The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1846-11-25

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saw The animal cronching so ticar Him.
..NV said he COOL feIi nsif Ilshoul,l
Kill him.: Thisswns a. curious kind q +
feeling sn be uPpermo I in a man Just a,
that moment, but II was perfectly charac.
is.ic Of Cheney. - ID.
|ss5 On another occasiof:he came Iii Gasila G,
withsa wolf in the snow. He had disciar-
ged his gun, slig hily wounting The animal,
when the infuriuted creature made Al. him.
He had q rife in'his hand, and clubbing i.
laid the stock over the wolfs head. So des.
l.eratelytdid il fight, that he broke the stack
into fragments over its head, then seized
the barrel, which making a better bludgeot,,
soon broke in the brain, though nofzuntil
the solid iron was bent;an twisted asif /,
had been used for a lever instead ofa cud-j
gel. 4. .s !. a 5ssy5s
Once he told me he was not hunting; on
snoWshoes, and had just parted from his
companion, to whom he gave his knife,
when when ne broke through the crust and came
upon a bear sleeping out his Winter sleep
under the root of fallen tree. II was an
old fellow, and shaking off his torpidily a /
this sudden intrusion upon his burial place,
ne rushed forth at Cheney Cheney hiald
barely time TO gather himself up and. make
ready before the huge creature was close
ur"n him. Fetching dead aim with his
P's;oi right between the fellows eyes, he
pulled the trigger. The cap exploded
T'lh'ut tlscharging The pistol, while the
henr wastwi,hin few feet Of him, wadding
along us fastns his unwiel,ly form would
et 2 him. II had no time to place another
cap. so seizing his pistol by the muzzle,
ne aimed tremendous blow at The crcn-
lures head. But The benr caugh, /, on his
paw with cuff that sent it ten rods from
Cheney's hand; and the next moment was
rolling over Cheney himself in The snow.
:. Ills kn'io was gone, and in mere awres,.
ing the bear evidently had the advantage,
and The hnnter's life seemed not worth
straw. But just then his dog came up,
and seizing the creature from behind, matie
him LEI go his hold and turn and defend
himself. Cheney sprang 10 his fee, and
eegan TO look around for his pistol. By
good luck he saw The breech lust peeninp
Out oisthe snow. Drawing i. forth and re.
fastening his snnw-shncs, which had he
come lf! loose, in This struggle. he made after
ihe.bear: When he and tho dog closed,
both feilEnnd began to roll sone over The
other down theside hill, locked in the EN-.
brace q death. The bear, however, was
loo much for tlc5dog. and at length broke
loose, leaving the hitter lacera ted aw i,,lly.
'ornzass Cheneysaid3 all 10 pieces. ~. But.
SAID me- ! neyer3suw such Iilunk in a dog
before. AS soopSas he found i was ready
for fighthe was furious all bleeding as he
vas. to be after the hear. told him
we would have the rascal If we died for il,
and away he sprang, leaving his blood on
.he snow as he went. He grappled with
him, and kept him at bay ill camc IN. I
took aim at his bead, meaning Ia put The
ball in the centre of his brain, but i, strurk
below, aud only tore his jaw to pieces.
loaded up again and fred but did no, kill
him, though the ball went through his head.
The third time fetched him, and he was
a bouncer, | tell you
With moose Ggh. will bid good Che.
ney fnrewelI. He ives ou. hunting when his
dog tackled in with moose. There were
Two Of them together, aud as Cheney came
np, they bent their heads and ,nuLe n, him
like mad bnnalues. The bushes and san.
lings snapped under them like pine stems
MS they rushed forward. Cheney coo]lv
watched their approach, and cockiny his
pistol stepped behind tree and fred MS
they dashed by. His ball went c]ear
through one and lodged in the o,her.-Chc
ney Kills about seventy deer per annum.
tie has none Of the roughness Of the hunler,
but IS one the mildest, most unassuming,
pleasant men. you will meet with any
where. He is now married and whoever
visits this region without having Cheney
with him for several days will miss grea,
treat.