THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG, PA.
SIGNS OF THANKSGIVING.
Tba mn tisar Thankselren' oomln''wlth th
Joillnit kind o' muuid:
Ton can hear thn turkey holler for a mil or
two around;
For h s news that he If la It, i( he hue bean in
the past,
An' think, that ever? minute 1 J"' sure to
be his last;
Too ean hear ThanVsvrlron comln' with a rush
an' with a roar,
AB'thaknlvfaan'torksa-liiinimlir as we pasa
the plate for more!
Oh, tt'a.l'llvvory minute, In the North an' In
the smith.
Porthr- turkv gobbler's In It, an' wo're watorhv
at tlio mouthl
Atlanta Constitution.
A THANKSGIVING BEAR.
OTHINQ at pres
ent existing la
the great central
States of the West
recalls the condi
tions of a few
years ago. Then
the howling of
the wolves was
heard at night,
the deer still
roamed the for
ests, the bear,
panther and cata
mountwere frequently encountered,
and away from the growing towns tho
people still led the primitive life of
the settler.
The Balrds were a happy and pros
perous family, that lived near the
Little Red, a swift stream that flowed
through a region but little opened as
yet to civilisation. The father was a
type of the hardy men who opened up
the Great West a skillful hunter, a
woodsman and a farmer by turn, cul
tivating the soil In the spring and
summer, and hunting and trapping
during the fall and winter. His two
boys, Robert and Philip, had been
brought up to be expert shots, so that
the family table was always luxur
iously Supplied with meat, generally
game from the forest. Wild turkey,
prairie chicken, pheasant, and venison
were quite as common to this remote
Western family as beef or pork are to
the table of an Eastern farmer.
"Well, boys, what shall we have for
our Thanksgiving dinner this year?'
asked Mr. Balrd, one day at supper,
as the November days were drawing
to a close.
The two half-grown boys to whom
the question was addressed, opened
their eyes expectantly. They knew It
did not mean wild turkey or prairie
chicken or pheasant, for these were a
dally dish, almost. It could hardly
mean venison, for the neighbors were
generous, and several deer had been
recently shot by hunting parties.
"What Is It, father?" finally asked
Robert, the elder son.
"What do you say to bear?" asked
the father, smiling.
"What!" shouted Phil; "Old Eph
rmim? And can we go along?"
The elder Balrd smiled. He had
long thought of taking the boys on
their first bear hunt, and "Old Eph
ralm," a well-known black depreda
tor of the bear species, had just re
turned to his usual autumn haunts
among the wooded hills some miles
away, that formed the source of the
Little Red. The boys were enthusias
tic and excited over the proposed bear
hunt
Alas, for human expectations! Three
days before the expected hunt, Mr.
Balrd, while In the wood felling trees,
severely cut his foot, and the long
tramp up the Little Red after "Old
Hphralm" became an Impossibility.
The boys mourned as only boys can
mourn over deprivation of such a
glorious chance for sport.
But Rob and Phil were adventurous
young hunters. They had rivalled
their father more than once In shoot
ing at the mark, and plenty of small
game had fallen before their rifles.
The Boys Were Both Struggling In the Water,
Why should they not have a hunt all
by themselves? It was Phil who pro
posed this plan to his older brother.
After discussing the matter for a
whole day, they decided to ask their
father for permission to indulge In a
"fire hunt" on the Little Red. The
permission was given, as the father
had confidence In his sturdy boys, and
believed them to be equal to securing
a deer, now that the bear hunt was
Impossible.
"But I hope we will meet Old Eph
ralm," whispered Phil to Rob. The
latter only smiled In a significant way.
The idea had also entered his mind.
It was a calm, moonlight night
when the boys started to paddle up
the Little Red. The torch had been
placed in the stern of the canoe. Only
two or three rapids were to be passed,
and these the young hunters sur
mounted by hard poling, and then
they dragged the canon around the big
fall. Now they had reached a point
some four or flv miles from home,
where the stream flowed smoothly for
several hundred yards, and was shad
owed on each niae by trees. Slowly
itey proceeded, Rob Bitting in the bow
- al ' I
of the boat with the rifle while Phil
handled the paddle.
All at once the paddles In Phil's
hands rested, as Rob bent forward
with an eager movement. On the
light, where the tall trees shut out the
stars, gleamed a pair of fiery eyes,
closo together and near the ground.
