Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-10-17
BE AIRS.

Grizzly bears DO not hug, but strike their
prey with their terrific paws We have been
informed by gentle nln who has seen much
of these creatures ,hWng indeed killed five
with his own hand, that when grizzly bear
sees an object, he stanls up on his hind legs,
and gazes at 1t ntcntly for some minutes. lie
then, If 1t be man or beast, goes straight
Oh utterly rcgardlesS Of numbers, and will
seize It in the midst Of Il regiment of soldiers.
One thing only scarCs these creatures, and that
is the smell of man. II in their charge they
should cross a scent Of tins sort. they will turn
and lily.
Our informant was on one occasion standing
near thlcket, looking at his servant cleaning
a gun. lie hld just dismounted, and the brl
die Of the thoroughbred horse was twisted
round his arm. Whilst thus engaged, very
large grizzly bear rushed out OF the thlcket.
and made at the servant, who fled. The bear
thcn turned short upon the gentleman, in whose
hand was rifle, carrying small ball, forty to
tnc pound; ana as tn- ooat lOsc oa ...3 A.Es
legs to make a stroke, he was fortunate enough
to shoot him through the heart. Had the horse
moved in the slightest at the critical moment,
and jerkcd his master,s arm, nothing could have
saved him; but the noble animal stood like
rock.
On another occasion, large bear was shot
mortaily. The animal rushed up steep as
cent, and fell back. turning a complete sumcr>
set ere he reached the ground.
80 .,'il T,
,I,r.n io.., L.,., 49, ,,.,,r - l-i!' it L..
i,. PT"'; y. INV .t's '..sit
- ~ .'! "i''
''"u "P I'Nu - - ~" " 'No''e' t''o'i O"-
,''''' It ~ "''' N'oi
~ c,trI ,.;II .''' 'i;, -
80 ~ a, "'S ','O"
1, HH''yO " ~! "I'' '''es
W., NJ ~ ~ o'''t' ue','.
;.i. ~ i po' i"S Dou' - 81
i''i t' '''-' uio GoH
"Heip Wv! .''Yr GOV e'u't "r'l''c'' "',o nave ln
'''' NV 'l'" u'' ~ ''Iu u0"'''' "''',
od"' SI"''' anu i'1Ne1' II l''e li'tI1 uuc'I'Plcu
~ l''o'e' u.p Dc'l "ou,u aaeii Pu' t''e'h uo""'
i'N 'o'. 'ie'i 's oe'o'o' i'''u'i! leaving u'e''i
co,iiP"'"'iNciy ,, u"Ilu't' ,,
nc sIi"Ay o'Il' ti"'e 'he'I caves 10 ""'c,i
'"ef ic'lo ",o'' '''' 'o!u io'iuets u'c'h torP'u'
ana t,''S - taHe' auNaHlage ol ny tne most III
ueP'u y, ule 'u'''c'S' il''i"s sa'I''eu thc'i
SGNcS "ooul 'IiG cav "'csc men PrePart can
u'e l"tt' va ''nI" o''' tI'c co,i'o Vi wiz pGeS'
anu Sollencu u! uiH grouse ol INC otar' IL mas
a a '"Fse "iIN' anu ""I'' WIN orl!Iiait HaUhe'
Oalt!' t''e ooiT'c nun WIN I'Iie Ill COIL
SSi'e"1 l'o'iIon !.'e 'u''ye '''''s u'c r'''-
Iia'ih9 'e'o"c" i's icTtsscS' nc likes tne cah-
die on lu tlc sIounu' nS'l'S II, ana Iie cavern cave IS
soon iIIu."'l'aler WIN u viva Heht' ne nun
t9F now lI'' up"i On us lace, having uie can
die between lne pacN part ol tle cave "here
the pear iS' ana himself, IN lhiS poSLtion' win
Inc 'n"zze o' 'ne r'ile IuIi IN front oi hi'n' he
Pat'hlly a"a'' MS Nlc'l'h' bfuih Is soon rous.
cd oy The lpht' ya"hS ana stretches himself,
IKE person awailhS IRON deep sleep Inc
hunter NO" COCKS ms rlile' ana Watches the
bear turn MS ne 'd' ana Wl'h SLOW , ana waddIing
steps approach ''e cahute' Inns Is trying
moment as ,h9 eN'FaofG'hary tenlcIty OF ile
OIL tle g'l@Iiy S oear IehueT5 an unerrihg 'moI
es'9htl1'' "e monster reaches the candle
ana e'tn'r raises d ms Ps" TO S'tlNc, OF MS nose
to smell at IT, ne hunter steadily raises his
piece 'ne louu report OF .he rlle rcVeFoerateS
through ule cavern anu 'is pear laIS WIN
heavy cIa'h' l'lG'.eu lI.iousn tIio eyp' one oi