The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-11-29

D TREED BY, A BIG BEAR.
A Little Girrs Extraordinary Adventur

\ years. of Pittsburgh, Pa, came to. spend
the summer and winter with an uncle
residing six miles Southeastern this place,
in eli wild and almost unbroken wilder.
ness. Last Sunday afternoon Kittie was
] sepE Ito drive home her uncIe's cattle,
which were out in the woods grazing IT
was nearly. shutdown when She left the
house, and, not returning at the usual
time, her relatives became uneasy, and
u EpF uncle started out, hoping to meet
fheRA Having gone about half a mile, he
heard a coiw-beH which he at once reeog-
<nized as one worn by one of his cows.
From the direction Of the sound it was
evident the cattle.>were moving toward
home, Thinking, aof course, that Kiittie
was With them, he retraced his steps,
+ The cattle were IN the yard, but Kittie
| hadF not returned with them Her abb
senceI caused alarm. for it was feared she
had met with some accident, Or: had be-
| come lost Three Of the family, with
lanterns, started to search for her. They
travelled through swamps and over high
mountains until after midnight, when,
finding no -traca, they returned home.
AfaaYbreak the next morning several OF
the adjoining neighhors were notified.
ano about 70cpdk the party, humber%@
ing ten, started to renew the search.
The country for radius of several miles
was Thoroughly secured, but, elose
0fh long days search, thexSsIl3aA to
IL their homes with no more g ea tshan
when they first set out. Anpthe1snfght
passed with no tidings of the little one.
Six miles south from shen9SAis
wild gand rocky 6ssjias s, to
[@hunters4as "Bruin' al 50 IIaaa
owing TO the larg As9aSSlssI|
killed iii that, INNS
the past few year
Kittie might ha9
direction. Three sed|
.totvisit the Resort, 'esSifl sSn
day morning, each With rias shaa
they started. In about TWO
the northwest end
was reached. Here laers
sat dawn to rest. While they
fred oH their rifles, thinkiIl perhifps,
KittieEp might be whiting issance
and would ifalive resppns s Ass the
sound was dying away 1kg THAT
Of some Eone in distress aafd5H the
distance. One of the bats bought he
recognized it as the voica missing
one. They proceeded Eon down the
l'gully; and, after going ash dis stance,
again discharged their rides Another
response came, thlsttiine Issp ttllaat
there was no longgersalay sleJ Otis
beingthe missing A few
steps further and steep decliyity was
reached. Here the searchers again
halted.te Locking about them they saw
nothing unusual, and they were about to
proceed when "a faintcry was heard to
come from the. thicket just below. Peer
ing through the bushes, they discovered:
clinging to the top Of tree the object Of
their search: The overjoyed uncle
fastened to the foot of the tree and babe
Kittie come down. She sendeavored to
descend, but SO. weak had she become
that she@los$ her hold and fell, but land
ed safely in her uncle's arms. She said
that, the COWS not being where she usual
ly found, them, she wandered . of, and
going further than she meant she be-
came lost. She travelled until late into
the night, when becoming exhausted she
fast asleep. When she a7woke' the
sun WAS tt shining brightly. She.
again set out. thinking. she wuld
find her way home, but she had become
so frightened and ,bewildered that, after;
walking all day she found herself in
about the same place as she was the pre-
|evidus night AS the shades of the night.
began to fall the little wanderer realized
her situation, and cried bitterly: Being
almost starved and her feet having be-
come some sore from walking, she. gath
cred dried leaves and making a bed
laid herself upon it, and was soon fast
asleep. She said her sleep was inter-
rupted by the most horrible dreams, and
several times she was awakened by
strange noises, which she thought must
have been made by wild animals. When
she awoke in the morning it WAS just
getting light, and brushing the leaves
from Other clothes she again started.
Shehad gone only short distance when
she heard noise in the bushes behind
her. and looking back discovered huge
black bear following in her trail. She
i screamed. at the Top Of her voice and: Fan
with alIher might. But the bear rapid
tly gainsdon hen>and knowing that Che
must soon be overtaken she. resolved to
climb atree. The bear reached the tree
as the frightened.girl was ascending it,
! and standing upon its hind feet made a
blow ataer, fastening its claws into her
skirts. 1She maintained her hold, and.
after repeated efforts, succeeded IN free
Ting herselfaAd climbed beyond theSsani-
mails reach. The bear remained about
the tree. Tor some. little time, vainly en-
deavoring to ascend it owing to it's small
circumference, and had disappeared into
the thicket only.a short time before her
rescuers, arrived. Shewas carried home,
and her marrow escape has ever since
been the talk of the neighborhood. L
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