Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-11-06

t-,em. for Immediately in front of me, not
ten feet away, was an enormous grizzly
bear.
"If the situation had not been so dam
gerous should have laughed heartily at
the appearance of the bear. 1t would have
made statue laugh. The beast had dined
on my game, gentlemen, and had wound
up with the pheasant, whose feathers were
clinging all around his nose, looking like
set of whiskers. They gave that bear the
most comical expression imaginable. But
l didn't see anything funny in it just then,
although the bear seemed quite as surprised
TO see me as / was to see him. Well, gen
tlemen, looked at him and he looked at
me, and neither one of US knew just what
to do. Finally made movement as II to
arise Then the bear uttered low growl,
which warned me that no such operation
on my part would be tolerated. Then l
tried to slip my hand quietly around to my
belt and draw out my six-shooters, but the
bear groWied louder than before. We sat
there looking at one another for half an
hour. and noticed that the bear began to
look very sleepy. He wanted to take nap
after his hearty meal, but ct the same time
he did not want to leave me unmatched.
"Well gentlemen, after considering the
matter some time he arose and approached
me. | made up my mind that my time bad
come. and tried to think of prayer, but
the ONLY one / could remember was grace
before meat. and felt that the bear ought
to say that, not l. But bruin was not ready
TO feast OH me vet He simply laid one of
his enormous paws on my breast, and made
me lie down again in just the same position
as | had occupied before. | OWNED his
wishes at once He wanted to go to sleep,
and he desired 10 have me do the same.
closed my eyes and lay perfectly still. The
bear seemed to be quite satisfied, and went
and lay down himself l cautiously opened
one eye in little while, and saw that he
was asleep. That was my time Noiselessly
l arose to a sitting posture. Then, getting
out one of my six-shooters. climbed care
fully to my feet. Then l cooked my re-
volver and approached the beast. | put
the muzzle close to his head and pulled the
trigger.
1.-THE blamed thing wasn't loaded
Gentlemen, neither of these six shoot
| ers had charge in it, and l was sure had
loaded them before starting. Well, you
can bet that was frightened. l made one
reckless leap backward, and plunged
through a bush, making enough noise to
L
sprang up with loud roar and rushed to-
ward me. Jumped for low branch of an
oak, and drew myself up into the tree just
as the Infatuated beast arrived beneath It, [
suppose l needn't tell you that a man up
tree is not in very safe place when bear
is after him. The grizzly started up that
tree in less time than | can tell it.
What was l to do?n
"Aha l remembered this remarkable
little shooting iron which you see before
you. pulled it hastily from my belt and
pointed it Immediately at the bears nose.
pulled the trigger. The COMPOUNDED
thing missed fire. The next moment the
bear grabbed it in his enormous mouth and
swallowed it.
= That is, he tried to.
Gentlemen, you notice the length of
that barrel Well, owing to nervous haste
on the part of that bear he fail to swallow
the thing straight, and the next thing he
knew it was stuck crosswise in his capa-
cious throat.
Gentlemen, that bear tumbled out of
that tree in no time. l had no further in
terest for him. He had something in his
throat TO occupy his attention. The way
he rolled over and kicked up the leaves
was a sight to see. Hepawed up the earth,
he scratched and tore himself with his
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side. But it was all in vain. This murder
GUS weapon which you see before you did
its deadly work with swift certainty, and in
a short time the bear was dead. Then l
climbed down out of the tree and sat beside
him for an hour to make sure that he was
all right. He was. So l got small tree
branch and pried open his mouth to its
widest extent Then l rolled up my sleeve.
ran my hand down his throat, and by ex-
erting all my strength tore this pretty little
toy which you see before you from its rest
ing place. Next l walked around to the
bears side, placed the muzzle of the re-
Volver close to his ribs just behind the fore
leg and pulled the trigger. This time the
revolver went off.
" By and by the rest of the hunting party
came to look for me. l was sitting on a
a. What did you kill?' asked Barker
jim.
40 Thirteen jackrabbits, AZ mountain
quail, Il wild geese, , doves, raccoons,
II squirrels, a pheasant, and little beast
| replied.
a little beast? What's that? p
90 \ QUILL find him behind that BUSH
The crowd ran to see, and when they
beheld that grizzly there was a chorus OF
EXPLANATIONS, l can tell you.
Where's the rest OF your game 2 asked
Barker jim
80 In the bear, said l.
But. gentlemen, never told them that
| the bear choked himself to death in irving
to eat this useful implement which you
see before you"
Mr.. Samuel Sands sat down amid great
applause. But the short man with the
white musIache was on his feet in an in
slant.
Mr.. President" he said, Il rise for in
formation. Is it proper to call a grizzly
bear bruin ?n
" How about that Professor p inquired
the President
It is no" said Prot. snodgrass. "a
grizzly is known as Old Ephraim'
-" Fine him the hard cider !" shouted the
little man.
And the President promptly fined Mr..
Samuel SanGS.-N Y Times.
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