HOW BRUIN HUGGED A BUSY SAW.
Talking about funny tilings,' said a bif[ bronzed, bearded American in tho rosclimj-room of an im'town hotel, 'tlio funniest thintr 1 over hoard of happened in my sawmill out in Michigan. We used a hoavy upright saw for saving timbor. One day not long ago, the men wore all .gone to dinner leaving the saw, whwh ran by water power, going at full speed. While wo wote away a big blaok bear oamo into the null and wont nosing round. Tho saw caught his fur and twitched him a little. Bruin didn't like this, so he turned round and fetched tho saw a lick with his paw. Result—a badly cut paw. A blow with the other paw followed, and , it was also cut, The boar was by this timo aroused to perfect fury, and, rushing at the saw, caught it in his grasp end ?ave it a tremendous hug. It was his hut husc, and we lived on bear steaks for a wcok. Whon we came up from dinnor there was a half a bear on each side of the saw, which was going ahead as nicoly as though it had never seen a bear. Thi's is a fact, so help mo Bob;' and the biV lumberman bit of a frosh chew of tobacco.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2439, 30 October 1886, Page 2
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220HOW BRUIN HUGGED A BUSY SAW. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2439, 30 October 1886, Page 2
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