The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1876-01-20
Encounter Of a Mother and Dauqhter
with n Bear.

with 4 Bear.
DELHI. N. Y, Dec. 30. Two wo
men, mother aud daughter, named
Butler, living on that spur of The
Catskill Of which Mount Prospec,
is the terminal ion, recently had al
encounter wit II u bear. in which was
manifested heroism worthy Of
those early days in American Listo.
rv when tho settlers were compelled
to be continually on the alert u
gainst fcrocious beasts and still NOR,
fcrocious Indians.
Mrs Butler is q woman about 35
yoars'and her daughter Jennie ia
l6. IL ia tho custom of the husband
and father to be absent in the woods
sometimes two or three days. lcav,
ing his wifo and daughter alone
with II good watch dog ana rifle in
the cabin He was away on Sun
day last. About o'clock on that
day the daughter, jennie, was pre-
pairing tho evening meal for the
hogs, which were squcaling in the
pen. II log, enclosure n short distance
from the house \ sudden change
III the cries emitting from tho stv.
and the furious barking Of tho dor
Joe. caused mot her and daughter To-
run t. ho door of the cabin and
look out. What was their amaze
ment to see u large black bear with
II shotc weighing sixty or seventy
pounds, tucked in under one fore
leg and trying to climb ont Of the
enclosure. Tho Bitlers hal lost
three hog+salrealy b. the inroads
oi bears on other animals, AMI the
women resolved t1 rcsruo this one
If possible. Tho dog WAS making n
great fuss on tho OUTSIDE of The p,u
but was afraid to jump inside and
attack tho bear. Mrs. Butler seized
n heavy maui, used in driving wolg.
cS, IN logs and her daughter snatch
ci the axe from the woolpilo anl
the two IN owed ut once to tho non
, They both jumped inside tho enclo-
sure, cmbollcncd by which the dog
/ also lcapod over and commenced
llarrasslug bruin in tho rear. The
o. women raincd blows heavy aud
, quick on the bear, which presently
dropped tho pig, and, turning on the
. dog, had him in his embrace. in Il
twinkling and crushed him 10 death
, The effort of the women to dispatc!
r the bear wcro rcdoublcd. Tho bcal
was now raging with fury. and al.
, vanccd with his jaws distcnded up
: on the girl, who was welding Lci
axe numerically.
+ With ono sweep Of his great paw
he struck tho weapon from hel
hands, and tho next instant ha,
ipress3d her into the corner Of tn,
pen but the terrible blows tha
were showcrcd upon him by Mrs
Butler with the maui forced him /,
leave the girl before doing her any
great injury, llo rushed furiousl,
upon Mrs. Butler. who managed I,
c!Gdo his grasp ani retained pos
: session OF her weapon, which she us
A., ed to good advantage. Sho shoutc,
>. to Jennie to hasten to the house an,
', bring the ride and shoot the bear
The girl jumped from tho pen, hcI
a., clothing nearly all torn from heI
y person, and hurried after tho gun
Il The blood from the wounds indict,
, cl on the bear by tho axo and mau
-, poured on the floor of the pen an,
;. over the shaggy coat of the monster
! Round ani round tho enclosure tn,
= contest wagol until Mt last tho bca,
, struck tho woman = weapon with hi
: paw and sent it ilying out on tn,
. ground. He pressed Mrs Butler in.
to corner, where she dropped int,
> Il cfouchei position aud placed hel
hands over her eyes expecting to b,
, torn 10 pieces the noxt instrnt Jus
then her daughter returned with til,
! rifle. Sho pushed tho barrel throu
chnk in the log aud fired. The beal
staggered au instant on his haunch
es aud fell back deal, The ball had
entered ana passed. clear through
, his heart, as WAS afterwards ascer.
/, tanned.
, With tho removal Of tho gre,;
, tension on her nerves Jennie fel
, lileloss to the ground, ard it WAS d
, long time before her mother could
, summon strength sufficient to climl
!, out of the pen to her aid. She tinall,
, got her into tho cabin, and succeed
, ed in restoring her to consciousness
, Neither OF tho women was hurt tC
any great extent, the daughter hay
ing tho flesh torn under her arm,
where the bear seized her, and be
+ ing considerably scratched about th'
, body.
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,, Hampton Miller, aged ID years
has been committed to jail at Harris
burg, Pa, for tho murder OF his stel
; ; father, Thomas Morgan, in Dauphil