Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-09-18


ana coHlnanuiii1 stature mas no'ei among
the busy thIonS9 WhIch frequent our streets
ihe Observed OF al G'Ser'ers- Dressed IN
hlcASkIh lacket ana Dreecnes' me latter
tucked IN ms oootN' ana Droad trimmed
it-t maj upon NJ ieal, anu no ornaments
ABOUT Ai- person save 'Ae countess SlfaAlH
oi nneASAih WhleA are necessary aaJuhc'+ oi
'aeA sun ne "ou1u instantly DE res5i'uTd /
an unusual lef~ohase ana inc query could
hut aFi7e-N"o is Ae I pon inquiry we
I"uhI ne was Ine 'eIilaole =; ArA!ilsa7 :! bl!I
NA'' IN loD', i'au 'uat teII!p'e l,sht WIN
near lh "'.lcH MS CON l"i''h' Jesse beI'
was almost torn 10 pieces Dat HFes to-day
tAt wonder ana admiration u oI lhe oil huht-
err ai tAe eSI' FROM ARKANSAS blIl own
ups we nave PAIileu Tue story "hleh we
herewith resent our lii,i Ie'.lerS-a story known
Only % jesse anu b'I'r p'I Oh WhieI Ge'''i-
'! PORTIONS are sure 10 dc he4TG IN any
u'll'f~ elHp WINE they Sa14er ABOUT lae
Afe 9l'Iy -'eIlh-- Arhah>iS b-l' VINO Is
A''A' twenty -nlhe years oi age -'aheS a'out
~'A feet ana three inches in ms >'ocAinS
itet- carry in lae spring oi le9' lei IN Wild
jesse Den "y Green my "heh lAes pro
'i-t4 ','n~e4''' WIN iIe~A supply "l Srap
ana ammunition a.S' Il prospecting ou'n'-
ana men, "lt4 we" ol Prospecting only.
made i'f Iac heaa waters @I the snake
"Ttrn, ana W ma hIHefS. MS, biiI h:>t
lIif 'l t,e hIh'' Ie0"''ed "'Ier u'7',S'rou'4!'
h. ''i.~ 'tih- ul,c9FeFed "ilcH lueE con-
-'!eIe- worm "'IAi'ia5''- -l' cI iili'7 "''I.A
"'u4u Pay l"F wages, Lt"'iu- tAe 'oaH-
Ut! anu N'''A'nE SOUTH "no't 'ne n'9' o,
- '''"'tI 'N,l Ieav'ie' ii'i9v : I'eh' anu
-.'iI,4 ID Ic71 'leiii9e''' e. anu l,'IF au.lia!N'
lAc tlree or l'lr traps WAi'A they had Tax
en III case '"'y rao4!d meet WIN otter mere
came mo --e' Inc l'II'l oI MIN u''y '"ll-e
'a- '.-'i- ,''- inc ~ S+'lir 'Hte-'ic c7 were
discovered ~'2'' lAfee miles rom camp
lAt mex. 1'l '"eE went 10 secure one put
AN-'i'- l.'''4 gone 'iel ''.''7'I .h "-Aai MI
u .i-A a''-t elSAJ miie- distant Inc
tAl III" along tAe base o' n LAl upon WhIch
taey discovered an antelope hlt II oeInS TOO
long a shot from Where they hTSt 81" him.
'Aey e5tl' along ana calculated ny turning
9AlIl I'D, ii ',le "lGH 10 ger "llIlh eioNer
I-i-.- 1-' "' 80 VINO WIS ABOUT SIX
'''' I'D -'''... w b'I' was IN 'ae act %,
'r'"-in- over ne .-'fr I2'A' ne discovered
OBJ. l.e o,leI '-.-' -ii F" A'--'" ABOUT ten lcet
'A' '.1 '-- -''e ''it' VIA TWO cuno' anu
yeaI-..7' INSANITY jesse cIleb OUT
.tAr i-"I ..-.A i.i- l- 40 place a. isht.
