The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-09-10
FACTS ABOUT hears.
A Bear Ordinarily NO More Dangerous than
WoOdchUcI.

rise for q few remarks on the bear. I
have known bruln for the past forty yenrs., /
have met him on the trail In northern AIichi:
gan. PENNSYLVANIA, ana the North Woods.
have seen him IN Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Ordinarily brnln is about ~ dangerous rs
happen that the mother of any mammal will
ignore dangcrto hersei. III defence Of her young.
Almost any animal viii 20 wild and reckless 81
danger in defence OF her young. and the bear Is
wonderful on muscle. Consequently. when a
she bear turns ON her tormentors il is well to
She doesn't want + hurt anybody. She only
wants to get her babes away from that feariI
bipssd with the Derby hat and u dead rabbit cut
II You hnmor her you are safe enough: II
takes your choice" II you drive her to desper-
alton and she has thss grit 70 stand by her
CUBS. better you stand u ieedle back"
have ba2grl II good deal of bear meat. !
have been twice on a lone cruise in the North
Mo9ds saw several bears there-all intent
So slight was the danger from wild animals
there. and so enid sh seemed the immense
TO leave. not only my rifle. but my revolver be-
hind, And found the eight rod and
against wild beasts. All the same. she bear
with cubs may be dangerous. Will give
'' FoN ys sa"' nan Srh record
OF seven pqniheys, twentyone bears. and / 800
der resided al the mouth ot Asoph Run
cows one evening The boy came back fright.
ened ana CRYING saving that a big bear had
disguised At the boys cowardice. Leaving his
r;Ae ne went baek VIII IN he boy; and AT the
70 say. " Ii was Just here" when an immense
bear jumped from under the bank reared on
bb sg nnH @ ami IhSw Sn FL the teeth she
mj9M,p On ny H}qi3,G; he yelei 70 the yoansstsS
ing and lioursh!ng a knife. all tile weapon he
h@d ola Jim and the boy got away, Then they
creekand scatter up The mountain side to be
Thir,y;two years aso Harry Ellis" born
n"G Sca h 9G o5 the sHafa Nyy to r tae
pecting tor ~ best brrrying grounds he was
whitf arQs" Ir1m bShiHA y large iaiicn trnn a
and '"HrinG on her mind legs. made directly at
hlm rYalins grrGr tins ,fhar'ng, and showing
ish"d pine knot whCop,ng and yelling II the
t,p Of hi voice. US II? ran, backward al, his
of danger,
hUrtlc ba!rying vii. Farmer T.. his Wife. aai
daughter, on Invita- on. our r.s was i two.
h b. 'arm wagon, n bottom 81 ins wagon
lance 20 the gr"uni. twenty-one mics
=, By dni Of starting At A., NJ, and abusing
ground ut II \. ", among bcrrlef so plenty
thai the ground was absolu.eiy A'dden, /, was
aund 70 hn p gn S% Of 'S Srye Oh sHa9
though l knew OF "A place. about tkroe-uuur-
tcrs OF mile westward, where TIE berries
were equally plenty, bat larger So took a
Hr-r I'm PAL and started. Half way to tho
gr(Ird there Is Lguiru 10 be crossed anu this
quiet was lady blocked with fallen timber
When near The bottom halted to select the
be'' ipui"s getting by or over some fallen
tr'rs tla' lay in my pa.A when a very
large, Gngy'lookiny brown posed bear
sIidu. on n pine, Hprang oil again direc,ly
At me got on her mind e.;-. md began 10 play
the usnhl game, u scsre--ahowing all her
teeth mahln. tn" savage. roaring. barking
EHlM in- noise common Ia ru'nEtd bears. On
the lnsINn; c"mnrnoca lively re,rNgrade
moyrment. Once caught my heels and tuin-
bod pN.E ba'kWnrd bur Gpt mp suddenly. 1t
aud claws 1h on" side; whonpin., yelling and
pound ns tlnNdrc On the other Nobody hurt
Bear badly scared. As for myseif | wasn't
scared u BIT As for the bear: /, goes without
saying that when she had played me or n few
rods. she got down on all fours and took her.
self out with her cubs for al she was worth.