Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-01-24
TWO WOMEN FIGHT A BEAR.

About I year ago man named Jo-
mas Butler went into the wild region
around the head waters of the Delaware
river, about twenty miles above Delhi.
n. T., for the purpose of cutting rail-
rOad-ties and peeling bark, on contract
for some parties in Green county He
erected log-cabin, where he and his
wife. his daughter Jennie. aged IS, and
an infant child. made their home.
On Sunday the 26th uIt. Butler was
absent from home. and about o'clock
in the afternoon of that day Mrs. But
Ter and her daughter heard an unusual
eoumotiOn among the pigs in the pen,
log inelosure few rods away from
the house Going to the door Of the
cabin, Mrs Butler saw a large black
bear in the pen. with . pig weighing
sixty or seventy pounds hugged tight
ly in one fore paw and trying to get out
of the inelosure with It A watchdog
belonging to the family was barking fu-
riously at the bear from the outside,
and the pig was wriggHng and squeal-
/ ing.
Without q moments hesitation Mrs.
Butler told her daughter to take the az.
and she herself seized heavy mall,
used in driving wedges, and thus armed,
the two women rushed out to attack the
bear. With no thought Of consequences
they both jumped into the pen. follow
ed by the dog They began the attack
at once, dealing the bear blows heavy
and fast with their weapons The dog
harrzssed bruin in the rear, and it was
not long before he dropped the pig and
turned his attention to his assailants.
He first seized the dog. aud in : very
short time had crushed the life out Of
It. The infuriated animal then rushed
With open mouth upon the girl She
retreated slowly, using her Ak with Wig
or, but By sudden blow Of his paw
the bear knocked the az from her
hands and pressed her into . corner Of
the pen But for the hearty and Wig
orous attack that Mrs. Butler kept up
with her nall the bear would have
crushed the girl in another second, as
be had the dog. This drew his atten-
ton from the daughter, and he dashed
az the mother. She kept him at q dis
tanee. and shouted TO her daughter Il
/ 20 to the house aud fetch the rife and
shoot the bear-
Jennie leaped from the pen and feV
70 the house The struggle between
Mrs Butler and the bear wa1ed hottie
aud hotter. She retreated backward
around the pen, dealing blew after blow
With the nall. the bear following be
closely With open mouth and blood flow
ing from his wounds Finally the bez
struck the nall and sent It flying out o
the pen Mrs Butler cr0uehed dow
in corner. and covering her face Eitl
her hands. had resigned herself 20 be
fate. when her daughter arrived Eitl
the gun She pushed the barrel througl
> chink IN the logs and fired The bear
which stood over Mrs.. Butler in the &C
Of seizing her. tottered an instant o
his launches and fell over dad II
hall, zs vas zfterTard discovered, hz
passed clear through the heart
After firing the shot and seeing Il
result the girl tainted Mr. ButIe
eo1ld not SUMMON strength % get o.
Of the place for soue tine, but fnall
sseceeded IN doing %. and get b
: dzagktsr into the house, where sbs 500
restored her % eonsciozsDesz- The girl
: sesh was considerably torn under Il
arms. zkere the bear lad grzsped be
and ske was severely scratched Beyol
: that neisher were hurt Monday q
girI walked 70 where her father vas
work ard tod him of the adVenture--
He cane IN and dressed the bear.
weighed over three hundssd peunds--
Z ~ T. HovEd