Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-12

for he become again the lnvln-
chile father; and, with the speed Of an
antelope, he rushed for the cliffs, his eyes
fixed upon the point where the bear had
with his loved darling.
To any but the father, and to him I'M
der any other circumstances, the journey
would not only have been a weary, but
almost an impossible one. But the
anxious parent paused not for an instant.
Indeed, he seemed to gain new strength
and courage at every step. Now fear
full rocky ledge would obstruct his way,
but he would mount upward, making a
ladder Of the frail twigs which hung to
their sides. Onward and upward until
the giddy height upon which he stood
was horrible to contemplate. But he did
not look back. His child was further on.
And now the point was reached where
the bear was last seen.
At this instant a strange sound fell up
on the ears of the father. At first, it was
only the cry Of child. Then, mingling
with it, came the fierce growl Of the She
bear, and following this, the yelping Of
cubs. Oh, what agony filled the fathers
bosom at that moment! Could it be pos
sible that the ravenous beasts were already
in the act of devouring his treasure?
Dick sank upon the solid rock, while
the Precipitation rolled in streams from
his face aDd body. A blindness came
over him. aud he felt himself unable to
move.
Then came voice from below. It ex
claimed, Courage, Dick. I'll be with
you soon, and will yet save your child
"Child! childn' murmured Dick as he
started up. eyes, must not give way
to this weakness SO long as my child yet
lives; and I can hear its voice even now
The poor father become strong again.
He moved forward few steps, and paced
around point Of rock, from behind
which came the sounds.
A terrible sight met his gaze!
A little girl was lying upon her back
upon the rock. The monster was near
her, holding her down with one of his
huge paws, which rested upon her breast.
The little one had ceased her strugglings
evidently in despair, and now was Sob
bling as if its poor little heart was broken.
The bear was bleeding profusely, and had
evidently fallen from exhaustion. The
bullets which had been sent into her
body had given her, no doubt her mortal
wound, but she was tenacious Of life, and
could accomplish much after that wound
was received, but before her life was
yielded. Like the parent who now
sought his daughter, the first thought of
the bear was of her young, and even
in her dying agony she chung to the food
| she she had brought them
Only few feet higher up were the
cubs. They saw the mother, and they
appeared to anticipate a great feast, for
they were struggling to reach it while
they lifted their young voices in chorus
with that Of their parent.
Dick knew that he must save his child
soon or it would be too la:e. Soon he
resolved to creep as near as possible to
the monster, and then spring upon he1
with his knife; for, in his haste and ex-
element, he had dropped his rifle.
Just as he was moving forward, the
bear turned. and their eyes met. The
dying beast uttered a terrific howl, and
then looked down at her victim. Then
she glanced at her own cubs, and again
toward Dick. Her expression seemed to
say: ''You will have no mercy on my
young; why should have upon yours?'
It was dreadful suspense for Dick
He was satisfied that the bear could live
only few moments But what might
not occur in those moments? A single
blow With her huge paw and his darling
would be torn into fragments. 4 move
ment upon his part might cause this
blow b fall.
Thehu becomes so accustomed to
the various animals with which he comes
in contact that he can almost read their
very thoughts. Their actions can nearly
always be interpreted correctly. So was
it with Dick now. He saw the intentions
Of the pear, and knew that his own action
must be prompt and powerful, or il
would be too late.
He dutched his knife, and with his
arm neHed with desperation, hope, and a
fatherl! love. he sprang directly at the
throat of the monster, who received him
with tremendous howl aud with mouth
wide oIen.
Had the beast been uninjured the
struggle would have been Of short dura.
ton, to1 the odds between a MAJ and q
grizzly Dear would be as great as that
between lion and a mouse But the
monster was now dying, and death was
near. She retained all her courage AID
will, but not her strength.
Dick gave her several blows with bis
knife. She groaned almost as a human
being would have done, and fell upor
her side But she recovered in an instant
and stirling Dick, she threw him to the
earth But the father had seized his be-
loved daughter, and throwing her a little
apart, she was now out Of danger.
Not SO with himself.
He wa. now stretched fiat upon hi:
back. and both the paws of the beas
were upon his breast, and lie could fee
the sharpclaws entering his flesh. Thu
two great CLASSY eyes glared into his own
the terrible growl rang in his ears, thu
jaws were extended the long white teetf
glistened, and the bleod-red tongue wa!
ready to hp up his blood. He strug
gled, bat could not move. A momen
more and all would be over for him for
ever, now the death grip was fixed upol
him.
And, to add to his agony, he had see,
his child spring off and run teVard tn
edge of the cliff. It would be dashed Il
pieces in falling, even as it's brother hat
been.