The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1874-11-25

spect in which be is held on the from
tier. No man can get the drop" on
him. although | suppose plenty have
tried; as be is said to have killed on
IL the trifling number of forty-two
men already and be is only about
twenty.seycn, be has plenty Of time
TO add to the blnody catalogue.
could not help wondering as |
looked 10 the face of the quiet, reso-
lutte man beside me, whether remorse
had ever laid her envenomed lash up
ON him, or il memory did not some
times call back his victims from an
untimely grave to haunt him with
their awful presence. And ! was af-
tervards informed, on creditable au-
tbority. that be frequently suf-
fers under some horrible nightmare,
when, after uttering the most dread
ful groans, be will gradually awaken
in an agony of fear. We passed
through a little town in Kansas.
where, it is said, Wild Bill could not
show his face without being shot or
strung up. He was once United
States marshal there, and ruled the
town with strong and heavy hand.
1t is said that he killed four United
States soldiers 10 one drunken squab-
BILE, and it was not very good night
for soldiers either.
/ f. -. .,,A1nct a.,
length of his adventures, but gave
me graphic account Of the first occs-
sion on which the Indians felt the eff
feet of the terrible:repeating rife. A
little band of scouts were returning
from some expedition, when they
saw large body ofIndians charging
down upon them at full speed. Now,
one good shot, armed with a repeat
ing rife, is more than a match for
half dozen Indians, equipped with
bows and arrows, or even the old
fashioned muskets. So they quietly
stopped and awaited the arrival Of
the deluded savages. AS they came
within long range the scouts Gischarg-
ed volley. At this the Indians,
thinking the whites had only rifles,
came rushing on, confident of speedy
victory. Nor were they greatly dis
-couraged by second well-aimed FIRE,
for thinking that if the whites had
double barrels their guns were GER
tainIy completely emptied, they came
on with redoubled order. But when
greeted with third and fourth dis
charge, they were evidently complete
lly demoraIized, and at the fftb they
fired as though the evil spirit himself
was after them.
Perhaps the most interesting infor-
nation | gained from my fellow
traveller was the correct method o.
killing the grizzly bear, which now
publish for the benefit of any adyen'
turous sportsman who may ever find
himself in close quarters with tbs
ursus horribilis. l shall give it ai
nearly as possible in his own words
There is no more trouble in killing
grizzly than there is In killing Q
chicken, if you only know how. II
you've crippled him or made him an
gry, he will always come at you OF
his hind feet, with his mouth open
and all you've got to do is to wait un
til he gets within ten feet Of you
and then shoot him in the mouth
This will confuse him a little G
should think SOY, and be viii stop anc
commence clawing his mouth if you
haven't killed him dead, and yor
can riddle him with pistol balls be
fore he can get to you" In order t
do this neatly it is only necessary tC
possess as cool nerves and be al
good shot as Wild Bill. But, al
:or myself, believe / would prefer
trying to starve the bear to death by
climbing some very high tree and
letting him wait until saw BIT t
come down, as | would be somewha
more secure myself and would bt
fully as apt to kill the bear as if
should adopt Wild Bills plan.