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I AND HIS NEWS OF NEBO VALLEY
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Mr. William Ware an<l Mrs. Mar- ; umbrella and smacked it over
caret Ware were dinner, guests a- \ head, now I liope.it rains.
?/oas the street with H. Y., Jr., and . . .
wife Friday night. An AdT.n^relnTtajr V/ilda
Mrs. BeMy Self. Loyd, and Mrs. By "? V. .
Mary Lingerfeldt, of High Shoals, Having lived in the country the
visited your reporter Sunday. ] Kreater part of my life, operating a
I was* despondent when 1 wrote iar/T1( j ^ad the desire? like most |
a line last week and said: 1 have men w^0 are lovers of the great out
but three friends 1 can find. Now 1 (!<,<,? _ to ^ ot ,hc wi|d
rind I have a host of friends, by the piaces of thL country where I could'
eards I find In the mall. I thank you hunt and enjoy freedom. Even
amy kind friends. -? ? ? - - -
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merit law night?.
; 'No, mother,
Went fj his apart
ment.
1 kiiew that gal
who flirted by when she didn't
know Where her next husband was
coming from,
.. . ... as a boy I felt the call of the wild,1
Now then.' if I ?o the spirit of- the nomad. The lust to
on your note and ; wander to out-of the way places of
you don t l*iy the world of which I had read. I
. experienced in my imagination, butt
Mother: uaugh- , ^ad never r?ajiy lived. At the age
ten, did you let him 0f 26 I decided to look around the
come to your .'part - 1 countr>. for some territory to which
1 1 1 could journey, occasionally for
recreation, enjoy the freedom of the
wild and indulge in some of my
favorite sports. I traveled over Ari
zona, part of New Mexico, At last^,
I stopped in western Arkansas, on
a government reservation Just laid
off and full qf wild life. No re$tric
When 1 Igot homo the other even- ijions at that time. I took with me a
lug, <o my suprprise. I found a negro boy, he had no living rela
Ht range man kissing my wife. And -lives. Tom and I soon became very;
what did vou do? I picked up his good friends and when 1 told him.
* ? '-J? ? - i he was to . accompany me on my
proposed trip to the reservation. I j
had bought his gratitude and he
was eager to set out at once. .
The next morning being. October
30, Tom and I loaded our old Ford
wKh provisions, carpenter's tools, a
tent and other necessities and set',
out on our adventure. We traveled in |
the daytime and camped by the road
side when' we were overtaken by
darkness.
One nigh* we pitched our camp
near a large river. Tom gathered
some dead timber off fallen trees
and son we had a glowing fire. Our
supper consisted of bacon, egg s, cot 1
fee and bread and when it was dis
posed of we sat around the camp
fire. Tom nodded, but I was too
overwhelmed by the magnitude of'
the forest to think of sleep. What
a transformation from the drudgery
of the past month in the cotton
fields. I drew s. deep breath, a vast
sigh of contentment. This was what
1 best loved. I feh that my dreams,
my entire human existence was all I
around me. The solitude of the for- '
est. The strange night noises, the,
wild beasts calling to their mates,'
and intermingling with It all was1
the inexorable works of nature re- !
Vealed to man.
1 was so deeply plunged into my j
thoughts, that 1 had not noticed the
swift passing of time, and now as
1 looked at my watch I was surprised
to observe that it was alter ten .
o'clock. Tom was stretched out on
the ground nearby snoring vigorous- j
ly. I arounsed him and picked up:
the lantern and told him to come in j
the tent. Tom lay down and rolled
up in a blanket. He was asleep a- !
gain almost at once. I kept my rifle |
| within easy reach as I did not in- f
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tend to cakeiany chances
prowling wild beasts. ,
We had not been asleep more
than half an hour when I was sud
denly awakened by something, or
someone scratching on the outside
of the tent-. I spring to my feet and
grabbed my Winchester and called
to Tom to light the lantern. Tom
rolled out from under the blankets
and struck a match and as he held
the lantern up over his head I saw
a small black bear half way under
the side of the tent. He had cut the
not very good tenting with hts raz
or-like, claws as if It had of been
paper. ! leveled my rifle and fired
three time? in rapid succession. A
terrible roar issued from the throat
of the bear. He staggered, then
made an effort tx> advance and fell
to the ground dead just outside the
tent. I looked around for Tom but
he was no whe^ to be seen, then
glanctng upward I saw him perc'ied
on one **f the upright poles Just as
high as he could get, holding on to
the ropes at the top of the tent.
Tom, you fool nigger, I said, come
down here and see your brother.
wVth Wo suh, Marse H. Y., Ah don'
| want to see no brother. Ah's rather
' be up here.
, Tom; I commanded impatiently,
come down here at once. The bear
is dead now. After a little coaxing I
convinced Tom that the bear was
dead.
but as soon as : he reached ? * the
ground, he cried:
Lawd's sake, Marse H. Y., let's
leave here. Nonsense, Tom, there is
no need to fee afraid. Come on, lets
have some bear meat for break
I tast.
I cut the bear's throat so he would ;
bleed freely, while Tom rolled' his |
eyes, held the rifle, and prayed. j
- , : * 1
After much persuading I sue- j
ceeded 5n get ting him to hold one of j
the bear's legs while I proceeded to
.skin the bear. After dressing the
bear, I took a fresh- chew of tobacco,
with my rifle across hiy knees and
waited for further developments. I j
anticipated the coming of other wild
animals and I was determined to (
be on the alert. Tom rolled up in his i
blanket aijd covered up hLs head.
The October night was chilled by
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frcwt. I saw the poor little darkey
quivering with fright. I for the mo
ment, wished I hat! left him at
home, but presently he was snor
ing and was unaware that a wild
animal existed.
I rtad beeto setting on the cot for
perhaps 3 minutes when suddenly
the howling of wolves brought me
to my feet with alacrity. They had
scented the fresh killed bear and
had gathered to devour it. I waited
inside the poorly constructed tent
for several minutes. Outside every
thing seemed to become unusually
quiet. I wondered what had silen
ced the vicious howling wolves, I,
in my loneliness stepped outside the
tent and leaned against a tree.
The moon had risen and now
shown brilliantly down on the frost
kissed forest, and by its light I per*
reived several brown creatures mo
ving about where we had discard
ed the parts ol'4he bear. I took aim
at one as he cahie smelling close to
the ground. My bullet, however,
went wild of its mark.-? (To Be Con
tined).
My dear friends you never thou
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' Yes I'd like to bo
Somewhere in North Carolina,
: Where a woman is seldom seen*.
; That's where I want to be.
i Where a Christmas c^rd In April,
1 1s considered up to date in June,
Where the summer sun shines all
day.
Then at night a thousand mosqui
toes,
Replace the ones you've Just slayed
And not a pretty gal in sight,
That's where I want to be.
Yes, that would be
Best for B. Y. B.
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