'If there's one thing that a bear won't
never forgive nor fergit,'says the Squire,
shakin* his head solemn at Uncle Jase,
and lookin' fer all the world as if this
doin's of Evander was worryin' him
like all-possessed, 'it's bein' ketched
and done fer while it's asleep, 'cause
then you're runnin' slam ag'in natur','
he says. 'Natur' is wonderful,' he says,
'and you can't beat her. And there
ain't nothin' she's so wonderful in as she
is in bears,' he says.
'if you sneak on to a bear when it's
asleep and git the best-ef it,' says the
Squire, 'look out! You're tryin' to beat
natur', and natur' won't have It!' he
says. 'If you ketch a bear in that way,
it's bound to have it in for you and git
even, and to make it a sorry day for
you when you done it. There ain't
nothin* natur' is so wonderful In as she
is in bears, and Evander wants to keep
his eye peeled,' says the Squire.
"Then Uncle Jase sticks up his nose
and says: 'Poof.'
'Jest ezac'ly what poor onfortunit
Simeon up and says to my grandfather!
saysvthe
Squire, holdin' up his hands.
'And I rather caic'late he lived to seethe
day he was sorry, poor feller!' sayB he.
-Simeon had snuck up onto a sleepin,'
bear jest like Evander has been doin',
and got a rope onto it and yanked it
home and tied it to a pole.
