Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-05-02
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KILLING A BEAR.

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/ .allrI B, ,t,r.i and ,ur,ul a'.r, .i, u',,,h T.
VI Er lhal place. rr,nu, a ,lt. umr, .s,ru
hrs, Gr,iurs l..,r. bal l--, ,r,1 p ar.l o,,r ih.
ra,I ~as Go travel; i t,,.r. lr,1 a.rru,uo.
that Boo th,ir rambling Gum u..ulisu 90 mountain
lhr, Gotrgrb crossed ib. raI rat, Tas'gl
ihurgh a nall al.5r..s ,up, .nl ,.'soiu.u'', d
l,n ,lur boo all.i.u With th.,I matt. r1ru,, rulu
20 .aiI Jmollan. lIhsWurd thal ''s evening ''I
,1 piuy. and as there va. ul m.au, quito Dab al
%. Atr.1, mar the rl,J, rsl,, ..s. &c l..'r'.
uliuul', hakol O. ihr r.sht a1l ld, With ihr "a,
pgri,tirn uf l.hullips lIfur ,s I Is,,,rl IT, ,hi.
however, vas a,aIruiuic' r,i Go ,h, oi''r
d,i,,iyl m, lcusr, anl hN,us O. ,ry 'Aitii'l
bur.,. started Immediately ar L..rr m halc' Q.
return l,Eur, j,lk.
iva, htcr than expected, ,nl i.st O.. reach
,I thr t,ud of the r1I 1l1,, irts s,lnr g., u,
h,r.. .uIl,ai, vhc.ll anl ,rr,ri l fuII .I'r'i DO
thr rulr,g Iiuct,uns which ul,>l ls,,ul mo'rui.r
u,lrly uHho,sol mc.
lvls in the vicinity Il l.ar, th1! 81 couI''
were the Gr,, ,hal occurred ,1 ir, minl. rrin,,
u, ,tcyl a,ail toward. home 1ni rni- .l.Ui, lack
u, lta.l .nluin. anil starting At ths .o'ni ol hi
own footsteps. 4. suona. Is-,iauuriei thc ben,
9TH. rrsi, uy h,r.o. an.l .h,o, - 5nly Nhc'lr
~ i.iurc. was nov .Iti,G,i that a bar va
near, and rccr.n, thrush the .saom. .'r' ouo'.gs
ths,e nwin at lrias me, GA Do hrul,hcs, IN ih'
middle Of lhe road.
hallocl and throw my cap a' h'm, let ol n
u.c, and uoI wishing to Irh my'cIi 'oo near .,
frmiiallr an ad,crlp, o'n,Iudei to rtum &
nsishhor C'..,procuc a gun. .and give Bw'n la''lo
gallored hack To- c.. ami r,Ltrd lhc circumstance
Young c. stated with ahcriy, 'c''c'i hi gum an
after r,mmiu. down a charr' 1t powder sutie''n
Co lad a smal. cannon. f,uu, BE- was destitute O
luI,,.. A6er much i,,,,ins and useless hoa'ins 70
lnn., he ,uIlcnl, ,hought q he mothers 'P'dcr
AMI in llri Of lullct, substituted o"o Of It. hs'
. o. the great ultidoation and nduiirnidi'a,isieiiO
ct hi' honorol rarruL
Picking N, hiut ard priuiius he gun, ~. 'h
work oi moincul. and be W's 'oon On h'' way
,bc scene Il action, breaking u'-,cs'ly along 10 ih
lcnd of the mad, he discovered the bCar ,i,,ins d
The same position (which l,f him' at ahou' eish
rol. distant, totally mcoaccmed al he approach
ami lIuc draining "a the ,torn ol lad tea't iron
ncan) so1n 10 a..ail him. pn"ins himself up :
tu,e hunter like position BE- bized away' when Ir
. pitsr. what r,poti Nc'u''o' ~ he most 'nl
linr eruption, nc,sr uttered a '"pnd bali 20 d'a'eI
ius compared to 1.-THE 't'llpo Of thunder woul
have i.cn Tcriccl .icncci anl ly the l"r'd glare
the explosion, saw fricnd &. turning double ~"
mor,,t, backwards, down the bill, While his mush'
was discovered brocch upvart'' some ten feet Ia th
air. The report had harll, sulsiied' and It, echo'
we're It'll rc,,rlrains among the hi'' ~hen 'prin.
in; u hi, lcet ani rubbing he ehe'k be cried,
gssS I'rs 6Isi h@, and running up to him vii
the n,ost sanguic expectations, surc cnough' he h'