The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-03-20
Some Pine Woods Stories.

A correspondent of the Grand Rapids
Mich Eagle. writes MIR. Selden f.. Turn
er OF your city has just related the follow
ing incidents that occurred on his late Wis
its TO the pine woods:
On the 9th of January, in town II N, Z
w. in Montcalm county. he saw numer-
Gus bear tracks. On the 9TH inst, In town
IL N, 6 w, which, Is the township OF Day,
he was returning 10 his boarding place.
very much wearied after a hard days
tramp, when he came TO a snarl Of fallen
trees which the late winds had thrown
across his track. lie climbed upon the body
of one of the PROSTATE pines, and as he
was about 10 leap down "A heavy, cultural
growl saluted his ears. Looking In the
direction of the sound he was surprised To
behold a huge brown bear standing erect
upon his hind feet and facing him. He was
as tall as "A man. He remained in that atti-
tude some time, growing, whining, gnash-
ing his teeth, and challenging him to COM
bat. Mr.. Turner had no weapon with him,
not even his favorite Ratchet. Seeing the
threatening attitude OF the bear, and real
ling his defenceless condition, his first
impulse was To turn and run. But on
second thought he concluded that would
be useless il the bear should choose 10 fol-
loN HliI. ~ lt ht1ltAth w u Ai' tAItAA
ment of standing and " looking him out of
countenance' The bear was very angry
AT being thus interviewed, but after eyeing
his interviewer for some time, he turned
his head, looked backward, then dropped
down upon his feet and cantered away.
The interview lasted about five minutes,
but Mr.. Turner saysi il seemed to him much
longer. He had doubts for some time
what the bear intended ito do about it."
and he left il entirely 10 the bear TO have his
own way. At any rate he felt a sensible
relief at seeing the savage monster disap-
pear in the woods.
Last Friday. Jan. Is. on Section Eight.
in Maple Valley township, Mr.. Turner
met with another adventure not quite so
dangerous to him, but from its nature
quite as interesting. He was going west
on a ridge of land covered with pine.
when he saw a large deer bounding along
with his tongue out, and running in the
same direction he was travelling. Pretty
soon he heard a yelp, and saw a large gray
wolf upon his track. In a moment more
another wolf appeared upon the scene be-
tween him and the first, and running in a
line parallel withit. The deer took a turn
TO the north and northeast, around the
ridge. keeping in the valley all the time.
After he turned. the second wolf. which
was not at first upon the track, but was
acting as a thanking party by a line across.
struck the track of the deer thirty rods or
so ahead of his companion, coming i'm
about fifteen rods behind the deer. When
he struck the track he announced il by a
single yelp. Then the first wolf abandon
ed the track, and turned himself into a
thanking party on the left of the chase.
while the second wolf continued on the
track of the worried deer. The deer final
ly faced about, taking a turn around a
swamp, making to the north, then west,
south, and east again, until the first wolf.
which all this time kept his eye on the
main chance, by coming across. struck the
track ahead of his comrade. He i'm turn
announced it by a single yelp, when the
other left the track again and resolved
himself into a fianking party. In this
manner they continued the pursuit of their
prey, and disappeared from his view.
How the affair terminated is not known.
They were all running with tongues out
a if they had been long on the chase.
Doubtless the wolves worried down and
deyoured their game.