Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-01-19
Miscellaneous.
The Great Bear Fight.

hC Abtlc Town OF buelph was. at TIE
time only very small village, though
possessing most Of the accomplishments
"i civilization a church. school. and
tavern; which last was evidently held
IN more esteem by the inhabitants than
the first. and was much better patron
ized
The place did not comprehend above
hitN houses. and the resident, lived
principally by cutting down timber IN
tile summer months which they drove
10 the neighboring towns IN slcighiuy
time. They were rough. stalwart. hari
listed men, all OF them. whom III
isolation of their home nor the latiyues
OF their labor could bring complaint.
One evening in the winter OF l>JU,
acout dozen men were seated IN the
bar'room OF the tavern, as was their
custom after the days work. Some
matter Ut unusual interest WAS being
oil hot WHISKY. ~a~. .....-.
tloDs, accompanied by declA.natory
gestures.
u tell you Jake" one of them was
o-AN AAA, 'VA wv. 0t<t
are goln' to perade inter thetiiiagc in
broad dals, when thar amt man
within mile, some of US will come
home some night and find our houses
empty, and wife and children killed
SutuIIi' must bc done
Yer right thar Bill said the one
addressed As JAKE. 'Suthin' must be
done"
"What'll it be-! said third, still
smacking his lips, with tears IN his
eyes, the effect of a straight horn
which he had just taken. W hat'll 1t
be: Ef thars ennv bars 10 be lit. I'm
yer man. I'm yused 10 jist that same
kind o work When | war out thar on
the MaEd'n kentry, used TO Kill bars
every day. i kept kount OF EN- for Il
long time but they got So uewmerous,
couldn't Keep no count of EN-. Bars
got mighty scarce thar, just then
''liow did yer manage ter do 1t =
asked Jake, who was regarding the
speaker with unieigned admiration.
..Do itt Why ris thar hair, of course.
Thet are the only gintlemanly way 10
kill any anlmile In thet kentry. At
first they used TO show fight but my
name soon became sech a terror 10 the
yarmlDts in them parts, thet they used
10 serrender on sight, and be killed
decently," and Silas Worth took q
chew of tobacco, thrust his hands deep
in his pockets, and looked into vacancy
as if TO give his auditors chance to
testify their wonder.
"Well, Silas," said Jake, "a large
bar KEN into the village to-day while
we war absent. walked right into ms
house, turned my wife and young'un.
out, and took possession for a con
sid'rable time. OF course everything
was terribly upset. but luckily no ON,
was hurt. The bar walked right ou
as he had cum in
Yes" said Bill. Il knowed thar wa.
bars in the neighborhood, cause | seec
one, not long since, but didn't spos,
they'd be SO bold as TO walk right u,
into the village in such a way
hain't been long enough in thes,
. parts for the bars TO be aware of th,
fact said the Yankee, who had becI
in Guelph only about month, but VIII,
by the terrible hair-breadth escape
which he had represented himself a
being the hero of, had already becom
q celebrity among the villagers
Don't yer trouble yerselves no more OF
thet he'd. Leave me to attend to it,
+ Yes said young fellow nance
{ Hopkins who had before taken no par
in the conversation, ''leeve Silas alon
for that, and when you kill that bear
/ Sile, we'll 90 halves in the hide" an,
bidding them goodnight left the ia,
/ ern
= ''Ef thar war a couple hundred bar
now, it would be worth mans Will
TO think bout it; but only one why
ELI what'n thunder's that!"
At that moment the door flew opcr
and lsrge, black bear, with his suller
blear eyes fixed intently on the Yanke
: waddled into the room.
Instantly all was commotion. Tn
: landlord sprang over the bar and int
: back room, the others following him
tightly locking and barring the coo
$ between them and his bearsbip.
The bear, after overhauling the cor
tents Of the place, upsetting bottles an
!. glasses and satisfying himself tina
there was nothing. of use to him
: leisurely retreated.
By the time the bear was we'll out O
sight, Silas Worth's courage had agai
asserted itself, and he sailed out, fol