peak ers ind asked fisher harm harris to tell his bear dear stoby after being asked many times M harris said he hesitated to tell the story because it was so go personal and he did not like to talk about him self and sat down by tl ti is time the j visitors interest had been thoroughly aroused and they insisted that he tell the story at last fisher consented and said when I 1 left my native st ito vir gin a and came west I 1 brought my trusty rifle which had lor lorg g been my pride my trist frist western experience was in wyoming where I 1 had attach ed myself to a surveying party at af ter a few days in camp I 1 asked it there were any bear in that country and where was a good place to hunt tho the boys said right up that can yon v was as as good as anywhere and after the morning camp work had been cleaned up I 1 started to tol fol low up the little stream under trees and shrubs and thinking how tul ful the flowers and sunshine were I 1 wandered on till I 1 found I 1 was up against a rock wall the end of the attle box canyon after a short lest test I 1 turned down the canyon following the trail I 1 had just passed over I 1 had gone but a short distance when I 1 saw a bear and two cubs I 1 got behind a rock over which I 1 rested my rifle and tried to shoot but something was wrong it had locked and I 1 realized that my giusty coon rifle was only good as a club by this time the bear was almost on me I 1 struck it with the butt of my rifle and broke it in two I 1 then got out my hunt ing knife and fought with the boar bear until my clothing had been torn off me and ahad I 1 had the satisfaction of see ing the bear and cubs lying dead in the path As I 1 sank down to rest I 1 reached tor for a canteen of 11 ater which I 1 had strapped around me and I 1 found I 1 had been so ing the entire tight fight that the water in the canteen WAS FROZEN bill paxton of omaha once said horses are no longer of use and it does not pay to breed them the men use trolleys the girls use bicy cles and the government is run by jackasses some cake A favorite expression of my part ner when he had helped a down and outer was cast your bread upon the waters it may come back a cake the following from the chicago tribune of february asti 1890 proves that it does Ivi hippen lipen LENDS 00 LONG AGO IS PAID BACK 50 00 dr leets of canton P i casts bt bicad ead upon the al aiters with N ith good effect scranton pa feb 12 dr alien allen M leets of this city has been anfor med that henry B carey late of los angeles cal has bequeathed him 60 50 the bequest was made on account of a loan of which dr leets made to carey at newark N J in 1862 carey went ent west and amassed a fortune the bread came back some cake and plenty of frosting on it too hold the train or natural kindness at an out of the way railroad jun action a traveler found himself hun gry with but only two minutes to spare before hh his train left taka a cup of coffee he said to the girl in charge of the restaurant I 1 ve no tame for anything ele you can take all the time you want ant sir said the young woman cordially I 1 ou look at this bill 0 of f tare fare and telephone to the super in to delay the train a little littler while why cah cali that be done asked the traveler in astonishment certainly said the young worn in tn of course it can its it s a branch road and no other train coming or going over it today and the benr abent would want you to ha have v e a good meal he ile owns this res ta u r ant youth s companion |