Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-10-07

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thc iateT tn[keu IN ms p9o'S, anu " proal
lei, hil upon MS he'd; ana II"
oril;'lhehl5 ABOUT M person save lHe co'ihl-
''sS s'r;tii"> ol n"'N>A'h "iilch 're nr'tS-
sary a1junrts OF snch SUIT ne would IN
st'ntIy oe r'3"rA'n ah lih":''h P'r>oh'@',
ana 'ile query coaLd "uI 'fIs''-"ii" l. ne
! pom inquiry we io,'ll' ne "'t' 'il' ntli''
bie Arh'h,;t> blil "ho' III io''' n''n
,ii't 'efrioie liSiit win Il n'ar' III "llIch
ms companion; Jesse bolI' was 'illosl Torn
TO pieces ouc liE'> l"iaE tlpe WONDER ana
1uillrtIi'l oi ''lp oi' hunter. oi 'i'F west
from ARKANSAS h4Il own illS We nave
learned liie >i"FN' "'iI'h we h'fe"ith pre-
Ieh' our ie;''nl2-' 'i,, Sc"fi hho" II "h,S !"
Jesse ana hiIi' ','' % hi''il "el'tiie" !'oi
ions 'l' sure 10 "c iit',l'' III any u'PPrl9
camp Miii'' '','H 'tii'L p;iI ''"ott ;n III.
siolN -teli!h-- NA''rl>'' Pi.l' 40 ! 'ipo.ti
c"ti'H -il!Ii' H''H Vi iSc ''ii''9 t''o"t N
ltet anu 'iii IN M
carry III ih' ,l'li"- ~ lo"' iIl II WIN
Jesse bcil ii ''Itrll tHE' Whrh lheE pro-
Niir" lli,'il,elNrs Wil!l i iIe-h supply ol
Tfu' anu '',h ,h'iA'Iil!'ioli' "" 9leot!hI
outilt' ana 'htn' with Il view OF prospecting
only h;t'e lor iIlf n:'i W:ntF> .! llr
Nnahe' nEtrh ana hI ltNrrS; lii-~'
biIi 1lrNi lrlp "l ilr KIND rt9ulIcu rather
dl>a>tr"u>Iy. no loieS beng dl>coEerth
Wiilth 'ltl toh7l't''" "p'th MoIhHiS' y
placer mines Which would pay lalr wage
Leaving th' country anu ~uiAlh5 >outh,
aooul W. III : ol ,ocl'I'iilpGl NY lc',' 'i''
Horse ['eh' all" stopped 10 m res Iilfil
selves anu tltiI thHiiu>' me 'H''t "'
lp'l lI"lS "ili'H III. H"' ''Nch III -
theE >houll meet Win oyer mere came III
to U.s.. me loar'Il OF MIN "tE, "Il'Ie o"I
CHAh1IhT .ilt u''lH' ''lp any 'lF' WIZ
n-'o>eIr" a"o,i' III '' llliI'7 Ii"Al ctill'
ilr lcA, Ut, "a "'il' - 0''" ~ one; "'t.
lhdlh- lhrhl zone 'i'E tT">>et ah alh1lI
ll;t' 10 "''tlI 'o'"t en- il!I', U!>'i"''
! he hlull ran along '!i' hi>' OF 4 MI upon
winch thrE discovered IN ''ttr!op' ~:
htIng 70" l9hS i >il'I from "h' 'n''E III ;
SAW Il.li tie' 1Igl. ':n? ai''i Gt!r.'i't'.
