The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-04-29

I'm in, replied Jimmy, "that's one thing
I've been wanting to do for 10, these many
years." They were soon ready and started
out. About half way up the mountain
the dogs brought something to bay, and
fastening up they found that they had
freed II pretty large bear. Just held CT
jimmy" said Johnny, "till put bullet
through his smeller, which " ill bring him
down out of therefor bear can't stand
it to be touched at either end-and as soon
as lie touches the ground the dogs, who
understand their business will seize him
by each ear and hold him as tight as if
he was in a wolftrap, when you can take
right, I'm in" repeated Jimmy, "and if
me with pack saddle" The bullet was
to the foot of the tree. AS Johnny had
predicted, the dogs seized him upon each
side of his head, as he sat upright with his
back against the tree SHOWS your time,"
said Johnny, ',just walk up and cut his
throat-he can't hurt you, for the dogs
will hang to him like sticking plaster,
and won't let go till it thunders. "All
right, I'm in" repeated the old man, and
cautiously walking up to do his part ofthe
work, he attempted to lay his left hand on
top Of the bears head while he cut his
throat with the right, when Bruin seized
him by the left arm, which so much sur
prised and alarmed him, that he stood mo-
tionless, with knife appraised but without
attempting to strike. Johnny, seeing how
matters stood and growing impatient, ex-
claimed Jimmy, why in the dickens don't
you cut his throat" 81 should like to
know how in the dickens / can" replied
the old man, "when the darn'd things
bitin' !"
Jimmy finally comprehended the situa-
ton, and very naturally concluded that
now, if ever was the time for work, cut
the bears head nearly off, and escaped
with but slight injury. AS long as he
lived he loved to relate his adventure with
that "cussed bar"
One more anecdote, and will close up :
About the close Of the war; a very large
bear, in crossing from one mountain to an
other, passed near Abingdon. Some of
our young men armed themselves, called
up their dogs, and were soon on the trail.
Some four miles from town, in close pur-
suit, they passed the farm Of good old
Methodist preacher, who happened to be
out in one of his fields, his dog following
him. Hearing the noise of the chase, and
looking up he saw the bear Laundering
through the snow, and coming directly to-
wards him. Being unarmed, and not ex-
actly ready to be eaten just at that mo-
ment, he sprang to the fence few feet off,
and climbed to the top of stake, deter
mined to give the bear as wide berth as
,1a 10 th,,s hn Fob
gave away at the bottom and pitched him
to the ground face-foremost. 1t occurred
to him very suddenly that he had heard
that bear would not modest dead body,
and that he might escape by feigning to
be in that condition. His fall frightened
the bear and turned him in another direc-
tion but his own dog, not exactly under
standing the strategy of his master, ran up
and began to smell about him as he lay upon
his face in the snow. Thinking it was the
bear, and that the critical moment had
come when "to be or not to be-" was the
question, he lay as motionless as possible,
and thus, in suppressed and sepulchral
tones, addressed the supposed monster
$50 on, bear, 90 on,-the hunters pW Kill
gov If y0u Stop-besides, Tn dead-hage been
dead a aceek-and amt fit to eat no hoD ="
The young man who had approached
and heard this earnest appeal to Bruin, was
never forgiven for having divulged it, as
as long as the worthy person lived.
In my next, Messrs. Editors, if bear-sto
ries are to your taste, will give you one
in which enacted prominent part, and
will leave you to Judge whether or not |
acquitted myselfwith credit. With wish
es for your continued prosperity
am yours, most respectfully,
c. B. C.
46inglon, w., April %, 1870.