New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-04-07

during the night IN the shade of the
rock, and now they had just begun to
feed. / ct once made out the tail OK,
land after another good look at him
through my glass, resolved, il possible,
to secure him; for the hemlock thicket
extended up at one point within . hun.
dred yards Of the rock, as / judged.
With . glance to my gun, i made
my way down among the rocks, gained
the edge Of the hemlock copse, and
then, on my hands and knees, crawled
very slowly and cautiously through it
$50 az not to move 9 bough nor crack
q twig If I could help it.
| Coming to the further sid, peeped
out from amongst the boughs. There
were the bulls and my tall old OF, feed
ing close together near the water. So
still was the morning that I could hear
every bite Of grass they took.
Two Of the bulls were tremendous
fellows shaggy, and with enormous
names and humps. Their stub horns
were blunt, but Of huge thickness.
These were old bulls. The other was
= youngster, not more than two or
three years old, but his horns were
sharp they stuck out like two ebony
lpikes-and his coat was very glossy,
almost black. s. 8 5s=' IS,
But the long-legged OK was the ami
NAL I wanted. He was standing ia fine
position, with his side fair to me. But
the distance was greater than had
estimated. Twas almost afraid to risk
shot; but / saw that If I could but
work my way round hundred rods or
so to the right, ! might creep up close
to them from behind the big rock.
For minute or two weighed the
chances, and had about concluded to
fire from where / lay, and risk it, when
. sudden movement in the thicket close
at hand, accompanied by swaying Of
the boughs, arrested my attention, and,
to my amazement, there emerged be-
fore my eyes-not fifty feet off-a great
gray grizzly bear, nearly as large as
one of the buffalo bulls.
My heart gave q jump, and then I
cnrled down as low behind the under
growth, and lay as snug to the ground.
as well could. In q moment / saw
by his movements that &c wasn't after
me, and that he probably knew no
more of my presence than had known
of his. Like myself, he was buffalo
stalking.
Probably he had come into the thick
ct ahead of me. But if had CHANGED
to fire, as had concluded to, I have
no doubt ! should have been in lively
business by that time. AS it was, I
thanked my lucky stars, and, lying as
low as possible, determined to be q
spectator only, and see his grizzly ma
jesty do the hunting, and then take the
first opportunity Of slipping away.
On emerging from the hemlock, the
great brute stood partly up, and swayed
himself to and fro once or twice. sniff
ing at the 5uffaloes.
Then he moved toward them. lex
pected they would scent him, and in
stantly make off.
But they did not appear to notice him
atall till he had approached within
twenty -tive or thirty yards, when the
nearest of the bnlls-one of the two old
shaggy ones suddenly faced round
with low g Boo"' and arching his
neck, paved up the turf, showing no
signs of fear or of retrcating.
The other two bulls began booing and
paving where they stood. a few rods.
away, but did appear disposed to re-
tire from the field The OK, however,
sheercd off beyond the rock, and stood
looking on. with now and then loud
snort.
Seeing the bull on his defense. the
grizzly rose partially again and looked
him over, then dropping to bis feet, he
advanced upon him.
The bull held himself drawn up with
head lowered and horns Just visible in
the huge mass of his shaggy name.
He looked like lion, thus arched for
fight, and with his tail standing out be-
hind.
Neither the grizzly nor the bull ut
tered a sound; but when the bear had
come within ten feet, perhaps, the bull
charged him.
l3expected now to witness q grand
set-to. But the onset was over in an
The bear gave one sweep of his nav.
The bull fell. His thick neck was
broken. He scarcely seemed to stir
where he lay, feet up.
That one quick sidewise stroke had
done its fatal work. Yet from where
| was it seemed to have been but a
pat.
The bear shifted the fallen bull once
or twice, then advanced toward the
other old bull, who was paving and
booing in deepest bass. The latter
stopped when he saw the grizzly com
ing toward him, and in silence, as the
first had done, awaited the onset.
The encounter was but a repetition
OF the other. When the bear was with
in q few feet the bull charged. With
one stroke the grizzly laid him dead on
his back.
This time l actually heard the bulls
neck crack! That such neck could |
thus be broken seems Incredible. Yet
one stroke Of the grizzly's paw did it;
Of that I am positive.
l thought the young bull would now
run. But with q pride not less than that
IT the two old veterans, he stood his
ground, bawling and viciously Stating
his spike horns.
After sniff at the old bull, as If to
make sure that he was dead, the griz-
Ely walked coolly toward the survivor.
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matte than the old ones. He roared, /
and tore the earth with his horns, and |
without waiting for the bear to come |
very near, dashed at him with furious |
= blart" Of rage.
The bear struck; but, because Of the
quicker motions of this young bull, as /
think, he missed his master-stroke.
For moment or two there was d
rugged conflict, and the bear gave such
9 growl as made the cliffs resound. /
distinctly heard bones snap, and the
bull was thrown head foremost along
the ground. watched breathlessly
Tor moment, but he did not rise nor
stir.
Meantime, the Ok had disappeared;
md I thought had better do Likewise.
But i now perceived that something
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