Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-02-18

man. Alter it became dark they poured
spirits down to keep their spirits up; they
kept very still until about eleven O'Clock.
when some of them were becoming uneasy.
NJ who was sitting with his back against
tree, in comfortable position, took out his
bottle, saying in low voice, 1--WE will all
take another charge Of the ardent; think it
will bring old whi,efaee along in no time"
They scarcely got through with their bottles,
when hearing rustiing and the breaking
Of dry sticks, they knew their old enemy
was coming. He approached very slowly
until within eight or ten rods of the carcass,
and then stopped so long they supposed he
had gone some other way, but again they
heard him moving along TO the eastward
Tie passed all around them in circle till
back al the place where he first stopped
On h's way he stopped every few moments
TO listen, evidently trying 10 find out what
was in the bushes. In a few moments they
could hear him approaching the carcass Of
the COW. NJ. said in a whisper Now, boys,
be ready at Your guns to give him broad
side when give the word" They had not
tong to wait, for they soon hesrl his teeth
swapping and crushing through the carcass
The word fire" was given. In an instant
the report Of four guns rsng out upon the
still night seeming as one report The bear
gave two hideou- wells. NJ. said, "He has
caught it og he would not make that noise g
They snatched up the loaded guns and lam
terms and rushed forward. VI. wa, the first
to reach the bear, bu, he was so heavil,
loaded with the ardent and under such head
way he could not stop, bu, pitched head!ong
over the dying bear. As VI. fell. the bear
with dying grip, caught him just below the
right knee. NJ sung out. II nave got him. +"
but they found ii was the other way The
bear had got ys,e-lAe grip upon his les.
Alter cutting his head nearly off the, had to
pry his jaws open 10 clear Nj lex from the
bears teeth. Ms Lex was bleeding badly.
The bears teeth had gone To the bone on
both sides. They cut open the leg Of hs
pants nnd bound up the wound with Their
rum, not forgetting to wet his throat as
We! a. their own with the same article
They then cut the bears head completely
off, as 20 be sure 10 find him there in the
morning. and then ef, for the village. Two
Of them led VI Their progress was slow,
some oi them had sipped from the bottle so
often. They felt well after the bear was
killed. but they were in as bad condition for
walking as NJ. with his wounded ieg. They
were me, a, the road BY some Of their
neighbors ~ho had heard the report Of the
guns and were Fastening 10 meet them and
learn the result: They stopped a, the first
house in the village and a man vas sent for
W. : Scott. a Petty doctor I'VE shall speak
Of him hereaftcrl NJ, leg vas carefully
dressed and IN the morning he was conveyed
10 his own house, to which he Was confined
for over three months. His Lex which never
healed entirely, seemed to have been
poisoned by the bears teeth. breaking out
"e'i 1ea' !" u''''"''S sores he con
uhued lame Tue rest oi ms NE VI was one
Of the best known and respected citizens IA
the colony. His neighbors all werc anxious
TO assist him during his long confinement, TO
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