Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-05-05
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Some one In Townshend has written
10 the Brattleboro Phoenix the follow.
ing interesting account of bear hunt
on Sunday, which took place in West.
minister in I'VE olden time" en-
Mn EDITOR According to promise
VIII write that story about bear hunt
ON Sunday in olden time; notable fact
which often heard told in early child.
hood by the old people of that day, and
the grandchildren of the old revolution
airy hero of wnom speak. i14t
Capt Reah Wright, as he was called
by his acquaintances and neighbors, was
man OF the most positive composition
or organization, man of iron will,
hardly eXcelled by Ethan Allen, Andrew
jackson, or b. 4, Butler He lived in
Westminster, Windham county, of this
state, the intellectual capital OF YER
mont IN the time of the Revolution
Capt Wright was doubtless thought by
his townsmen-many Of them at least
To be the most heaven-daring man in
town a specimen OF the right stamp to
grapple with the wilderness and wild
beasts of new country. He was res
dilute old soldier that feared nothing but
his God, The Captain was very much
harrassed by an old bear that made
continual depredations in his corn field.
She was so shrewd that no one could
get shot ut her she understood her
ps and Us so well that she did not dis
turb the field only on Sunday when the
people We're gone to meeting. But
Captain Wright, who Rad fought the
British and Indians with glory, was de-
termined not TO be generated by La
dy Bruin. Accordingly he secreted
himself in the field on Sunday morning
and watched till the bear made her APP
pearance. No sooner done than he lev
eled his old, long barreled, brass trim
med, flint lock gun at her ladyship, and
brought her to the ground to rise no
more. The report of the gun was heard
throughout the neiohborhood on that
sublime Sabbath, and by the minister in
the midst of his finely written sermon,
who doubtless thought that the Captain
had committed the objectionable SIM
Captain Wright soon received sum
mons from his minister to appear AT,
church, and hear his excommunication
read. Accordingly, he made his appear
ance, gun in hand, cartridge box KNAPP
sack, canteen, and several DAYS proyis-
ion, soldier like, and all equipped, took
his seat in the church with the rest Of
the congregation. After prayer AMI
singing the minister rose to read Capt
Wright's accommodation. He cor
menced br reading Offending brother.
Captain Wright told him to sit down.
He reluctantly obeyed but rose the
second time and commenced the same
story. Captain Wright again told him,
in his decisive manner, to sit down.
But he rose the third time to read the
accommodation, when the Captains
blood was up to boiling heat and he
rose to his feet, levelled his old Queens
arm at the minister, and told him that
he was dead man if he proceeded;
then commanded him and all his con-
gregation to leave the house instantly,
which command was obeyed to the let
ter. The Captain locked the door and
carried the keys and hung them up in
their proper place. He lived to a good
old age, and often declared thst he en-
joyed that days experience equal to any
OF his life. He never was again called
on to give an account for shooting the
bear on Sunday, He lived and died in
full communion with the church. The
Captain had served too long in the con-
tinental army to surrender his rights to
man or beast, without fair battle.