Daniel And The Bear

That jolly old pioneer of our ity. Daniel H., is always in the best of mood when he can entertain a circls of friends wlth his wild adventnrea when seeklng for gold in tin; early days oi California, or the rnany ex(itinii iiuidents of long yearg ago in lus own natlve Wolverine stat?. At that 'time his father owned .-l farm in whot is now known as the :$il wanl of tilia city, wliicli was mostly coveri'il with woodfl and the abode of wild animal. 'He was a hoy thrn and helpeil liH father to clear up and cultívate the farm. One day in October liis father decided to go with his team on traaineae. Daniel was callwl 'up at 4 o'clock in the morning, and w.is sent to the barn to feed and liaraeBS 'the hoisos. The barn was new and as yet had no doors put on it. Daniel and hla brave do started for the barn and just as he stepped on the barn floor, a huge bear and her culi bounried toward him and in an instant, 'bear, cmb, dog, and Daniel wei-o 'all in a heap rolling over each Other 'for about two roda, when Daniel by sorne good luck, got out of 1lic ■h-eu's and, paralyzed with fear, mounted 'a high stump near by. Thinking he liad got out of the Hon's den. lic exclainied : "Bat where am I at ? ' His tonigue became dumb witli fiiglit and he could not give the alarm to hts father, to come out of the house, l'inally he went to the houee, told his fat lier about his adventure, but he lioolxed at hun and did not believe it. A short time after, Daniel and his father were husking corn by ïnooniinht in the field, when the identical Mrs. Bruin and her cub came along looking for their supper, then the father was eonvinced and thought his boy was a sefond little George Washington. And many a homestead in onr land Dprlsing fair mul pray, Dates all its hopea and al] its Joy Froni dear Tbankivinti daT '. - R. '. Hume.