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About the com nfcffccfsfesrt ~ the
present century, five Dutchmen, by
the name Of Buckley, settled on Syc-.
emore Greek, III fhe lower edge Of
Davidson county, Tennessee. 7" tu'
They were a. hardy set Of bacf- q
woods-anen, fxadyy at O.. moments Z
warning, for "a fight or foot-raco !,
with either man % beast They,
were farmers I'm 4 small way, and
when not engaged o. such, wsrs gem 9
orally In the woods, with ,gssm and
dogs, Ia chase Of deer, bear and other
game then wbtfrTdaut IN the woods
Many are the exciting sceircs through :
which they passed, In thcso earlpi
days, while engaged Ia the chase ,,ons !,
of which we give In this sketch
/ All the Incidents here given, With
many yotlier thrilling adventures or
irunter-life, vera related to the W ritter
by " Uncle Jake" in detailing which
he has "Dothing extepuated, nor
aught set down IN maiice.n @lIF
Upon one occasion, two of the brosd
theirs, Jake and 10, as they were Ia = i
military called, crossed Cumberland
River, TO hunt bear. BONE where al,
the waters of Hari,ctf River, tho
dogs chased q very large one which q
would not tree, but made direct for
Harpeth River, some two ,milcs dis
tant from where the dogs started him.
The bear struck the river az = bfuff,
twenty feet high, overisaugfnx tho
water, and being cIoseiy pvrsued by /,
the dogs and one Of the hunters, he
at once threw himself from tho bltiff'
into the water, and swan across the
river. The dogs, finding q less pre-
cipltous point, descended to thewater
and swan after him. In the mean
time, Jake, being In cfose pssrsuit,
reached the bluff, and fireti at the
bear ~ he approached the opposite !
bank, but without seriously damage,
Ing him. The hunter reloaded his
rifle and crossed the river at an ac-
cesslble point below, and came mp
with bear and dogs engaged In gem
When the Dutchman apr a ached
the scene OF conflict, the bear was all
attention to one Of the best dogs In
the pack, and a, glance at affairs sat-,
isfied Jake that II he did anything
for that dog, he must do II quickly.
He ran up within a few feet OF the !
bear, presented his gun, and pulled
the trigger, but NO report. Again he
attempted to tire, but with the same
result. He then linstiIy examined
the priminglo f hfs gun, and tliscov-
cred that IL ,was wet. WislIlug II,
save bis fhvorite log, he threw down
his gun, drew his hunting-knifc, and
thrust 1t into the side or the bedf, but
ma king n second stroke, he discov-
cred that his knife had broken Off nc
the. shank, and that the blade re-
/ discovered that the knife had struck
rib, and glanced upward, doing siie
bear no serious injury. ii ii9ifW nnq8
4 All this time Bruin had maid no ar
tentl0n' to tile hunter, but was still
| at work on the dog. At once. and
| without thought Of couaeuuences. /
Jake jumped astride the bear. Yhit
act diverted the attention Of, the bear
to the hunter, and the fight hero
closed .betweciI the bear and dogs,
| but the conflict was not over between
Jake and the bear. Bruiu, not reltsh-
ing his rider, made an effort to seize,
the hunters leg, but this Jake ,yre-
vented by selzing hold of the bear's
ear. He then made mn effort In reach
the hunter's leg on the Opposite side,
but was fOlled by simjla movement
Of Jake's left hand to Bruins spare
ear. The Dutchnan, being a man of
great physical strength, upi his LILO
being at stake, In this way prevented
the bear nom turning his head either
to the right or len. Aftef resting
while, the bear made off through tbs
4 cane with Jake on his back and tho
dogs quietly following, ,..'t..,. n,
| Not until the bear started on with
him through the cane did tho hunter
realize his danger. q He lIad NOT sseus
4 his brother, 10, since the chase began.l
He commenced ut ONCE calling his
brother, who finally answered. HIM,
being nearly "a mile distant, or tho
opposite side Of Harpeth River. Be-
fore his brother reached him, how
ever, Bruin, having Travelled about
ofle-fourth Of u mile, made another
4 effort 10 relieve himself Of his bur-
i DEM this he endeavOred N do l,y do.
liberately placing his fore nav be-
tween his neck md the hunters arm,
and trying to pull tho hunters hand
from his ear, bait 10 delihsruto were
his movements that tho hunter, " Ak
i, enabled TO resist The force Of tho hear
for u considerable time; bot when
forced to release his hold he would re-
move his hand quickly, let tiie bear's
paw pass, and seize hold Of the ear
again. Bruiu would then make u
similar effort on tho opposite side, hut
with no better success. In this WAY
the hunter protected himself nom
the jaws Vt the bear until his fsotIier