Connecticut western news., 1883-01-17

 ture to the ground, where the dog in- stantly set upon it and terrible strug gle began. It would have fared ill with the dog if Ethan had not come promptly to his assistance with club.
 It was said that the skin of that lynx, when stretched on the barn door to dry, measured six feet in length.
 It was Ethan's ambition to keep small menagerie of wild animals, such animals as were common in the noun tains, for the amusement of his summer visitors.
 In the fall of the year 1859 he caught a agood-sized and very handsome black bear in trap, and alter lively tussle succeeded in tying up the animals mouth with withe. Then, having also fastened strong withe about its neck, he under took to lead 1t home, distance of three or four miles through thick woods.
 Not relishing the halter, Bruin would grasp the small trees with both paws and hold on, roaring as loudly as he could for his muffled jaws. Ethan would jerk him loose, but the bear would lay hold of another tree; and thus the strug gle was kept up.
 At last, getting out of patience, the giant seized the animal and shouldered it. This feat accomplished, he strode on through the forest with the bear on his back.
 Of course the beast objected to this treatment, and at length getting his muzzle of, he entered into serious en- gagement with his bearer.
 In the scuff1e which ensued Ethan's clothes were made to suffer, and his anger being fully aroused, he laid hold of the bear by the nape of its neck and one of its hind legs, and raising the crea- ture high over his head, flung him down on rock with such force as to kill him.
 Not very long after, while returning from a trip up the mountain with two young gentleman tourists, another bear, similar one, was captured.
 They saw the animal in the path ahead and chased it to 8 tree, which Ethan climbed. After Imaginable scufle he succeeded in tying up the bears mouth with pocket handkerchiefs, and then carried it home on his back.
 A trough for water and ''swing- -pole'' were obtained for the bears use, and the animal was kept for some years This was the first of the scores of bears since kept as ''pets" at the White Mountain hotels.
 At about this time Ethan one morning found large deer in one of his snares. It was buck, with handsome antlers and in fine condition, as it's glossy skin indicated at first sight. That he might add it to his ''show," Ethan again had recourse to withes, of which he made strong halter. But the buck, wild with fright, was not easily managed. Its fran tic leaps and bounds taxed all of Ethan's great strength, and the task of leading it home occupied the entire day.
 But the exploit which gained Ethan most renown, and made his name famous for the time through Vermont and New Hampshire, was his affair with noted bully and pugilist whom we will call McLeary. It occurred at one of the an- nual trainings or ''musters," which, l think, was thatyear held at Lancaster, New Hampshire.
 All the tFmilitia" companies, from both sides of the Connecticut River. met here for review, and for 8 sham fight. As was usual at such gatherings, there was quite too much tippling, and great deal of rough sport. McLeary, who for some years had been noted as boxer and rough-and- tumble fighter, was there in all his glory. Going the rounds of the various encampments, he openly challenged any one to fight him.
 As McLeary was a "Vermonter,' the New Hampshire companies were inclined to resent his challenge, on the score of State pride. Several companies put forth their best man and matched him against McLeary. But the bully, who was thick, brawny, heavy-fsted man, made short work with them all. The fellow had fist like 8 sledge-hammer :; and the blows of his antagonists seemed 1 to make no impression upon him.
 At noon he was sitting on stone in the centre of 8 ring which had been formed around h1m, puffed with pride, because he had already nearly killed four men who had ventured to stand up against him.
 Ethan chanced to be at Lancaster that day-partly on business, and partly to see the muster" and ''sham fight" per haps. While the bully was sitting in the ring, some of the New Hampshire men beset Ethan to fight him-as they said for the honor of the State.
 ''But I'm not a fighting man," said Ethan.
 And this was emin ently true of him, and greatly to his credit. Though SC strong, he was one of the gentlest-na- tured of men, kind to everybody, and very fond of children.
 Nevertheless the militia men pleaded and almost insisted that he should stand up against McLeary, for the honor oi New Hampshire.
 "Honor p said Ethan, "what honor is there in pounding man who never did me any harm? I've nothing against MT. McLeary. Besides, I never struck man in my life p
 "But he's brute He's 8 terrible fellow, and he should be taken down He's nearly mauled four New Hampshire men to death this morning. p they ar gued. ''Just come and look at him, an6 if his insolence don't anger you, we don't