Magpie's night-bear: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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Magpie's night-bear is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Tuttle, W. C. (Wilbur C.) (1883–1969).
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Magpie's night-bear by W. C. Tuttle is a humorous Western short story written in the early 20th century. It centers on a comic frontier mishap in Montana, where two prospectors’ quiet night turns chaotic when a bear wanders into their cabin and a phonograph unexpectedly becomes the key to escaping trouble. Two prospectors, the narrator and Magpie Peters, are mining on “Plenty Stone Creek” and living in a cluttered cabin prized for its phonograph. In the moonlit night a huge bear slips in, wrecks the stove and cupboard, gets tangled in flour, bedclothes, and a high chair, and drags the protesting Magpie around the room. As the bear seems ready to turn dangerous, it accidentally starts the phonograph, which blares a bugle and marching orders; the bear, trained to drill, shoulders Magpie’s rifle and marches off into the timber. Next day a newspaper notice reveals a lost trained black bear named Gladys “versed in the manual of arms,” confirming the absurdity of the night. The partners briefly consider the reward, but Magpie refuses to pursue a bear that might also be a sharpshooter.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Magpie's night-bear
- Author credits: Tuttle, W. C. (Wilbur C.) (1883–1969)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Bears -- Fiction
- Short stories
- Western stories
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