" i'- tAieg '-l1~ b--- A41 reached a lc'el
Il 'l -T'.i'-' ana Je--e' WAen me Dear
""- com, '-.-e enough 10 re- -insed ny tne
'"'''' urea ana ofohe her shoulder Mad
1."'' "''.' t'l'' sue 7l1anS VITA 'Ae quick
'', ---"''I''.a ana S'1Su. 't07e' VINO was
A '..- -'l ol ieallhS hacA' ny Inc Side.
o..- was 4eG momentum tii1t t'-etier they
ie-- "' h-ll $ i'e'' Jesse underneath ana tle
'tif ID lp. instantly >le Selzeu Al~ ~ile
ih Ati h'Sr Jaws, SINKING her upper tuSAs
4eel INTO the muscles ol the back, while she
Wi- Ire'enieI from DONG the same with her
lower ones, and thus from biting a huge
mHli-il- cat oi ms side, hy striking against
@ SHOT pouch which hung bya cord from his
shoulders. Jesse wishing TO get her at
tenti'n away from S1cn vital parts, kicked
her, ana at the same instant Bill, putting
h!S rife close 10 her body back OF the shouI-
der, nred. He iain->tuug beast, SnppoSIng
thar tie cause Of her misery came from the
kick, seized Jesse 5 foot by theank!c and be-
gan to chew 1t up
jesse then attempted to get his six--hoot-
er, WAie Bill was loading. Attracted by
Jesse movements, she wheeled and received
another shot from the rifle. With wonder
lal qglckneSS she struck this, her other enc
my. clp on tie head, knocking him down,
and a fourth shot went crashing through her
body from the SiX-sho0ter, discharged 10y
jesse with ms lett hand. Instantly She
grabbed and hlt through tie LETT arm, hut
Ierceiying Jesse moving his head, which he
4ii IN order to give Bill chance 10 shoot
her without having 1t IN range, she opened
her huge hlood-stained Jaws and took nearly
has whole head IN her mouth, Jesse's eyes
staring down her throat. Inc situation was
a desperate one ana something must be
done IN the tWinklIng oi an eye Bill was
equal 10 II ana ready fIacihs me mnA@,e
oi ms rlne JuSt PACK oi her ear he hred'
opHnging hack IN her death-ieap' she tore
away part ol Jesse upper Jaw ana a piece
,i The scalp hIe inches VIDE 10y nine lhcheS
long, Nhe lei back upon bllL legs VINO
rolled her on ana then TOOK his knlle ana
cut on the piece ol Jesse Jaw (wlth ms
teeth attached), which hung by thread :
trimmed the ragged portion OF what remain
ed OF the scalp, and was endeavorfng to dress
MS wounded loot, when the yearling bear
alleaFel upon the scene only le" leet
away. IL was the WORK ol an instant 10
>eize ms riue ana send DlAet through her
mead hen the wounds had received all
the care possible. jesse was helped to ms
leet ana attempted to walk tIndlnS II
impossible, the hroad-Shouldered athlete
stopped, anu taking the man upon ms Shonl-
der> started away Once only IN that long
tramp OF eight miles did he stop to rest,
wishing to reach camp before dark, and
iearns that the wolves, II they got scent OF
the blood, might give trouble. Arriving at
camp, good fortune favored them IN hnding
there another man who had come IN during
the afternoon. Patching up their wounded
Trend with prepared plaster-aroll OF which
hunters generally carry-they constructed
carriage in the following manner
La>Alng pole on each side OF pony, Sc
euled to the paek--addle-whiie the other
ends dragged upon the ground-they con
Structed "a basket of plated deer-skin thongs
between the pole. Just back OF the animal,
ana IN this placed Jesse. This Is the Indian
method oi Transporting their sick and
wounded.
They at oIce set ont for Fort Brldger,
travelling all that night, stopping only TO
pour cold water upon the painful wounds.
Never did jesse lose his consciousness; no
>lsn Of suffering, except very few srunts,
came from the iearfully laceratcd man in the
long journey. When morning arrived they
halted for two hours, and then continued on
unin,erruptedly until night, save when they
paused by some stream, liz in the night, TO
hathe the wounded parts. When evening
came they arrived at the ford, where the