Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-05-18
RIG CANE.

Until within Q very lev years, pears
have been often seen Ia the Ca,skili
Mountains, near the t~o heads OF the
Delaware River. every fall. when berries
were ripe, and corn In the milk. And
occasionally they Loaf their peli'. for We
have some hunters OF the old stock LEFT.
But they are rare visitors now. About
Thanksgiving we had q light fall OF snow.
barely enough TO make an excuse to start
sleishs TO running.
One crisp morning about that time.
young Will Pspino. living tao miles e's'
Of Stamford. and directly under the
.,espe.t par, Of Old Bear Mountain. nov
mi.nsmed ussy anio. came tearing into
town 10 tell the spori'msn that huge
black bear Was playing and iumblirg
about In the snow near the foot OF the
mountain. just above bis fathers house
Jerusalem Such hnry and 'cuny
you never saw among the shooters Of the
town. bad the seiA,ieA aud could no.
90. 90 Dell Warner. one Of our best shots.
20, my IS eslibre shsrps rifle and jump
ed into hi. cutter with Billy Ives for
driver. Billy carried q Tremendous old
Queen Anus. with % No. | buesskot 20
the load.
Erkite Seslsy. keen sportsman and
the owner Of the best dog in the county.
doubled in With ArvnA Maynard. and =
Mr.. Green mated with Harvey Wood.
another Of our noted shots. and away
they started after Bruin.
There was no, much time lost getting
there. and sure enough when the party
go, to Pspino''. up the bill nearly half =
mile. near an old hay barn. the monster
was seen
The shotgun NET were no, quite 90
sn,iou. TO close up when they saw the
huge black bss., slowly walking sbou,
near the edge % the woods. Il ga. &C..
baisd whether 'koiguns we're just the
thing for bear hunting. This gave Del
Warner the start lie shouldersd the
Sharpe. and. backed by the valisn, Ives.
started up the bill.
lie 10, within abog, four hundred
yards, Get the Sigh, for the distance. AID
=. the bar had stopped playing ard
seemed to watch the party. be knsli
down. took deliberate aim aud. 10 use bis
own classic language. "ls, silver! :"
The bulls, struck the snow just urdsr
Bruen'. nose. srd mus, have Knocked
hi. eye. full. fof be wheeled around and
around as Il pretty mad.
Without rising Warner eoolly pat IN
another l5.iOO. 500 cartridge. and. al
losing for wihdsge. LEI drive sssin.
Thi. time Bfuin ~, IL bot. and .. al
the ,pori,men wefe on the run up the
bill to join Warner. yelling at every
! jump. the bear limped OF toward the
woods. tuning once 10 While . Il II
though, Of hshiing !, oa, instead OF rs'
treating
"DOn', ls, him &c, away, Dell
shouted Ssslsy.
"No. for soodhss.'. sake no (" cried
Maynard.
"No, II Ned. rife 4. worth snap J!
said bell. aud be 30, rest over the
shoulder OF Billy Ives. aud as the beat
mounted shelving rock be fred hi. last
and fatal shot.
The bear rolled over and over dosr
the rock. aud when Il reached the bot
tom /, vas still.
Just then an old settler. Carlos Var
Hou,en. sho vas WOOD ehoppins on The
mountain. came tearing do~n through
, the wood. ~i,h hi. AZ on bis shoulder
aud fire in bis eye. lie 80, TO the bea
jus. a. Warner aud the rect came up,
aud hi, voice could have been heard
mile when be yelled;
"WhA, in .hsol nave you been shoot
ins my Newfoundland dos for"
! Dell stood ike ore suddenly ',ruei
9TH tightening. lie looked sadly dowr
q, BIZ. prize and asked the old settler !
II. lie va. in.ared-if !, WAS not. h
would pay for Il.
And tia, !. tie Jas, bear seen IN oar
range