"It Is not a deer," whispered Rob.
"I hope it is Old Ephralm."
"Don't miss hlml" responded Phil,
In hushed tone?.
Slowly and deliberately Rob raised
the rllle and glanced along the barrel.
The crack of the weapon awoke the.
echoes along both shores.
"You have missed him," shouted
Phil, In an agony of disappointment,
as silence succeeded the shot.
But in an Instant there was
splashing In the water, and Phil ex
citedly urged the. canoe toward the
spot. As they neared it, they were
momentarily unable to detect any
thing In the deep shadows. While
they were discussing the matter, a
huge form appeared In the circle ol
light that surrounded the boat, and
both could see the head and shoulders
of a large bear making directly for the
boat.
"Back off!" shouted Rob.
For a moment Phil's arms were
paralyzed. Before he could recover,
the great paws, looking doubly formid
able In the unsteady light of the torch,
were upon the guawale of the canos
and a moment after the boys were
both struggling In the water.
All this happened In a second, as It
seemed, and It was well that the boys
were both good swimmers. At first,
they struck away from the canoe, bul
soon observing that it remained afloat
near the rocky shore, with the torch
burning, they halted In their flight.
"Ha! ha! ha!" laughed Rob. "1
guess Old Ephralm scared us off."
"But where Is the bear?" asked Thll,
brenthlessly.
"Safe In the woods by this time,
probably," replied Rob. "I guess I
missed him."
The boys quickly swam to the canoe
and clambered Into It. Everything
was safe; even the rifles lay securely
In the bottom, but were rendered use
less by the water In the canoe.
"Well," laughed Phil, "this canoe
was never upset; we jumped out"
"Oh. that was all right," responded
Rob; "but "
He had no time to complete his re
mark, for in an instant the great
paws were on the gunwale of the
canoe again. The boys did not got
into a panic this time, but Rob seized
his rifle and brought the stock down
Old Ephralm Vaa Vnceremonlomly Tumbled
'Out of the W.igun.
with all his might upon the huge
head. Old Ephralm merely blinked,
and lunged forward with an effort
that threatened to upset the canoe.
"Here, Rob, my knife," exclaimed
Phil, who handed forward the hunt
ing knife he had brought with him.
Rob seized It, and turned to survey
the enemy. Instead of striking at the
throat, which was exposed, he drove
the keen blade into one of the feet
near the root of the claws, and drew
it toward him. The bear growled
savagely, but , Rob boldly faced the
beast, and severed the other foot also.
The bear now dropped off, and the
excited boys watched it slowly strug
ble to the shore. Then they held
a consultation. Rob's rifle was Injur- .
ed, but Phil's was In good condition. '
The wet charge was drawn, and the
rifle carefully reloaded, the powder
in the horns being dry. The boys
slowly rowed toward the shore, and,
when they approached bo near that
the torch clearly revealed things, they
saw the huge bulk of Old Ephralm
extended along the shore. i
"We have got him!" yelled Rob. !
To make sure he sent a second bul
let into his body, and, after a time, as
he did not stir, they paddled ashore.
Sure enough, the great beast was
dead. The first shot had entered his
breast near the heart, and his at
tempts to enter the canoe had been in
the nature of the dying effort for re
venge that actuates savage beasts
when fatally wounded.
Excited and exultant at their tri
umph, the boys paddled down stream
till near the great falls, and then
struck across through the woods till
they came to the house of a neighbor.
Here they stayed all night, and In the
morning, having obtained a mule and
wagon, they returned and secured the
body of Old Ephralm after much toll,
and returned home in triumph.
"My! What will your father say!"
was all that good Mrs. Balrd oould
utter, as Old Ephralm was uncere
moniously tumbled out of the wagon
at the door.
What the old hunter and farmer
said was all In praise of his plucky
boys. He was too old and wise a
woodsman to condemn the courage
and skill that had enabled them to
provide alone the Thanksgiving din
ner his accident had prevented his
seeking in their company.
A Thankful Ona.
Ain't I Blad that this la my first
ankaelvlnir!"
i Thanksgiving!
a,vv;m.vva.x
DR. E. GREWER,
The Philadelphia. Specialist,
And his Bssorlntod stnlT of KnffllHh ntirtOprmnn
Physicians, are now permanently located ul
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