The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-08-09

UiI III OsOA ohi'S -
that, too like q devil, which I began to
think he was. While in this fix, I made
preparations to give him last brush, and
be done with it. Having completed eve
rything to my satisfaction. I started at
sunrise, and to my great joy, I discovered
from the way the dogs run, that they
were near him-fnding his trail was moth
ing, for that had become as plain to the
pack as q turnpike road. On we went,
and coming to an open country, what
should 1 see but the bar very leisurely as
cending hill, and the dogs close at his
heels, either a match for him this time in
speed, or else he did not care to get out
of their way-I don't know which. But,
wasn't he a beauty, though? I loved
him like brother. On he went, until
coming to tree, the limbs Of which form
cd crotch about six feet from the ground
into this crotch he got and seated him
self-the dogs yelled around it-and there
he sat eyeing them, as quiet as pond in
low water. A greenhorn friend of mine,
in company, reached shooting distance
before me, and blazed away, hitting the
critter in the center of his forehead. The
bar shook his head as the ball struck it,
and then he walked down from that tree
as gently as lady would from carriage
Twas beautiful sight to see him do that
he was in such rage, that he seemed
to be as little afraid of the dogs, as if they
had been sucking pigs; and the dogs
warn't slow in making a ring around him
at respectful distance, I tell you; even
Bowie-knife himself stood off. Then the
way his eyes fashed-why the fire of
them would have singed cats hair; in
fact, that bar was ina aUrath all over.-
Only one pup came near him, and he was
brushed out so totally with the bars left
paw, that he entirely disappeared; and
that made tue old dogs more cautious
still. In the meantime, I came up, and
taking deliberate aim as man should do,
at his side, just back of his fore leg, If my
gun did not snap, call me coward, and l
won't take it personal. Yes, stranger it
snapped, and L could not find cap about
my person. While in this predicament,
1 turned round to my fool friend-says L,
'Bill,' saysI, you're an ass-you're fool
you might as well have tried to kill
chat bar by barking the tree under his
belly, as to have done it by hitting him
in the head Your shot has made tiger
of him, and blast me, if dog gets killed
or wounded when they come to blows, 1
will stick my knife into your liver, I will
my wrath was up. l had lost my
caps, my gun had snapped, the fellow with
me had fred at the bars head, and ex-
pected every moment to sec him close in
with the dogs, and kill dozen of them
at least. In this thing was mistaken,
for the bar leaped over the ring formed
by the dogs, and giving a fierce growl,
was off-the pack, of course, in full cry
after him. The run this time was short,
for coming to the edge of lake the var
min jumped in, and swan to little is
land in the lake, which it reached just a
moment before the dogs. III have him
now, said I, for had found my caps in
the lining of my cOat-so, rolling log
into the lake, padded myself across to
the Island, just as the dogs had cornered
the bar in the thicket. / rushed up and
ired-at the same time the critter leaped
over the dogs and came within three feet
of me, running like mad; he jumped into
the lake, and tried to mount the log had
just deserted, but every time he got half
his body on it, it would roll over and send
him under; the dogs, too, got around
him, and pulled him about, and finally
Bowie-knife clenched with him, and they
sunk in the lake together. Stranger,
about this time was excited, and strip.
ded off my coat, drew my knife, and in
tended to have taken part with Bowie
knife myself when the dog rose to the
surface. But the varmint staid under
Bowie-knite came up alone, more dead
than alive, and 1 with the pack came
ashore. Thank God, said I, the old vii
lain has got his deserts at last Deter
mined to have the body, I cut grape
vine for rope, and dove down where
could see the bar in the water, fastened
my queer rope to his leg, and fsbed him
with great difficulty ashore. Stranger
may be chawed to death by young ali
- a,.s e +lo +h;ror I lool1od of 1rnrn,t q