The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-04
THE BULL AVENGED THE CALF.
Bruin Was in the Midst of His Dinner, BIZ
He Didn't Live to Finish It.

Bruin Was in the Midst of His Dinner, but
He Didn't Live to Finish It
Scranton (Pa.) Letter in New York sun.
Harry Stever, the twelve-yealNold son OF
Farmer Delos Stever, of Tobyhanna, was sent
after the cows last Monday, about shutdown.
He had to go down the road and through lane
more than half a mile from the house. When
milking time came the cows had not arrived.
and Farmer Stever, who had just driven home
from the village started toward the pasture in
search of them. On his way through the lane
he heard a terrible believing over in the pas
ture.
When he reached the pasture he saw the cat
tie, with their heads and tails up. and believing
as though they were in great distress about
something Farmer Stever hurried toward the
spot yelling Harry" with all his might
Here be, pa, up in this ere tree. bears
k; in one O the calves. and had to git up here
out o. the way said Harry. from his safe perch
among the limbs Of small maple tree.
In the center of the ring of cows Farm or Stever
found things Just as Harry had told him. A big
bear had come into the field, seized small calf,
and crushed it to death just as Harry was about
TO start the cattle for home. The lad climbed ND
the tree, and the cows began to below. When
Farmer Stever rushed In among the noisy herd,
the bear was eating the calf as fast as he could.
Farmer Stever excitedly sprung forward and
kicked the bear in the side. He regretted it q
second later, fer the hungry animal turned upon
him and nearly broke of his arms with a
blow from one of his big paws The farmer
immediately took to his heels and, after growl-
ing savagely at the farmer, the bear returned to
his meal.
In a lot adjoining the cow pasture farmer
Stever kept ferocious fve-y ear old bull away
from the rest of the herd. The bull was paving
up the earth and believing. ike wild beast
when the farmer ran away from the bear Every
now and then the bull tried to get over the fence.
He tried to lift the top rails off with his horns,
but heavy stones had been placed on them to
keep the wind from blowing the rails away, and
the bull was unable to move them. Farmer
Stever was trying to think what to do, when
Harry yelled from the tree:
spa! Con let the oil bull out an see f he
won't go fur the bear"
The lads suggestion struck the farmer favor
ably, and he instantly ran over to the fence,
threw off the stone and tore off the top rails.
The bull leaped into the pasture, aud, still bel
lowing with rage, ran toward the noisy herd,
with his tail in the air and his head lowered
The cows separated as he plunged forward, and
gave him chance to get at the bear. The mo-
ment the bull got glimpse of the big black ami
NAL he seemed to become wild with fury. With
a terrific roar he rushed at the hear, struck him
squarely in the right side with both of mis- horns,
and knocked him three or four feet away from
the carcass of the calf
The bear was partially stunned by the blow,
but he staggered to his feet and groaned with
pain just as the bull came up to hook him again.
The bear undertook to defend himself, but the
bull gave him another tremendous thump in the
ribs, making the blood run. Then the bear tried
to run away from his unexpected ard very pow
erful antagonist but the bull followed him up
and go-ed him till he moaned piteously. Harry.
up in the tree had lots of fun over the encounter
and Justify applauded the bull. minute later
the bull got the bear down and soon gored him
co death. Then Harry came down from his
roost, and he and his father put the bull back in
the Enclosure and drove the cows home