The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-07-21
A BEAR FIGHT.
How Huge Love Downed a Bar
iu a Free Fight.

L was a light in real earnest, tOor-a
regular Singing match, said Huge Love,
an old settler Of New Mexico. 10 a New
York >.Ia correspondent in santa Fe
hospital. Neither the bar nor me had
any arms and We fought Il ought with
our hukeS. II we'd had ring and a
chance to ste tickets we'd both have
made our everlasting fortunes III tell
you how 1t Wsls. Ne an the bar rsn
foul Of each other over in the Black range
west Of Chloride She Wa alone and -
WIS l. | had just been eating little
something, and consequently my rife
and cartridge belt were on the ground
and some little distance away. ! was
picking my teeth and thinking Of moth
ing in particular, when all Of . sudden
there came Il tremendous crash. and.
looking up l >slw she bar coming for
me ! didn't have time 10 get my gun or
10 wink. The beast wiz ON mt - quick
that all could DO wa 10 square myself
A. she came within reach gave her one
ou the top Of the noSe that made her
grgut. and keele,l her up On her hind
le,~. When you've hunted b'ars ~ long
a. have yog'H know that the be.tk r
the place to lift bar They can't stand
No hammering on the horn Ny blow
mdddeued her. and she came for me hot
tern'H ever the next time. Fearing
blow from one OF her fore paws, I Just
grabbed her around the middle. and high
enough up 70 keep her from hugging me.
and if her dnd me didn'J have bear
dance fpr about five minutes, up hill and
down dale, then my name amt Love.
Pretty soon she broke loose. and Jump
ed back Ear enough 10 get a good foot
hold Then ~ she came up planted
nldn-killer on her nose again and knock
Ell her down a. slick a. you ever ~een
anybody drop. But She was up again in
a second. and this time she gave it 70 me.
pasted her on the nose again, but she
reached for nae with her right and cavel
in my shoulder, breaking some Of the
boncs The blood ran down my clothes.
but It only made me fight the harder 1T
first I Wa scared. but nov I Wa mad
and I made up Iay mind that | would do
up that bar or die in the attempt. I grab
bed her quick under the fore lecS and
tried to waltz with her again, but nv
shoulder hurt me and - l was trying 10
get fresh hold on her she tripped mo
and down we rolled. The land wa sIop-
ing there and we went over and over
half dozen Times quicker'n can tell il.
First the bar was oa top and tben me.
By this time she had elawed me in the
side ami bitten one If my hands. but
there waS some wind in me Vet and a.
she rose ON her hIunchez iet % my un-
injured fit and knocked her down again
A. figured it. that was the fifth round
and if | could have had a little time
would have been ia better condition 10
have continued the fight. but she didn't
wait. Coming at me again dodged 4
blow from her paw and gave her thurn-
per that she wiz remember to the day Of
Judgement She fell ike a beef and
was on top in a minute
Right there the side Of the mountain
became very rough and steep, and my
i,iea w..s that if could catch the beast
while she wa staggering under my blow
| could puunp her over the cliff and let
her slide. Well. me and the bar had il
there for about a minute, aud / Didn't
know which Of IL would 70 over Final
", got her head pointed downward,
and by kicking her front lec> out from
under her, anil ~ ooon ~ possible giving
her boost from behind. goJ her over
the edge Her great hulk carried her
some distance before she could stop her
self. and by that time l had grabbed
some pieces Of stone and began bonn
b.sriiug her. She tried 10 crawl up but
the rock gave way under her and she
slipped back A. fast a. she advanced-and
started two orthree caye-ins. y hich made
lots Of trouble for her Then made UP
my mind that whether she rrawled up
or not. | could get my gun. and off |
started. When | got back the bar wa-
still trying 10 make her way up, and l. |
then had my rife JUS sat down and
smiled on her Then. when she had
made some progress and 1t looked -
though she might perhaps reach me, |
let her have it between the eyes. That
ended nay bar fight. and it waS the last I
ever had Ny wounds were pretty bad,
and, a. they never entirely healed. I'm
here now irving to ret cured