The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-06-23
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A BEAR HUNT.

A BEAR HUNT.
The chase of the bear is a very cxcitin.
pursuit, and the more 50 as it is attended with
some danger. Before relatin. anv anecdotes
of Individual bears. let us see what kind OF
all amusement bear hunting The ,lcscrip-
ton is taken from .iuduhon's american
Birds.
being one night sleeping in tie house Of
a friend. | wa awakened by negro servant
bearing light. who gave me note which he
said his master had just received. ! ran my
eve over the paper, and found ii to be a COM
muDication from a ncichbor. requesting m:
friend and myself to Join him as soon as pos
>iblc, and assist in killing some bears, at that
moment engaged in destroying his corn. ].
was not long in dressing, YOU may he assured
and. on entering the pa'ior, found my friend
equipped, and only waiting for some bullets.
which negro was employed in casting. The
oyrrseer's horn was heard calling m the ne
.roes from their different cabins Some were
already engaged in sa,ldling our horses, whilst
others were gathering all the cur-dogs OF the
plantation. All was hustle Before half an
hour elapsed, four stout nero men, armed
with axes and knives, and mounted on strong
mags Of their own, Tor Won must know, k!!u
reader, that many Of cur slaves rear horses
cattle, pigs, and poultry, which are exclusive
ly their own property, )were following Us at
round .allop through the woods, as We made
directly for the ncighLor'S plantation, little
more thar five miles off,
The night was none of the most IA, or
able, drilling rain rendering the atnos-
phrrc thick and rather sultry: but as We
were well acquainted with the course. we
soon reached the house, where the owE,I WAS
waitin" our arrival. There were now three
of us armed with guns, halt a dozen servants.
and good pack of dogs OF ali kinds. We
logged on towards the detached fields, in
which the bears were a: work. The owner
told us, that tor some days. several OF these
animals had visited his corn, and that ne
gro who was sent every afternoon to see at
what part of the enclosure they entered, had
assured him there were at least FIVE in the
field that night \ Ian Ct attack was iorll-
I'd the bars at the Usual gap OF t., fence
were 20 tc rut down wi,hcu, noise n. r.y.,
nd docs were TO divide, AID afterwards
,rrcec.!,d % as TO sur, cund the bt ;, Len
IA, the sounding of our horns. every one wa.
to charge towards H.. centre 9th, ,iciI, Al,
shout as loudly as possible. which i; was
ud sed would 30 in,lmila:e ,ht animals. ., 10
induce them to seek refuge upon the dead
trees, with which the field was still partial,
covered
Tho ,I,r s,rc..J.I nv. borrS <,,,,,.,
,h.. hor.., o.,IonoI ,,r, cha .,ou,.,,
III. do,s bark, ed anil how,.d Th, ,h,;.A. o,
,h. r,.,ro.s wcrc enoucb ct t,;cl,,.r \ l.,;ou
If hears and those in tb,. field ,ook ~ .,;,b,
=, ,h.,, l., H.. Tim. W. r..,,A.l IT.. r.,.r.
,b., w,.r.. hoard hrrr,;r, ,ov,r,. ~, -,
,,f,h.. ,r..s E;rc, war;. ;,uu,.,r
he n. peoro.s T,o Jr;z,,;r, r,;, baJ
,.,...J .h. .lr .,or..l .d H.. l,,. or y,
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;,: d.. , ,, :.,. ;,
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which quickly di.ratch,d them
We wer. anxious 20 nrocurc Is mucl
snort a. no.,;IIe and h,v;rr oi,.,rv.J ono r.
,h. bear. which from j.. size -, ror;cetur,
:, ~. M. mo,hcr o~,,, ~. :h,. r..ro,s :, -,
low, ,b.. ,r..o ~, which :, W.. r,r,,,..J wb.
!, wa. intended the loy< .houll have tn
with II while. W.. s,,ou,l .,r,or. ,h.:n ~,
assist in preventing the tears r.o,. ,.ca,;n
Is wouu,;inc il in one Of he lind l,o.. III
surrounding woois e.i.o,l TO the bow
,f III. ,x,ucp Thu. ,reo w.x I,roe an
,,nob having bpcn ,;,,,l.d moro ,N,n tw
INV. anil eliza ,,..-..,;or ri. f.,i;,,,;, s.,,..
,.x,r.m.,, ,e,,or. I!ov.v.r :, hoc,, ~ y
br,,. 1t ,a,., stroke: 4 t.w inch.> ;,Iou. no.
.,,,or,.d i, and :, .:ort ,;,,,. = c,,,
,,,.,;p, 70 ,b,. orourd IN ~ ,v.,, j., ,,,,,re
that Bruiu uuSt ,,oub,,,>s have tilt the ,ho,.
severely As we should Gel , .,,sc Il Il,
Globe produced Wv the su.:,stn collision y.
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