The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-26

cubs neck and began to buckle it the
young bear set up lamentable cry
of distress, and it was this cry for
help that induced the mother bear to
turn away from Bennett and rush for
her young with all the speed it was
possible for her to getup. Cowan was
trying to pull the cub down the hill,
and he vas so eagerly interested in
the somewhat lsborious effort that he
did not notice the approach Of the
mother bear until she was within few
feet of HIM. He had Benefits sus>
penders wound round his right hand.
and with his left he had hold of the
strap, and as he pulled the cub, hung
back and moaned pitifully. Before
Cowan had time to unwind his susp-
enders from his righthand the old bear
jumped upon him. The more he strug
gled themadder the mother bear
seemed toset. She bit one of his shout
ders and made the blood flow free.
ly, and she came near squeezing the
life out Of him In less than O :min>
ute after she had pounced upon him.
When the cub saw his mother try
ing to kill Cowan he endeavored to
end her some aid, but his efforts
were feeble ones. Just then Bennett
came to Cowan's rescue and hit the
old bear on the head with stone.
The blow stunned her slightly and
caused her to loosen Cowan. She then
turned and attempted to get Bennett
in her grasp, but he was too spry for
her and kept out of her way. Cowan
was partially exhausted, and the
wound in his shoulder PANIED him
badly. AS soon as he caught breath
enough to speak he told Bennett to
run and get one of the scythes.
Bennett obeyed the command at
once, running at the top of his speed.
Instead offollowing HIM the moth
Ter bear turned on Cowan again.
The cub had laid down to rest, and
in his haste to keep out Of the old
bears clutches Cowan stumbled over
the cub and fell with his face on the
sharp stubble. His face was. LAGER
ated by the fall, and before he could
get up the old bear was upon him
again.
Just then Bennett ran down the hill
with scythe, the point Of which he
stuck into. the mother bears right hip.
Bennett had struck with 80 much
force that the point Of the scythe
was broken of. 1t remained in the
bears flesh, and the.pain set her into
a rage greater than she had before
shown. She then turned upon Ben
nett and fought him desperately
He hit her a little once or twice will
the broken blade Of the scythe, 5u
! be failed to disable her, and, in hi
sndeavor to keep away from her paw
he ran the blade into the ground ane
broke it of ut the heel. He threw
the scythe away, as it was 40 use t.
him, and looked around to see i
Cowan had got up. Cowan still la.
bleeding near the cub, and Bennett
was half inclined to run dow
and get away from the old bear. Blu
he realized the fact that if he did o
the bear would be likely to kill Cow
!, IN, and no yelled to Covan to &c
: up if he possibly could. Cowan go
up and told Bennett 70 90 after tn
other scytho. Bennett was backin
away from the bear, and when b
locked up the the hill to see wher
tie schthe was, the bear struck hir
aid tore the upper part of his shirt O
aSd drew the blood on him. Til
convinced Bennett that the old bea
had not been fatally wounded, as b
hoped she had, by the point of tn
broken scythe, for she seemed to
Is active AS ever. He freed himse
and ran up the hill and grabbed til
scy9he. The old bear followed hir
and, as he turned to face her, he sa
:. that his opportunit, to kill her ha
come, and he drove the sharp-pointe
blade IN her left side, let the snat
drop to the ground, and stepped ava
a few feet to watch the death struggl,
The bear rolled down the hill, mad
!, three desperate effortsto stand VI
and then gave.a groan and was deat
-, In rolling over the bear had broke
the snath and the scythe, as Benne
learned when he walked to where ST
lay. The wound in Cowan's shouldf
;. proved to be slight one, both me
we're badly used up in the struggl
and they did no work for there day
= after their exciting and dangerol
-4s1perience. But they captured tn