The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1872-08-21

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bounding UP. itleir steep side7 8 snsI
shot may le hsd AZ those animals q
advantage.
Bat our chief motive fpr leaving
the trail was that We knew two men
from our own lrain-the regular guide
and anofler-had ridden ahead 70
choose the place for next nights
camp. As they w0sId be before Us
al the way, We need not hops to en-
counter any game oR the regularly.
Travelled track and for this reason we
left IL
Having asecnded for a considerable
distance, without seeing anything
bigger than jsy-bird among the
bushes. we came cut upon projecting
spur. From this we had q view 0I
the defle through which the trail
passes. But We saw also that {
steepisb cliff barred our further pro
gress forward; and that we would
have to 20 back down the gorge II
order to get onee more uPen the route
Of travel
4 good deal chagrined by the
double Disappointment. we were sbout
turning cur horses heads downward,
when . noise reached Is that seemed
to come up out q the dedle We
pressed forward & pace OF two and.
craning out our nefks, looked over
the edge Of the cliff. Sure enough
there was something below TO aeeouRt
for the noise-a group evidently BE-
longing to the wagon we hid passed
The central hgure was a mar Of the
parest Pike county type. short
WASTED, tighi-sleeyed- home-sPan
coat, dilapidaied wool hat, and
coarse, heavy boots, with the iF0vs-
ers tucked into thern He was ridihg
horse that in r0ughaess Of aUpear-
Ance quite eorre<PoRded with kis own
The man was tai, long-beasded, with
a pipe stuck between his teeth.
Several feet in front pro-uded the
barrel Of J long rusty rife : while al
tached 70 the saddle behind, and Iav-
ing acTess the barSe's hipS, wefe q
frying-paa- = -e0ifee-p0t, and several
domestic implements and utensils.
4 cur dog. trotting by the hoTse's 5
side, formed a second figure IN The
group But there were tSH- Others
and il Was these chiefly claimed our
attention causing Us io stare with
asto.lished eyes. The four were all
children-the oldest Of which ceald
not have been much over six wears Of
age. Two Of then-fhe rounres:
pair-were with the man upon horse
back :: one held on his lap, the other
seated upon the Group. and clasDing
on 10 his waist. The remaining pair.
boy and girl, had hold 0fthe horse
tail, a. Il enGeav0Ting 10 drae the
animal backward II was a tabieau
Of such 4 eomical eharacter-tbe
more - being seen IN such a remote
place-that NAV companion and NV
self were upon the point Of breaking
out into a burst of laughter. We
were only restrained bv the extreme
indier0usness Of the thing which foi
some moments held rs in mute sur
prise.
Before we had recovered from i, Z
movement on the part Of the mar
caused us 70 continue silent for II
was one that Indicated alarm. VI
saw him suddenly pail up his horse
grasping his gun. a. if shout 70 uss
il: while his ewes. looking straight
ahead, seemed 70 interrcgate The
aitaek IN front Of him.
Indians - was our thought. as We
also glanced along the de6ile. Seer
we changed it, st sight Of a huge
quadruped standing between two
rocks, is body filing up the inrervcn
ing space.
"A grizzly. By s. Hubert - Va.
the exclamation Of nv companion,
both Of rs eqHally excited al seeing
the famed monarch Of the Rocky
Mountains. and both alike vexed OF
pereeiving that the animal was fsl
beyond the reach Of our guns for q
get within shooting distance Of Ii Et
should have TO ride nearly . mile
Al that moment either Of us would
have given a clear hundred dollars Il
have been in the position Of Pix.
County Perhaps, tboHsht We. h,
would be but TOO willing 70 exehzngC
with us. Bat no. Instead ofturnine
tail and falling back upon the family
wagOn-as with his four helpless
chicks around him we fsneied hs
would have doae-the tall. bearded
individual showed not sign Of back
ing. His wagon was not vet il sight
or near: and if it had been. beyond
doubt. II would have made no differ
erenee. an Massou-a he had fl BAL
too often 10 he scared 81 a grizzly ?
These were his werds tous. on oui
making his acquaintance afterwards
Placed a. we were. completely
h0rs de- combat we could do nothing
but remain upon the elf and wateh
him. This we did 10 our surp-ise-l
NAV saw astOnishment-for the afail
thar followed was a mystery either Of
us for the time could not comprehend
Instead Of retreatirig, the father o.
the four children. all four sticking
close TO the horse. advanced toward
the grim creature thai barred his
path. apparently defyins him u come
on. When within ffty PAGES Of the
animal. he raised his long rife. took
sight. and fred al H.
To cur surprise. the bali seemed 50
have no effect. The bullet certainly
must have hit the bear, and II the
head. for we saw tuft Of skin start
up over the animals eve simultane-
oasly with the crack Stih the bear
stirred not from its place, nor naasie
movement of any kind.
Pike County Seemed equally SUI
priSed with ourselves. We could
hear an exclamation significant o.
this; while his look and attitude
clearly showed astonishnPnt Only
for a moment did he remain thus
Quickly reloading his gun be again
took aim and fred with Ike result
As before, we saw thai bis beliet had
hit the bear and, Just as before. with
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