The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-12-03
A Bayld Enrdnnlnr wI,h = 80

A Boys Encounter With Bear,
rom the Slrailord Canada) Beacon.
Mr.. E.McPhail gives Che following pars,
uculars of al encounter win bsav.
which took place in the township OF Fnlg
hfIon' on "Wednesday, the lit6 inst.
On The morning OF lie diy mentioned,
Mt James Foster, farmer. on lot EohA
West Mitchell road heard hog makioa
oonslderblculise and seuthis 500 Geortsr
lad OF some fifteen years Of aye. to see
what was the matter, when, on runinr 10
The scene OF trouble. the hd saw what he
supposed to b. alarge black dop bcl1nripA
10 Mt McPhail, (on whose lnd the Gem.
bai was being wagel, } tearing At the neck
.o' hog belonsing To Mr.. Mpphail. aud
wiki lhe intention Of releasing his pig-
snip, threw stick at the tuthless a1grSs.
sor, when 10 his CONSERVATION. haos
bear instead of tue supposed dor. refine
pushed his hold upon the hog a9d made
Tor himself Being totally nnarmcd enl
no assistance within a quarter Of mile.
he at once made for small iron wood
tree OF about 1--we inches diameter. Ilav.
lug got up the tree, what was his terror
when he saw the huge bear pursuing him
hastily up lhe branches with an iron prip.
aud evidently calculated upon "A dainiy
mursol for breakfast, 1aud continued 10
raise paw alter paw on tie branches till he
approached 30 near as 10 be almost with.
in reach. The poor lad screame1-hstilv.
aud eudeavored to break off some of tbe
branches 10y kicking them down with bis
bare feet. In this he partially supceededa
when the bear made yigerous stretch Of
muscles and seizgd The lad by The foot
sinking one of her fangs under Tho ball OF
the great toe on he right foot, and slieht.
y scratching the side olthe foot with her
other nipper teeth. N
AT this junctuie the shaking 10 and fro
OF ;he sappling, with their united weight
upon 1t, caused il to bend over until tia
top nearly approached the ground, when,
providentially, the monster lost his hold
and young Foster, bravely elinsinRfto his
grRsp with upshaken nerve. was elevated.
by the risipg OF the sapling. Bruiu howA
ever did not lose her Differentiation 10
feast upon his body, aud again sprang 70
the tree, but Was evidently TOO much "a
tigued 10 rise on 50 slender a ladder. AZ
this stage of The contest, ,the huge monster
standing on her hind legs. her body ex,
tended up the tree. growing dercely. tia
lad nearly exhausted, cliukihg to ths Tree.
l0nly few feetup withtheblo6l strea,n.
ing 10 the rescu9o OF ms sUu, uirer ,.------. ~
beast turned upon him; but he, Whh qlu6
lin hand, showed a bold front. although
out of breath with running. His eldest
son now arrived from another pait oftho
farm, when they succeeded in rescuinR
George from his retreat. MeanMhil6
several other persons aTriyed'ou the spot.
and lad WAS dispatched for Messrs. VIII
liam aud Walter Whcom, who were soon
on the spot. with a dog Of more than usu.
al size and courage, which Immediately
seized the bear by the root Of tie ear, and
in the struggle brought himto the ground.
Bruin now got hold on tho shoulder Of
the dog, and nippod him so tight as to
make him rellnqiish his hold But the
courage of bruiu gave way. and sho made
an attempt TO tree, when Keeper" again
seized her by tho thigh, and brought aer
back. She now made for a large elm, aud
assembled some forty.fye feet and perohs
cd ia crotch TO scan her assailanfs A
man was then dispatched for tNo Of our
Nimrods. who, by joint attack, both ia
'front.' aud rear, brougght her bearship 10
the ground by well Greeted Gre.