The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-24

enough, not more than twenty yards to
leeward were an old dam, and two year
ling cubs, pointing for the main land and
SWIMMING for dear life.
No sooner said than done. The helm
was put hard leeboard, the sheet gradu'
ally let of, and the little craft cut as
pretty quarter circle rs ever craft was
seen to cut.
Now the game was dead ahead and
the wind dead aft. 1t was rather pitiful
to see the old mother who was straining
every nerve, with no chance of escape,
continually turning her head to hook
over one shoulder, then the other, with
desperate wild eyes as she was being
rapidly overhauled.
In less time than is required to relate
the maneuver, they were alongside and
within six feet, when John raised his
rife and gave her q shot, but owing pro
badly to the motion of-~both boat and
bear, it did not prove ~ quietus," by
any means, but so crazed her that she
began swimming round in q circle.
The boat was Immediately put about
and hauled up close to the wind for 8
tack, when dame bruin was observed tC
be making directly for it, apparently
herself again, but mad with pain.
The crew were disposed to accommo-
date her, and SO let the sail flop to avoid
headway. John now fired his other shot
which must have missed altogether, for
she kept her course, straight for IL
boat.
H, thinking his companion trift
excited, seized the revolver, and, taking
a position amidship, while vet the beal
was some six or eight feet distant, cody
aimed and fired, in quick succession, the
whole six chambers into her head
Strange to say, she took no more notice
of them than if they had been so many
paper wads fired from q sweet-elder pop
gun. .....
She had now reached the side of the
boat aud giving a tremendous spring
threw one of her huge paws over thu
gunwail, then the ether, with massiv,
claws pretr aiding, it seemed, two inche;
from her toes, and drew herself up, hea:
and shoulders, with fierce blood-sho
eyes fixed on H, her wicked opeI
mouth sending forth such an unearthly
blood-curdling growl from between tive
such rows of teeth, as would shake the
nerves of most men.
The scared expression had all gont
from her eyes now, and was replaced by
look of giariug hate and revenge
(You would wonder that bear coult
so change its expression of countenance,
1t was evident enough that she in
tended to take passage on board thai
craft, for her great black body was com
ing up out of the water.
"H-, while looking down her
throat and almost feeling her hot breath
upon his cheek, thought of the old
Springfield at his feet hitherto for gotten
Dropping his now useless revolver be.
hind him, he seized and cooked the rifle
just as the bear was coming over the
gunwail, and thrusting the muzzle into
her open mouth pulled the trigger.
That shot did the business Letting
90 with all four, she tumbled into the
boat, limp and dead, with scarce {
CULVER . ......
"Now for the cubs" said John. They
were but short distance away, making
all possible headway for dry land ant
tall timber, but were soon overhauled
A single shot, from Johns rifle, now re-
loaded, dispatched one, when the boy
Guss cried out: "Oh, Cap! let's capture
the other alive"
Accordingly, the sail was taken in SO
as not to run away from him, or require
any bother of managing, and by means
OF a paddle held toward him, which he
would seize hold of and hug and bite, ht
was kept alongside.
1t would seem an easy matter, undel
the circumstances, to moose the creature
with the boats anchor rope, sbut it re.
quired an hours hard labor to get the
moose to stick. .l
He was the size of spaniel dog, "a.
fat as cuh," the most slippery fellow
YOU ever saw, and would work his head
and feet out Of the smallest hole. ..
Three times he was hauled on board
but as may times slipped his cable
going overheard with a sopse, always
coming to the surface ready to hug ant
bite the paddle.
Finally, getting tuckered, his motion.
were less agile. A lucky moose over the
neck and behind one shoulder. then an
other turn round the neck and behint
the other shoulder, quickly drawn up
and he was secured in the forward end.
The little craft, now having Oh boarc
something to eat, the party concluded
they would be carrying out tht
Majors instructions, even though they
returned without the pumpkins, which
they did in high glee, for they were al
mere boys.
The old bear balanced the scales a
43O, which, with the dead cub, afforded
meat for the camp several days. H
found on examination, the balls from hi
revolver had only buried themselve
under the skin, and we're fastened like 1
wafer again NJ the animals thick skull.
Johns flst shot had simply passet
through the bridge of the nose with onl.
q noaddeninp effect. ..' s.' t-r .1.i