Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1856-01-10


The PROSTATE body of man.
1t was Code Ileaned over the bear, clutch-
ing its shaggy skin. did this 10 steady N.Y.
SELF was weak and dizzy go were we all
! struck with all my force, stabbing the ami
NAL on the ribs.
Letting go the Frenchman, the bear turned
suddenly, and reared upon me. ] endeavored
TO avoid the encounter, and ran backward,
tending him off with my knife
All at once came against snow-drift, and
fell over on my back. Next moment, the
heavy body was preciptatpd upon me- the
sharp claws pierced deep into my shoulder.
inhaled the monsters feid breath and strik-
ing wildly with my right arm, still frees we
rolled over and over in the snow.
| was blinded by the dry drift. felt my
self growing weaker and weaker; it was the
loss of blood. l shouteG-a despairing shout
but it could not have been heard ten PAGES
distance. Then there was a strange kissing
sound in my ears-a bright light flashed across
my eyes; burning object passed over my
face, scorchlng the skin; there was a smell as
of singing hair could hear voices, mixed
with the roars of my adversary and all at
once the claws were drawn out Of my flesh;
the weight was lifted from my breast, and
was alone
l rose TO my feet, and rubbing the snow out
ofmy eyes, looked around. could see no one.
| was in deep hollow made by our struggles,
bat was alone
The snow all around me was dyed to
crimson; but what had become ofmy terrible
antagonist Who had rescued me from his
deadly embraces
] staggered forward 10 the open ground
Here new scene met my gaze strange
looking man was running across the platform;
with huge frebrand-the bole of burning
pine tree-which he waved in the air. He
was chasing one Of the bears, that, growing
with rage and pain, was making every effort
to reach the cliffs Two others were already
half way up, and evidently clambering with
great difficulty, as the blood dropped back
from their wounded fianks.
The bear that was pursued soon took TO the
rocks, and urged by the red brand scorchIng
his shaggy hams, ,-was soon beyond the reach
of his pursuer The latter now made towards
a fourth, that was was still battling with two
or three weak antagonists: This one was
'routed' in twinkling, and with yels Of ter-
ror 'ollowed his comrades up the cliff. The
strange man looked around for the fifth. It
had disappeared. Prostrate, wounded men
were strewed over the ground, but the bear
was nowhere TO be seen. He had doubtless
escaped through the snow.
was still wondering who was the hero Of
the frebrand, and where he had come from
| have said he was "a strange-looking man.
He was so-and like no one of our party that
corld think Of His head was bald-no, not
bald, but naked-there was not hair upon it,
crown or sides, and it glistened in the clear
light like polished ivory. was puzzled be.
yond expression, when a man-Garey-who
had been felled upon the platform by blow
from one of the bears, suddenly sprang TO his
feet exolaim'ng;
Go it, Doc Three chyars fer the doctor"
! To my astonishment, now recognized the
| features of that individual, the absence Of
whose brown locks had produced such met
amorphoss as, believe, was never effected
| by means of borrowed hair.
Here's your scalp, Doc cried Carey, run
ming up with the wig; by the livin' thunder! (!
yer saved US all > and the hunter seized the
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German IN his wild embrace.
! Wounded men were all around, and COM
menced crawling together But where was
the fifth of the bearsl -Four only had escaped
by the cliff.
'Yonder he goes 7 cried voice, as light
spray, rising above the snow-wreath, showed
that some animal was struggling through the
drift.
Several commenced loading their rifles, in
tending to follow, and, if possible, secure him.
The doctor armed himself with fresh pine
but before these arrangements were completed
a strange cry came from the spot, that caused
our blood to run cold again. The Indians
leaned TO their feet, and SEWING their toma-
hawks, rushed to the spot. They knew the
meaning of that cry-it was the death-yell OF
their tribe
They entered the road that We had trampled
down in the morning, followed by those who
had loaded their guns. We watched them
from the platform with anxious expectation,
but before they reached the spot, we could see
that the 'stoor' was slowly settling down. 1t
was plain that the struggle had ended.
We still stood waiting inbreathess silence,
and watching the floating spray that noted
their progress through the drift. AT length
they had reached the scene of the struggle
There was an ominous stiffness that lasted for
a moment, and then the Indians tate was an
nounced in the sad, wild note that came wall.
ing up the valley. 1t was the dirge Of a
Shawano warrior
They had found their brave comrsae dead
with his scalping-knife buried in the heart Of
his terrible antagonist
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