New-York tribune., 1841-10-08

got cleverlv up into the oouE - - 49,
We hoard something cracking among tte 90
-.-Ia,. We looked and listeRed, and heard
I,,der and nearer. In minute we see
- - -. -,-;rc not three rods OF from me tree,
- something black stirring about among them.
r.. on, come an awful great black bear, the
locking eller that ever laid my eyes
~. IooLad M towards the tree or, and
.,,-ned up his nose as though he snuiing
something. | begun TO feel pretty streakea
kuew bears was terrible climbers, and q gin
al the world If I'd only had my gun in ny nand,
well loaded. But lkere was no time TO 60 down
after it now, and | thought the Only way was TO
keep sill possible, and perhaps ne rnlghi 60
of again about his business. So W. d.da sur
nor hardly breathe Whether the old teller smei,
Us. or whether he was looking Tor beech-nuts,
don't know; bat he reared right up on MS mind
legs and walked as stragh: 70 the tree as a maE
could walk he walked round the tree twice,
and turned mis- great black nose EP and looked
more ike Old Nick than any thing that ever see
before. Then he stuck Ms sharp nails into the
sides Of the tree and begun 20 Bitch himself 1p.
felt a. If we mad got into bad icrape, aud wished
We was out Of it. Ned beyUa 4 cry But says
10 Ned. Its no use 10 tske ca about II; i lie
coming ug we must fch; him OF The best way We
can" We elm up higher into the tree ana the
old bear come hitchiug along up alter s. made
Ned 70 up above me, and as hea pretty good
club in rnv hand ! thought might BE- able TO
keep be old teller down. He didn't seem TO stop
for the beech-nuts but kept climbing right up -
wards us When he got up pretty near poked
M club al him. and he showed his teeth and
grow ed SAYS l. Ned, scrabble Up httle
higher We elm up two three limbs higher,
and the old bear followed close after When he
got up so he could almost touch my feet, thought
j, was time to begin TO SIGHT So uP with M
club and tried to fetch him Pelt over the nose.
And the very first blow he knocked the club rish-
out of nv hand, with his great niger paw. a
easv as could knock It out of the hand Of Il baby
a wear old. | begun TO think then II vas zone
goose with Us. However, took Ned club, and
thought I'd try once more; but ne knocked II
ou, Of ms aand like feather, and made another
hitch and grabbed at nay feet. We scrabbled up
the tree, and he after US, Till GOT almost TO the
top of the tree At last | had 10 -top liitle for
/ Ned. and the old bear chinched mytcer First he
stuck his claw n:o en- and then he stuck his
teeth into EN-, and begun 10 nav. ie- a Il
/ twas a gone case but I kicked and fit, and told
Ned to get up higher and ne did get up little
higher, and | got up little higher too, and tie
old bear made another hitch and come up higher,
and begun to nav my heels again. And then the
ton of the tree begun 10 bend fot we had got up
hisl. we was all on a single limb twere and il
bent little more, and cracked and broke, aud
down We went bear and all about thirty feet TO
the ground. At first ! diSn know whether was
dead or alive. guess all lay still rs much as
miu.tc before wc coun!d make out to breathe.
When | come TO my feeling lJtle, found the
bear had fell on my lame leg, aud give ii another
most awful crushing. Ned wasn't hurt much. He
fell on top of the bear, and the bear fell partly on
me Ned sprung OFF and got ont Of the way OF
the bear and in abou; q minute more the bear
crawcd up slowly to his feet, and begun 70
walk of without taking any notice OF Us. And
was clad enough to see that he went rather lame
When come to Try my LEGS ! found one OF EN-
was terribly smashed, and couldn't walk step
on il. So told Ned to hand NE my gun and 10
90 home as fast as he could go and get the horse
and father and conc and carry me nome.
Ned went off upon the quick ;ro'. as if he was
after the doctor But the biundcrng cr,ter-Ncd
always was great blundercr-lo,t his way and
wandered about in the woods all night, ana ddn L .
gel home Till sunrise next morning. The way
spent the night WASH very comfortable, can tell
,e Jest before dark II Dcsuu To ram. and look .
cd round to try 10 find some kind OF a shelter. At
last | see Il great tree, Wing the ground htile
yvavs off, that seemed 10 be hulcr ! craw.ed
along to it, and found there was holler IN one
end large enough for me to creep into. So IN
went and in order 10 get entirely cut OF the way
of the spattering OF the rain, and keep myself dry
| crept in as much as ten feet. LAID there and
rested myself as well | could, though my eg
PINNED me TOO much 10 Sleap Some time IN the
night. all at once. heerd sort OF rusting noise
a, the end OF the log wherc | come IL. My hair
stood right on ecnd It was dark As Egypt |
couldn't see the least thing, but | could hear the
ruslling noise again, and it sounded if i; was
coming into the log. held my breath, but
could hear something breathing heayily, and there
seemed to be sort Of scratching against the sides
OF the log, and il kept working along in towards
ne. | c,nched my iowlng-piece and held on 70
IT, Twas well loaded with a brace OF balls and
some she, besides. But whether 10 ire or what
to do. | couldn', tell. ! was sure there was some
terrible criier in the log, and the rusting noise
kept coming nearer and nearer TO me. AT last l
hcerd n low kind OF growl. thought IT / was
only dead and deceniy buried somewhere ! should
be glad for 10 De eat up alive there by bears, OF
wolves. or catamounis, couldn't bear the idea OF
it. In miau,e more something made 4 horrible
grab At my feet, and begun 10 nav ern. At nrs1
| crawled u little further into the tree. But tee
cri,ter was hold of my feet again IN a minute. and
found 1t was no Use for - any farther. /
didn't hardly dare 20 iire for thought II ddn : |
kill the critter il would only be likely - make /
him fight the harder. AnS then assin ! thought +
II I should kill him, and he should be as large as
! tancied hig 10 be, should never De able 70 shove
him on, OF the LOG, nor TO get out BY him. Whde i
w;.s having these thought, the old e.!er was nav
ing and tearing my feet 50 bad, l found ne would .
soon Kill me il | LAID still. So took my gun and F
pointed down by my feet as near the centre Of the
holler log Us l goud and L; drive. Tho report
almost stunned me But when I come 10 my
hearing again I laid still and listened. Every
thing round me was su a. death; ! caalda
hear the least SQUAD. | crawled back few inches
towards the mouth of The log. and was sJopt by
something sgainst my feet. pushed it. 'Iwouls