The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-01-29
NUMBER 30.
Heroic Women.

Two women, mother and daughter
named B.ttler, living on that spur oil
the CatskiTIs of which Mount Prospect
is the termination, rcceftl, had an en-
counter with bear, in which was
manifested heroism worthy of those
early days IN American history when
the settlers we're Compelled 10 be con
tinually on the the alet. sgainst fero
cious beasts and still more fefoefous
Indians. Mrs, Butler is a woman
about thlrty-fte, and her daughter
Jennie is sixteen. 1t il the custom OF
the husband and father to be absent in
| Tie weeds sohhte times two or three days,
leaving wife Sid daughter alone with
good Watchdog afr, rifle in the cab
in. He was away on Sithtas last.
About five o'clock on that day the
daughter; Jennie, was preparing the
evening meal for Tie hvsr, which were
squealing in the pen, a log efie9.shre a
short distance from the house. A std
den change in the cries emitted from
the sly. and the furious barking of the
dog Joe, eatfsed both mother and
daughter to run to the door Of the
cabin and look out. What was their
amazeiSstit 10 see. Il large back bear
with shoat weighing sixty or seventy
pounds, tucked in under ttt'e fore leg
and trying to limb out of the enclos-
ute. The Buffers had lost three hogs
already by the inroatls Of hears or other
animals, and the women resolved to
rescue t,.i.' one II possible. The dog
was making q great fsi.s on The outside
Of tie BEN; but was afraid to ;t.Mp in
side and stack the bear: Mrs. Butler
seized heavy NATL, used in driving
hedges I'm logs, and iter daughter
snatEhed the axe from the woodpile,
affa the two moved Mt once to the pen.
They both jufiffsa inside the enclosure.
emboldened by which The dog leaped
over and commenced harrassing brtiin
in the rear. The women rained blows
heavy and quick on the bear, which
presently dropped the pig. and, turn
ingd tie dog, had him in hls embrace
in a twink1inE aha crushed him to death.
The efforts Of the woftisss To dispatch
the bear were redoubled. The bear
wa. n3x t8ffng With fury, and advanced
with his jaws descended upon the
girl, who was welding her are INNER
With one sweep of his great
paw. Ls struck the weapon from her
hands, and the fieAt instant had pressed
her into a corner of the pm j but
the terrible blows that were showefsd
upep him NV Mrs. Butler with the
maui forced hirr to leave the girl be-
fore doing her any gfeat injury: He
rushed furiously upon Mfs. Butler,
who managed to elude his grasp and
fHsseeeion of her weapon,
which she used t6 god advantage.
She shouted to Jennie to hasteii 4, the |
htitt'se and bring the rifle and shoot the
bear. The gif1 .lutHteti from the pen,
her clothing nearly all tdfit from her |
person, and hurried after the g.ifi. !
The blood from the wounds inflicted on
the bear by the axe and maui poured
IN the floor of the pen aud over the
shaggy colt IF tie monster. Round
md round the enciosdfe the Contest
saiged, until at last the bear stfdek the
.Sat'onni with his paw dhd
,ent it flying out Oh tle ground. He
pressed Mrs. Butler Into Il corner,
Z '.sfH!ssSe sic dropped in a crouching posi-
ion and piaSSea hef hands over her
yes, expecting to be tofh e. tseees the
next instant. Just then her daughter
returned with the rife. She pushed
he barrel through chink in the log
md fired. The bear staggered an in
Jtafit On his. launches and fell back
lead. The la1i hid entered and passed
lear; through his heart, as *as after;
Wards ascertained. With the removal
Il TIE steat tension ON her nerves
Jennie fell lifeless IL t.e ground, and it
vas a long time before her !obther
.ould summon strength sufficient to
;iiiittfb oft Of the pen to her aid. She
inally goi tel iHts the cabin, and sue
eeded in restoring her to eofaesctsnesa.
Neither of the women WIS hurt to aht
.reat extent, the daughter having the
lesh torn under her arms where the
YEAR seized her, and being considerably
eratehed about the body.