Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-29
sasr AND s.rrs.

Henry Flyar. who resides up in
the hills near Inskip, CAL. has the fol-
lowing incident TO relate, in which a
bear of the cinnamon species abduct-
ed his three-ycar-ol daughter. not
with any desire TO harm the child.
but through strange kind of affec-
ton 1t appears tiat Mr.. FLYNN starr
ed one morning TO take horse to
pasture, about two miles from the
house. and as his little girl seemed
anxious TO go. he put her upon the
horses back and let her ride short
distance, where he put her down and
told her to run home. He noticed
that she continued standing where he
left her, and on looking back, after
going little farther, saw her playing
IN the sand. He soon passed our OF,
sight, and was gone about an hour,
expecting, OF course, that the child
would return TO the house after play
ing for few moments. On return
ing home he made inquiries about her
OF her mother, who said she had not
seen her. and supposed he had taken
her along with him. On going 10
the spot where he left her he saw huge
bear tracks in the sand, and at once
came 10 the conclusion that the child
had been carried off by khe bear.
The family Immediately made
search through the forest, which was
grown up to almost jungle, render
ing their search very slow. Ali day
these anxious parents searched for u
trace of their child; nor did they stop
when darkness came ON, but remain
ed in the woods. calling the lost one
by her name. Morning came, and
their search was fruitless. A couple
OF gentlemen from below, who are
travelling through the mountains buy
ing stock. came to the house, and be.
ing informed Of the circumstances
Immediately set out to find her. The
gentlemen wandered about, aad as
they were passing a swampy spot
where the underground was thick,
called the child, or else they were
talking loud. when one of them heard
her voice. lie then called her by
name, and told her to come out of
the bushes. She replied that the bear
would not let her. The men then
crept through the brush, and when
near the spot where she and the bear
were. they heard splas h in the
water, which The child SAID was the
bear. On going to her, they found
her standing upon log. extending
about half way across the swamp
The bear had undertaken to cross
the swamp on the log. and, being
pursued. left the child and got away
as rapidly as possible She had re-
ceived some scratches about the face,
arms ard legs, and her clothes were
almost torn from her body; but the
bear had not bitten her to hurt her,
only the marks of his teeth being
found on her back. where. in taking
hold OF her clothes to curry her, he
had taken the flesh also.
The little one says the bear would
put her down occasionally to rest,
and would put his nose up to her face,
when she would slap him; and the
bear would hang his head by her
side, and .purr and rub against her
like cat. The men asked her if she
was cold in the night, and she told
them the old bear lay down beside
her. and put his arms" around her
and kept her warm, though she did
not like his long hair. She was taken
home to her parents. 1t is thought
that the beast that has acted SO strang-
" toward the little girl, without hurt
ing her Is q pet one who recently
left Pres Longiey.