by turning Il >liFp pom, IN 'ilt niull T. 81
within closer IAh-c- !"S' ~ Irsct. WHO
was about >!N l'tl III advance "l Bill "3>
~ li.' ~ oi ~" M oNtI IN. >HtI 7 l0cA'
ne dl,toF'f'" Oh 'llt odl'r >lht' III 4 hoi-
low about ten lrr' OH. an '!I >iie hrHf win
tWo tih>' ana i H'ii!IllG- instant ','>>t
erred o"t y "',Ir w. Jump ''cI5 ,li9 Is ,!,' no
pace - H-in' It" 'Ali'' "'''1l' |, h'4,
l1'id I''''IIe" "',l >'', 81 SI"''il''' 'h"
''>S'' "'l," 'h' I''5i l'' come '.'>r
enough 10 ~ Si'!-'" .! "l', ""'I, Ht',
ana "I"A' ii'l >ii'''1u'i' -h''''i:i1'' VIII
'Ii' siIc ~ m Hi"l ''r lI'NNil'>> "l
l,-"'iitiIE anu ''u7"' 40 "'~ III
li' ~ ~ 1''l''-'7 '' ~ ~ 'l' >'''' ''uNr
was ilTt ii.1iieilt'''' 'l't ''-''ll'I ''tN lrI
III hlh i'e'' ''>>' 'ii'i'i "':t'h 'tu" tii'
n''ii Oh ''I' l">'''!i'iH >'' >c'%t'' NJ >I''
IN l''l l"Sf .J'"o' lN.iG Ii'I upper 'G>
''el' mo 'i'e lli"1 'l 'ii' ''i'A "il'4'
>hF VIZ P''N'i''" H'''l '"4"S "i'' >'lii'
Win HtI -" "ii'>' an 'Iiu> from 'NIii-
a mug i''o''ii'"' o''' "i Ms ,'J'' PE >iflA
lhE a-1lho' i >ho' F"I'H "h!tH Hing ~ i
cord from ms Shoulders. 't~>', wishing
l" S't ,i.r '',tii'l'il I"''H from S"tii vita
parts AltA'' ncI' ana III liie SUM instant
BlIl putting M rlllc tlo>e to her body bach
OF h'r shoulder lT'1- he l'in-otunG
beast >NPPo>Ili@ l"It i!t cause OF htl
misery came iIoil Iil' hiIh. seized J'>
>' looI ny 'il' ailhie III" p'SSih |" enc"
up
''S9e I'l,i ~, ,'Iiil'tP' - - Ms >lN
>'loo''l "ii'l' nIii was I't'''ll- -N'['Ft''
ny Jr>>' movements >he WhcrIcd an,
received anolhtr >hol from me rifle Nltl
wonderful lulchnt>S She struck this. he
other enemy. I clip on the head lln"ckin.
him down, and Il fourth shot went crash
INC through her body from IN" slN->hootcl
l instantly She grabbed and bit through tn
: left arm. but pcrcriving Jess, moyin" hi
head, which he did III order II give Bill
o chance to shoot her without having it i
Il range. She opened her huge bl"od>tain"
, jaws and took IN nearly his whole head /
q her mouth. Jesse eyes staring down he
II throat. The situation was Il desperate one
: and something must he don" in the tWinl
't ling of an eye. Bill was equal to ii IN
Il ready. Placing the muzzle of his rifle jul
II back OF her ear, he fired. Springing bac
II in her death-lcap, She tore away part
y jesse upper JAW and a piece OF the seal
'e five inches wide by nine inches long. 81
g fell back upon Bills LEGS. who rolled Ii,
ii OFF. and then took his knife and cut of ii
le piece of Jc>-c's jaw. (with his teeth Il
II tached.) which hung by Il thread. trimm,
l the ragged portion OF the scalp. and W;
he endcavorlng to dress his wounded foo
when the vrarlmg bear appeared upon II
T. scene only few feet away. 1t WIS Il
" work of IN instant t. seize his rifle Il,
'd send 4 bullet through her head VIII,
10 the wounds had received all tn" care 20
eS slble. Jesse was helped To his feet and Il
:. :, tempted to walk. Finding 1t lmpo>>lbl
III the broad-shouldered. athletic stopped, n
"' taking the man upon his shoulders >tlrt'
=, away. Only once IN that long tramp
III eight miles dld he stop 10 rest. wishing
Dc reach camp before dark, and fearing tn
III the wolves, II they got scent OF the blo'
G might give trouble: Arriving at cam
II good fortune favored them IN indng the
another man who had come IN during Il
afternoon: Patching up ther wound
frIend with prepared plaster! roll