The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13
TREED BY A BIG BEAR.
A Little Girl Who will Hereafter
be- Much More Carr ful When
She Looks for Her Cows.

From the N.~ TorS World.
PoRTERs LAKE PA October. Do
Last spring kittie Wagner. aged ,hir-
teen years came TO s2eni The summer
and winter with an uncle residing six
miles southeast Of this place, in wild
and unbroken wilderness. SUNDAY
afternoon kittie was sent To- drive
home her uncle's cattle. wl.icl. were
out in the woods grazing. IL was
nearly sundown when she !cir the
hoIse. and, not retarnin. ~ he usual
time, her relatives became dnea<:.
and her uncle started cut. hnp,n. To
meet her. Having gone aboul half a
mile, he heard COW bell which he at
once recognized as one worn by one al.
his cows. From the direction of the
sound it WAS evident that the cattle
were moving towards home. Think
ing. of course. that Kirtie WAS with
them. he ret.aced his steps. The cat
tie were in the yard, but Kiitie had
not returned with them. Her alb
scnce caused alarm, for it WAS feared
she had met with some accident. or had
become lost. Three Of the family
with lanterns started To search for her.
They Travelled through swamps and
over high mountains until sitter mid
night, when. finding no trace, they
returned home. At daykreak the
next morning several of the adjoining
neighbors We're notified. and about :
o'clock :he party, numbering ten,
started TO renew the search. The
country tor a radius of several miles
was thoroughly secured. but at the
close Of Il long days search thew re-
turned to their HOMES with no more OF
of clew than when they first set out.
Another night passed with no tiling,
If the little one. SIX miles south
from here is a wild AMI rocky gully
known tn hunters rs - Bruin', Resort,
So called owing to the large number OF
hears killed in that immediate vicin.
ity during the las; few years. II wa,
thought that kii;ie might have wan
dered I'll in that direction. Three OF
the party resolved to viSit the Resort.
and early on Tuesday morning, each
with rifle in hand. they started. In
about two hours the northwest end Of
the gully was reached. Here the
searchers sat down to rest. While
resting they fired off their rifles,
thinking. perhaps. kiifie might be
IN hearing distance, and would if alive
respond. Just a the sound was dyin.
away a voice like that of -ome one IN
distress was heard ia the distance. Ome
Of the party thought he recognized il
as the Voice of the missing one. They
proceeded on down the gully, aud
after going a short distance again Dis
charged their rifles. Another response
came. thi, time so distinct that there
vas M longer any doubt as To lis be
ing the missing girls cry. a few steps
further and steep declivity was
reached. Here the searchers again
halted. Looking about them they saw
nothing unusual. and they were abou,
to proceed when fain; cry was heard
to come from the thicket just below.
Peering through the bushes they dis
covered clinging to the top Of tree
the object Of their search. The over
loved uncle FASTENED to the tree and
babe kittie come down. She endeav-
ored to descend, but so weak had she
become that she lost her hold and fell:
but landed safely in her uncle's arms.
She said that the cows not being where
she usually found them. she wandered
of, and going further than she meant,
she became lost. She travelled until
late in the night. when becoming ex-
hausted shepat down by tree and fell
asleep. When she awoke the sun was
shining brightly. She again set out,
thinking she could 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 previous night.
As the shades of night began to fall
the little wanderer realized her si.ua-
ton, and cried bitterly. Being almost
starved and her feet having become
sore from walking, she gathered some
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 sevrra, times she was awakened bv
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 of her clothing she again
started. She had gone only short
distance when she heard noise in the
bushes behind her. and, looking hack.
discovered huge black bear following
in her trail. She screamed mt the top
Of her voice and ran with all her
might. But the hear rapidly gained
ON her. aud, knowing she must soon
he overtaken. she resolved TO climb a
tree. The bear reached the tree rs
the girl was ascending 1t, and. stand
ing upon its hind feet. made blow at
ner, fastening its claws into her skirts.
She maintained her hold. and. after
repeated efforts. succeeded in freeing
herself and climbed beyond the ami
mails reach. The bear remained about
the tree for some little time. vainly
endeavoring to ascend it owing to its
small circumference, and had diSap-
peare,l into the thicket only short
time before her rescuers arrived. She
was carried home. and her narrow es-
cape has ever since been the talk of the
neighborhood. The same dav a party
c( Luutora from, MiIfnrJ Po were