New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-06-18

san was vet half an hour high, fnc pear ptesenea
herself in fui sight sna Toss " ar y gen,lw iii
aTaur III shSs1rh still aistrustful that something
which meiIisated mischief was ahoat. she twisted
And fwinod iii all directions iu her doubt, ana IN
1i sh;s raye me an admirable opportunity for
s.ssliT E shot The moment had fair aim at her
besrs discharged my piece. The bail passed "a
hack Of her foreshoulder, and as afterwards dis-
covered, went directly through her heart Sne I
feiI. ana taking it for granted that she must be
dead drew my bowie- Knife and rushed upon her,
iii order to lose no time in seeking for the cups.
When Preached hor she looked dead enough put
I thought might just as well make sure ol ", "
an enemy in the rear, when ! should get INTO ths
cave would be exceedingly troublesome.
noDned nv knife therefore, as a matter OF form, |
into her throat; but good heavens! only fancy my /
astonishment when, as the cold steel penetfated
her skin, she leaped and grabbed me py tne legs |
with her huge paws
This was d contingency had by no means
counted upoa. II was performance distinctly
not "set down in the bills" "A desperately
wounded bear is about as unattractiye an aequain-
lance as the wild ferest can show and one that
stands as little on triles. And yet was in just
such party's grasp. 1t was an appalling thought
But had not much time to think, for 1t was OBJ
yionsly q death struggle for one or both Of us
and as her horrible teeth met in my flesh, the
auisite pain left me nothing but an instructive
sense OF the necessity for prompt action. " g
were both down upon the ground together now.
Her teeth and claws were both at work. II was
fensive measures, but, growing exhausted with my
loss of blood, was not, at first, successful. Az
length, twisted myself underneath her, and catcn-
ing her, with my left hand, by the great goaIce
which hung under her mouth while plunged my
knife into her heart with my right, ana worked IL
briskiy around TO insure its fatal operation; Her
| Jaws opened; her claws relaxed their hoid ana
after one or two more spasmodic endeaVors 10 mu-
tilate me, she rolled over and expired
This time there was no mistake about her spirits
departure; and as 4 tried to rise upon my feet,
felt grateful to Providence that mine had not de-
parted also. conceived that had right to con.
graduate myself upon winning a great battle.
was mangled-in fact, was partially crippled. L
had lost a great deal of blood, and was proper
tionately weak; but ! was worth twenty dead men
yet, and the cubs, was aware, must be In the
cave, expecting my attentions.
/ bound up my wounds, therefore, in the best
manner could under the circumstances, and then
took a rest This effected, i summoned my re.
naming strength and determination to my aid,
erasping my bowie-knife in my hand, and going
down upon my hands and knees, began to grope
| my way in towards the den. | soon discovered
that it was too dark in the cave to make any safe
! progress in that manner. was not certain that
| the father of the cubs might not be within,
anticipating my visit, and prepared to receive me
with affectionate embraces; and as his eyes, IN the
4 dark were nicely fitted to perceive and welcome
his guest, long before mine wonld enable me to
/ Judge Of his presence / had additional reasons for
crcumspection. beat hasfy retreat into the
! open air, and getting up some '.fata pine tree
4 limbs, Iconverted them into torches. Thus pro-
| vided, I reentered the cave with plenty OF light
\ Knife in one hand, and blazing fiambeau in the
other, fairly dragged my lacerated legs and
weary body along the floor of the cave, examining
4 the spot cautiously, well as attenhgely, In my
| slow progress. Ny heart painted quite as mueh q
4 with alarm as with interest. Twill acknowledge 1t,
/ was really full Of fear. It was long distance
under ground. had no assistance to expect. 1
4 was miles away from the camp, aud intrnding upon
the premises Of the enemy. was creeping to.
a.+3s hpUlu an
4 the locality, my ignorance Of its openings, It's
nature and extent considering my weak and dis
abled condition, and the chance of encountering
disturbed grizzly fresh from repose in his own lair
1 it was not remarkable that should entertain an
4 overpowering sense Of danger, and indulge in 2
| few thrilling apprehensions as to the result.
But had gone entirely too far to recede, and
\ creeping on--creeping ,steathily on--when had
penetrated distance of perhaps twenty or thirty
yards, beheld, to my intense delight, the bears
nest. 1t contained two little fellows, fast asleep,
and there were no appearances whatever, OF their
4 indulgent papa. The cubs were no larger than
wharfrats, and had not yet gotten their eyes open
but lay snuggled up together, all unconscious o.
what was going on around them, and innocent Of
| every thought of mischief. put them into my
/ bosom and then looked around the den. 1t was,
should think, from four to six feet wide, and from
4 six to eight feet in height; but how far the sup
i terranean chamber extended, had no disposition
I to inquire. / had achieved my purpose. The Cubs
j were in my power. was in pain with my wounds
"
enjoyed no sleep for two or thtee nights. My only
wish at that moment was TO hasten home, exhibl
with exultation my little trophies of war, attend
my wounds, throw myself on my bed, and sieel
till had recovered my natural strength and energy
But snrambng out of the cave, no king upon hi
throne could have felt prouder than did. No mil
Iionaire could have contemplated his property witt
more secret joy than did those little creatures il
my bosom for they were the youngest and hand
soonest infants OF the kind had ever seen. They hat
ne teeth yet; had scarcely any hair on them; the,
were SO helpless and SO confding! Sc away
went to the camp, feeling as large as any Gulver
with the Brobdignag cubs close to my heart!
Arrived at the camp, told the whole story 3
Saxey and the Indian boys, but they laughed at j
. | as gross invention Saxey, in short, said IT wa
E a-well, no matter what-but he used very stron
expression, not often met with in the good Christ
/ ian's vocabulary, and implying generous sens
, of my ability to manufacture an exciting tai
without being too particular to put all the facts
Il on their affidavit However, there were the CUBS
There was no getting that little circumstance
3 | The next day, too, when I escorted them to th
:, spot, there was the bear, and there were all th
K evidences of the fearful struggle between u
\ When we Lit pine torches and entered the cav
there was still the cubs bed, and the marks Of m
4 depreciation This left them no chance to doul
II any longer, and they confessed that had rgl
q to be elated AS Saxey and were equal partne
I in the hunting expedition gave him one Of u
n at the same time, Ben Franklin.
d AsIMALs-Hotc They Cool 0f.-Esery obser
j, ing farmer knows that men and horses the on
j. animals that have double means Of retrigeratio
{. and all others have but ene No other bein
It sweat like men and horses, and therefore cam
l. cool themselves by perspiring through the ski
ID This viii be found true throughout the whole ran,
Il Of comparative anatomy, and applies to the large
as as well as the smallest beings. All the thic
I'd skinned animals, except the horse have no powe
s- in the skin to exhae heat by perspiration 1t ben
only secretiye surface. All the cleft feet speci
er including those with feet and toes rounded and
d. provided with claws, the rhinoeeros, elephal
in bison, mammoth, mastadon. buffalo, ex swii
deer the lion, uger. pear, Wof, foX, squrrei, q