The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-01-28
Two AmaZOEs.
A BEAR KILLED BY TWO WOMEN.


DELHI, N. Y, December 29.-About O
year ago q man named Jonas Butler went
into the wild region around the head
waters of the Delaware River, about TWEEN.
ty miles above this place, for the purpose
OF cutting railroad-ties aud pealing bark
on contract, I some parties in Greene
County. He CT, cted log cabin, where
he and his wife, Ills daughter Jennie, aged
| sixteen, and an infant child made their
home.
On Sunday last Butler was absent from
home, and about o'clock in the afternoon
| of that day Mrs. Butler and her daughter
heard an unusual commotion among the
pigs in the pen, log Enclosure few rods
away from the house. Going to the door
OF the cabin Mrs. Butler saw large black
bear in the pen with a pig, weighing about
sixty or seventy pounds, Rugged tightly in
one fore paw and trying to get out of the
Enclosure with it. A watchdog belonging
to the family was barking furiously at the
bear from the outside, and the pig was
wriggling and squeaking. Without mo-
ment's delay Mrs Butler told her daughter
to take the axe, and she herself seized a
heavy mall, used in driving wedges, and,
thus armed, the two women rushed out to
attack the bear, With no thought of con-
sequence, they both jumped into the pen,
followed by the dog. They began the at
tack at once, dealing the bear blows heavy
and fast with their weapons. The dog
harassed bruin in the rear, and it was not
long before he dropped the pig and turn
ed his attention to his ussailants. He first
seized the dog, and in a very short time
had crushed the life out of it. The infu
rated animal then rushed with open mouth
upon the girl. She retreated slowly, using
her axe with vigor, but by sudden blow
OF his paw the bear knocked the axe from
her hands and pressed her into corner of
the pen. But for the hearty and vigorous
attack that Mrs. Butler kept up with her
mall the bear would have crushed the girl
in another second, as lie had the dog, This
drew his attention from the daughter, and
he dashed at the mother. She kept him
at distance, and shouted to her daughter
to go to the house and fetch the rifle and
shoot the bear. Jennie leaped from the
pen and flew to the house. The struggle
between Mrs. Butler and the bear waxed
hotter and hotter She retreated back
wards around the pen, dealing blow after
blow with the mall, the bear following her
closely with open mouth and blood flow
ing from his wounds. Finally the bear
struck the mall and sent it flying out of the
pen. Mrs. Butler crouched down in a
corner, and covering her face with her
hands, had resigned herself to her fate,
when her daughter arrived With the gun,
She pushed the barrel through chink in
the logs and fired. The bear, which stood
over Mrs. Butler in the act of Selling her,
tottered an instant on his launches and
fell over dead. The ball, as was afterwards
discovered, had passed clear through his
heart.
After firing the shot and seeing the result
the girl tainted, Mrs. Butler could not sum-
mon strength to get out of the place for
some time, but finally succeeded in doing
SO, and got her daughter into the house,
where she soon restored her to conscious
ness. The girls flesh was considerably
torn under her arms, where the bear had
grasped her, and she was severely scratch.
ed. Beyond that neither was hurt Monday
the girl walked to where her father was at
work and told him of the adventure. He
came in and dressed the bear. 1t weighed
over three hundred pounds.