The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1859-11-05
A Each Hold with a Bear.

n Each 31Gta VAIN 4 Ecir.
Armed with one Of Mnynard's patent shoot
crS. brace of reliable " Colts" and my
fayoritc old Arkansas blade, hundlcd myself
and outfit, into II car Of the B. and D. Il. r.,
and the Third night arranged my shake
down '"f dry leaves aud Juniper branches
wigwam. constituted in the most aborig ina
fashion at the foot Of spur from one of the
Allegheny Mountains in Bedford county. Pa.
My first days hunt was productive Of two
deer and a sufficient supply Of small game TO
! last me week. More than that | did not
care 10 shoot. for never practised shooting
birds and the smaller animals for the mere
sport Of killing them
The second day was stormy. and 7 did not
leave my wigwam. But the third morning
was clear and cold, and promised myself q
day u! glorious fun. was out with the sun
| and instead of keeping in the valley as had
done the first day, took TO an open ridge
that ran of in northeast direction, and dld
not rise So much rs to render the ascent very
lobormus. The snow however which lay on
| the ground to the depth perhaps eight inches.
RETARDED my progress and afler two hours or
50. began TO weary me and bring ont per spi-
ration. | had started out with heavy Rag
Ian overcoGt on, bnt | got too hot for such an
incdnbrance. and 50 hanging it in the fork $
| Of sapiing to he resumed on my return,
went On much lighter an! easier
As | proceeded up along the ridge the I'M
| drrgrow ii became more dense, with OCCASION
al Tickets Of laurel and Juniper, so tangled
, that forcing Il passage through them was
Goth tedious and laborinuS. The ground too
| hccame uneven, broken into sharp ridges, and
deep iavincs, with numerous rocks piled up
III fantastic shapes as if the genius Of disorder
had hcon trying her hand ut perfection.
lfany one were to inquire why persisted
in pursuing such a chase. should answer =
/ expected 10 find game, and did rather UNI
| rNpcctrdlY: for as | turned quite abruptly
round sharp angle Of rocks | met face to
| face not Twelve feet distant. monStrons
back hear He had heard nv approach, and
| was coming forward on his hind feet to well
come hln home.
In a second discharged my rifle. Int in.
stead Of sending the bullet through his brain
a ought TO have done. struck him in the
'hd"mcn. which only made him little YIN.
| comfortable, and terribly furious There
was No Ina" for Il second shot before my
>ha"@v friend had his arms around me: AMI
got so h' h.! lind Il bear III pa',rnal expression
| ! had secured good eIip upon the roots 81
his loHa rough tongue. Even bear can he
ga-,d and The old f,l,ow cunehcl convul-
>ivoir, cvincjng good deal Of disgust at my
treatment. lie huggcd much less cntrgctical.
Is than his lca,>h nature inclined him 10 do
but hc wonid not let 60: nor either would 7
80 we thrust aud pnshcd. and staggered
about until way we both went over ledge
down into rsvIne choked up with b9iais
bran.hl,s and fragments Of rock.
S"mciluw we got separated in the tumble
and tItr" we stood. within ten feet oc each
other mcditatiu~ -thc bear prolabIy anolh
"r auack-l, retreat if possible. Before
either Il lis had made up orr IN ind|, my dog
a pure breed. imported bull terrier. wIct
| during otlr seattle above had set there quite
a>'onshoa never having seen bear bpiore
now came arin-, down the ledge. yeliul
Ike mad, having probably made 40 her mind
that ii was Not ali in fun. \ small dog al
most invariably attacks bear in the rear
| bu! lido, true to her instinct went ut Bruin'
head, and fastened to his muzzlr A cuff .
once tthe bears paws sent the dog flying
fifteen fee; through the air, landing her Oh III,
top a "a jumper Ihichpt.
TIL, rough treatment stirred up all Filo 5
! BUN Hood. and never saw such wild rage
! '%hbi',d 10y any brute, as she showed as she
| laprd iroln Der perch nd went at the hea
again, THIS tine She fastened to his tongue
St'liHg her teeth through ami through it
| The bear cuff, d and paved the dog severed,
bat verify hcilsvc that if he had literally
| hUock,d the dog to pieces her bend would
sill have h,ll on. fnnd that mus, lend
! Fido hand cr loose her. and knife in hand
w,ul nj ;hr old fellow. 20, into his arms
and at this inc he Rugged fully up to my