Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-08-21
A Boys Encounter with a Re.r

Mr. u. McPhaIl gives the following nart;c.
ulars OF an encounter with a bear. which
took place in the township of Fullarton ~,
Wednesday, the 9th uIt. On the mornin,,
of the day mentioned, Mr.. James Fos,ar
farmer, on lot No. A, West Mitchell road
heard a hog making considerable noise, and
sent his son George, q lad of some fifteen
years of age, to see what was the matter,
when, on running to the scene of trouble, the
lad saw what he supposed to be large black
dog belonging to Mr.. McPhail, ION whose
land the Combat was being waged,) tearing
at the neck of a hog belonging to Mr.. Nc
Phail, and with the intention of releasing his
pigshp, threw stick at the ruthless agrees
sor, when, to his CONSERVATION, huge bear,
instead Of the supposed dog, relinquished his
hold upon the hog and made for himself
Being totally unarmed and no assistance with.
in quarter of mile, he at once made for
small lron-wood tree Of about five inches
in diameter. Having got up the tree, what
was lis terror when lie saw the huge bear
pursuing him hastily up the branches of the
Sapling. Having recovered his breath he
screamed for help, and in order the progress
OF his assistant began to shake the sapling,
but bruin had clutched the branches with an
ron grip and evidently calculated upon diam
y for breakfast anu continu to raise
paw after paw on the branches, till he ap-
preached so near as to be almost within reach.
The poor lad screamed Justify, and endeavor-
ed to break off some of the branches by kick
lug them down with his bare feet. In this
ne partially succeeded, when the bear made
vigorous stretch of her muscles and seized
the lad by the loot, sinking one of her fangs
under the ball of the great toe on the right
loot, and slightly scratching the side of the
loot with her other npper teeth.
AT this juncture the shaking to and fro of
the sapllng with their united weight upon it,
;aused it to bend over until the top nearly
approached the ground, when, providentialy
the monster lost his hold, and young Foster,
oravely clnging to his grasp with mistaken
aerve, was elevated by the rising of the sap
ing Bruin, however, did not loose her de.
terminal on to feast upon his body and again
,prano into the tree, but was evidently too
much fatigued to rise on so slender o ladder.
At this stage of the contest, the lads father
reached the spot, and saw the huge monster
standing on her hind legs, her body extended
up the tree, growing fiercely, the lad nearly
Exhausted, ciinging to the tree only few
feet up, with the blood streaming from his
dcefalcu IOOC.
On approaching to the rescue of his son,
the infuriated beast turned IN Linn but he.
with club in hand, showed a bold front,
though out of breath with running. His
eldest son now arrived from another part of
the farm, when they succeeded in rescuins
George from his retreat. Meanwhile several
other persons arrived on the spot, and lad
was despatched for Messrs. William and WAL
t'r Malcolm, who were soon on the spot, with
Il deg of more than usual size and courage,
which immediately seized the bear by the
root of the ear, and in the struggle brought
her to the ground. Bruin now got hold on
the shoulder of the dog, and nipped him so
tight as to make him reiinquish his hold
But the courage of bruin gave way, and she
made an attempt to tree, when keeper"
again seized her by the thigh AMI brought
her back. She now made for large elm,
and assembled some forty-fve feet, and perch
ed liz u crotch to scan her assailants. A
man was then despatched for two Of cur
NiInrods, who, by joint attack both in front
and rear, brought her bearship to the ground
by well-directed fire.-&anford, (Canada)
Beacon.