30. THE BLACK BEAR OF PENNSYLVANIA 



man took a deer that Mr. Grimes ha'd killed, claim- 

 ing it as his; but Grimes protested to no avail. But 

 later, Mr. Lyman left at the post office, for Mr. 

 Grimes, ten dollars, reasonable value of a deer, at 

 that time. 



At another time, Mr. ' Grimes killed and began 

 dressing a' deer, when along came Mr. Lyman, claim- 

 ing the deer, which be seized by the horns, dragged 

 it down the hill in the snow saying it was his deer 

 and he would take it home. Mr. Grimes then ran 

 after him, leaped upon his back and both rolled in 

 the snow a while, without striking each' other. Then 

 Mr. Lyman went home, without the deer. 



Early in January, 1919, as Edwin R. Grimes en- 

 tered his home, he fell across the threshold and died 

 instantly, at a ripe old age, without a struggle. 



