The Messenger. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1858-18??, 1859-07-07

UIOuS13 Pllln W tuo eoith, niiohAhS
in his death agony with fearful
wound through the heart and lungs
from which there was no escape.
One qugver ran through the frame
Of the seautiful animal, when he
breail 3his last.
Th choing sound of the rifle
shot hardly died away, to which
the triN hunter ever listens with un-
feigne5pleasure as the sweetest of
music OF his ear, whenever he has
seen thet his game is surely within
his gras,; the last faint melody was
broken ,pon and completely lost
in terrible roar from the woods di-
rectly ksbind him. Instantly turf
ing his lsad to note the source of
this souz4l, the meaning and cause
of which'he well knew by his expe-
rienced poodman's ear, educated un-
til its nicely was truly wonderful, he
saw two huge and terribly angry
grizzly llcars. AS his eye first res
ted upon those unwelcome guests,
they meAa2bounding towards him,
their eyes fashin 6 fiery passion,
their pearly teeth glitteriug white
eagerneS TO mahgle his flesh, and
their monstrous forearms, hung with
sharp bony claws, ready and anx-
ious to hug his body in o close and
most loving embrace. There was
not much time for Kit to scratch his
head and eogitate. In facs, one in
stant spentiin thought then would
have proved his death-warrant,
without a hope of a reprieve. Mes
Sis. Bruin evidently considered their
domain most unjustly intruded up
on. The gentle elk and deer may
hap were their dancing boys and
| girls; and, sslike many apetty king
in savage kand they may have dined
J. late i,ai.i lsrs now enjoying see
mic treat of their ballet troupe.
At all events, Kit required no
second thought to perceive that the
monarchs of the American forest
were unappeasably angry, and were
fast nearing him with mighty stri-
des. Dropping his rifle, the little
leaden bullet Of which would now
have been worth to him its weight
in gold ifit could by some magic
wand have been transferred from
the heart of the elk back into its
breech, he bounded from his posi-
ton in close imitation of the elk,
but with better success. The trees
he hoped and prayed, as he fairly
few over the ground with the bears
hot in chase, one quick grasp at a
st urdy sapling. By good fortune
or special Providence his hope OF
prayer was answered. Grasping q
lower limb, he swung his body ny
into the first tier of branches just al
passing Bruin brushed against on'
of his legs. Bears climb trees, ant
Kit Carson was not ignorant of th'
fact. Instantly drawing his keen
edged hunting knife, he cut ava.
for dear life at a thick, short branch
The knife and his energy conquere'
the cutting just as Messrs, Bruil
, had gathered themselves up for al
ascent, a proceeding on their par
. TO which Mr.. Carson was well ac
quainted with the Messrs. Bruin'
t pride in, and extreme consideratio
, for their noses. A few sharp rap
/ made with the severed branch upo
i the noses of the bears, while it fairl
made them howl with pain and rage
+ caused them hastily to beat q re
treat.
a This scene Of ascending, gettin
: their noses tickled and again dc
} scending, bowling with pain an
, rage, now kept Mr.. Carson an
/ Messrs. Bruin actively busy fl
! some time. The huge monsters an
o mcnarchs of the mountains wer
f determined not to give it up St
g Such a full and fair chase, and I
a be beaten by simple white man Q
!, their own domain! This evidentl
: CALLED their sensitive natures. 1t
, true, the roaring of the bears in h
e rear stimulated Mr.. Carson in tt
: race, SO much so that he undoubtl
d ran at the top of his speed; and b
= ing naturally, as we'll as by Ion
d practice, very feet Of foot, he ha
r managed to outstrip his pursuers
= the race, It is moro than probab
s that the Bears were in too good
o condition to run we'll. Had it bee
is early spring time they would doub
1t less have been much lower in fles
lie That was their fault too; they shou
70 have known. that racing time cam