Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-09-19

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week Ec had never seen . wis!
bear, aa2 Lo wc1 vary anxious q
XII orc, Tho par.v was well SUP
Piled With dn@a. end aH,~ selecting
{ camp e. The haGE Of |ersaa, e-i
enjoying . good r:~,Hs .>st, ,hey
started on. . st'c up the h:srs.
Tie dogs soon struck ira.
and, wild what seemed 70 Mr.
Wh;t'nsrsh, . greet Ioa! nf u"nec.
esaary noise went tea;i1" along,
heading fny large cane brake tie.
could be plainly sen, across h5
open fed, Ia which the trail wac
discovered. Z number Ct paths
led into The brake, and each mem.
her C tho party selected & path.
near which, he took bis stand III
a very few minutes, the yclp OF the
dogs changed to fierce barks, large
y aduitcratcd with gtow's, which
gave place to g crashing, in the
brake, ana the Resumption Vi The
yo'ps.
The noise appeared to Mr. Whit
marsh, to De getting ncare.. and it
soon became. painfully evident 70
him, that the racket wos coming 10
his direction, end ccm.n: fast. he
ncrvously cooked lis qua, &.mcst
Letting one hammer Of The ~a0 alp.
and prepared 20 siauphtc. y bear,
bLt when there we . fright!Ul
c:ashing IN the brake, as i seemed
tC him, within ten feet OF MIN. ac-
oomHanied by. a lond Grpo,, ana
the sc.c5n Ct II dog IN pain, Mr.
Whitmarsh turned and ran. or t.;sd
tc, but his 100. car.ht, n 4 black
root vine, and down nc went. Dis
charcing hia gun. A. he scrambled
Il h:5 fee: & large 2ew ond ma {,
dozen piss, sL2Ios, ian Over h:.o,
pursued bH the doGe.
Fu.iora, II bang 50 frightened
Jy Z SOW aGi pi-s, he discharged
.:ho remaining load cf his gua, nto
the ilying gang q pigs, an1 one
pig Tel dead Tie rest O! Tie
hunters calno running 10 The spot.
expecting 10 find a deal bear, ana
expressed themselves IN ra.ne.
s.saus language, at tie hunt bsiA
spoiled, f., me SAKE Of & ii,l!e pig,
but, Mr.. Wh.trA1rah excused .i2.-
sell, by saying shat The dogs, were
only hog dogs anyhow, aaj there
vas no use tggi21 10 hunt bears
With them. The owners q the
doGs, defended ;i;em, AM sand they
would start @ besr yet. H.. Whit
marsh remarked. that ihey oo,. =.
hmt II they pleased, but ,ua: ne
would 90 to camp and roas. his
pi", which he dill.
Or h;a arrival At tie camp, n.
WAismarsh cut q stou; care, a5ou,
eight feet long, and aaoy droo5.9 +,
Che PIG, impalod It on tho cane Az;
held 4 over the frc to Toast. The
dogs were yolping again, bus Nh
Whitmarsh smiled aud though! Ct
the sow and pigs Tie yo!pa d
the dcgs came nearer, bat HI.
Whitmarsh still smi,ci, and
thought, pigs, Still nearer, came
the hunt, nearer yet, coming to-
wards camp. Mr. Whitmarsh KEEP
On roasting his pig, determined
not TO look. around, even, but as
the noise got very near, and SILL
came towards camp, he concluded
to take Z look. What he saw was
q remarkably large bear, about
tifty yards of, coming straight to-
wards him, On & dead run. Mr..
Whitularsh took 10 a tree close By,
that had some low branches still
holding on 10 his pig, bit, to his
horror, the bear took to The same
tree, and SIS Mr.. Wh;tmarsh as
con2od the tree, the bear followed
suit. Mr.. Whiimarsh crawiel o1t
OF 2 small l;nh, thinking the bear
would not venture 10 follow, bu,
hc did, and just as nc was reach
ing ont for Mr. Wihitmarsh, the
limb broke, and down they both
went. The bear Kept on to the
ground, bu; Mr., Whitmarsh IN his
drop, caught another limb With his
diaongaged hand, which chec he!
his fall, but did not stop it al.
together, and Just as the bear rose