Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1845-11-29
4 THRILLING AND EXCITING
ADVENTURE.

. GLOW dlreluI are the effects Of revenge. :
1t was on as beautiful an autumn DAY
az ever uShcred in the Indian summer
/ that ! made an excursion after game a
/ mong a group of mountains, or rather on
a link IN the great chain of the AIIegha-
ny range, which runs in northeastern
direction in that part of Pennsylvania
which bounds the New York line.
| had kept the summit oil the noun,
tans for several miles, without success,
for breeze had arisen shortly after sun.
rise which ratified through the trees, and
made 1t uniavorable for hunting on high
ground; and the only animal saw was a
a 9af u.s. adbdHPTsfd9 AID 8hrft9y OUT OF
reach Of my rifle; | therefore descended
the mountain in anobIique direction, to-
wards the salt springs, Which soon
reached, and after finding others had pre-
ccded me, left the spot for another noun
tain on which intended to pass the re.
mainder Of the day, gradually working.
my way home. The mountain was Gov
cred with CHI smut trees, and here it was
that caught a glimpse Of the bear from
the other ridge, and found he had diSap.
peared but a shon time previous to my
arrival on this mountain; followed his
track for three miles, for hogs root up
the leaves in search Of food beneath, and
il no doubt had fingered about here eat
ing its food until my near approach gave
warning Of its danger; this could dis
cover, as the leaves having been wet by
the melted frost Oh the top, a path couldI
be traced where the bear in running had
turned the dried leaves uppermost.-lI
quickened my pace along the mountain
side and round the turn OF the mountain
with the hope Of surprising the bear, and
a after a rapid chase for the distance above
all proved IrutlesS, and re-
Unpublished further pursuit. Warm with
this exercise, and somewhat Iotigued |
descended the mountain side, aud took my |
seat hes de stream of water which gent I
" washed the base Of the mountain, and |
emptied itself into the head waters OF the
Susquehannah
renamed sitting on fallen tree
whose branches extended considerably
INTO the water, for perha an hour and
halt, when on a sudden heard rustlng
among the leaves on the mountain imme-
iateIy above my head, which was at
irst so distant that thought it merely an
,ddy of wind, whirling the leaves from
he ground; but it increased so rapidly,
md approached so near the spot where
at, that | instnctveIy seized my rifle,
eady at a moment to meet any emergen- q
y which might offer. a
That part of the mountain where was 9
Gated, was covered with laurel and other e
ushes, and owing to the density Of this II
hrubbery, could discover an object not il
lore than ten wards from me; this, as 5
It'll afterwards appear, afforded me '
any rate it conduced to INV Ii
lccess. The noise among the leaves i,
ow became tremendous, and the object ii
pproached SO near, that | distinctly p
card an unnatural, grunt,ng noise,I as ifItc
ON some animal in great distress. At OF
myth sudden plunge into the water, di
IT more than twenty yards from me, IN m
,vered TO my view full grown black m
,ar, lnenl upon nothing but its endeav Ia
$ TO press through the water aud reach ve
lie opposite shore. The water on an av- tn
age was no; more than TWO feet Deep LEI
hich was not sufficient for the animal ha
swim, and too deep to run through; con- as
quentIy the eagerness with which the |
,ar pressed through the water, created ha