Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-09-19
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NO. 35
JESS BRYAN'S BEAR FIGHT.


| JESS BRYAN's BEAR FIGHT,
Every man, woman, aud child in Pick
ems county knows Jess Bryan. He is,our
crack .tale-,ellsr, and many side aches haye
the boys had from laughing a, his Nubbiu
Ridge aud sourwood stories. One Of Iis
we will now give, promising that the gisi
Of the tale consists in his rich node Of tel-
ling it, aud that il must lose much by be-
ing read: -. ., ;, +
got TO he sheriff ofIhis county, was .in
Mobile, and one day saw crowd moving
out towards the Orange GROVE ;aI joiuedi
and learned that, match fight was aboqt
10 come of between Jim Burguss,. bull dag
and tame bear, for FIVE hundred dollars
a side, one hundred forfeit. ,.. i.
As soon as The rius. wus formed, tho deg
was. turned. loose. .aI the bear, and after !epe
round, he, stayed loose-no sort Of talk
could make him clinch again and BurSlass-
paid The forfeit aud drew of the dog, ;. !;
just as the crowd. was about TO disperse,
Iall, raw.boned native from Chickasaha,
who was rejoicing in ,be ownership. Of a
big, bony, stump tailed cur dog, sang quit;
.'I'll be derned, if Cash cau's take thar
bar.";, :. :. ~
"Whar will you u BET bel Of d ,hatl" said .he
owner Of The bear, -. a,..;;. =.
."l'll go my pile" said raw bones. aud
drawing out the foot of an old stocking, hs
shelled ou, twenty dollars, The hear lnan
covered the twenty, and the ring was again
formed. -. >: 80.
Nov. gentlemen" said Chickasaha', ~
wishes it understood as how, nobody goes
INTO this yer ripg hut. me. and Cash and
the bar, and nobody aint got TO speak or
tetch but me-, -, $50. =. ,,...
This was agreed to, and lhe bear being
unmuzzled, the word was given. ;. a.. 8
Look out Cash; !. mind your. eyes.
Watch him, Cash.. cried ,law.bones;, as
Cash, with prudent regard for his own
interests, kept at respectful disiance;. his
bristless standing up like the teeth: Of a
harrow: As sopn, as Cash, had spke9 a
position little in the, rear. Of. his foe, and
out of the range Of, his. paws, his master
shouted-s!Take him. Cash !" ii. ~
With one bound, Cash seized The poor
brute by the root Of, his ear, keeping his
body side by side with liis eueny, SO, that
The. latter could not possibly strike him,
keep out this ring, genllemen,."' cried
The owner Of Cash. "Brins hiui here,
Cash.. ;,
Cash, by main force, &c. dragged the bear
half around the ring, without, once expo
sing himself to the furious blows Of the
animal. a., >, ~,
Again The brave dog shook hi; foe, un-
til the bears teeth fairly chartered With
pain and rage. Sill, Cash, by keeping
yard arm and yard arm with The bear, was
as sale as il he had beeu in his masters.
cabin.
The owner. Of the bear. seeing that. the
bear could not bring his arms to. bear,
could no, bear In see cash bear the bear in
such barelaced manner, and gave up the
day. -:
"You give it.up," said our man: ''Well
then, gentlemen, clar The ring-Cash' leaves
when he do leaves 'em. Hold him Cash
You says it's my money, no Discounts, nor
nothing? Watch your Time, Cash. Let
50, Cash." -,
Win single spring, Cash was as len feet
beyond The reach of the bears paw.
That's ligh! pcert bar" said raw
bones ''but he amt nigh sich one as me
aud Cash has tuck. We eot one this fall
thar measured nine feet from snoW to taiI
tip.
"Thal's lie," said The fiscomf,ted
owner of the bear, "you never saw bear
that large in. your ile."
II hain't? Well, RI 90 you these yer
Two twenty dollars on that branch Of the
subject" 1900.
his bel y said tho, bear man.
"WelI, come down TO George Davis's
and we'll try The case"
The crowd all accompanied the parlies,.
and we soon reached Davis's store.
George, let me see that biggest bar
skin let you have spell back" saidour
man.
Davis handed out the skin, andI irmea-
sMcI nine feet, one inch and a half!
Twenty to start on, and twenty are
fnr,y. and forty arc eighty: Wboop.ee !,
Come yer, Cash. Good evening TO you
all, gentlemen" sung the over -joyed ma
{. tive and the last saw Of him, he and
Cash were ealing ginger cakes at tho mar-
lie, huuse.-West Alabamian.
A Coop RERLr.-"Why Co. you no.,
hold up your head as do :" inquired an