Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-29

Over in those two corners you'll see pair OK
smaller skins, and hanging against the wall
another hide. The big one belonged to an
old she devil of asilver tip, and them in tho
corner were her pups. The hide ON the wall
belonged to my dog, who was killed in
scrimmage with all three O. them cussea It
all happened not twelve months ago, when /,
like the rest O. the boys, got oil daft on the
Lost Cabin mine, said to be over in the
Big Horn mountains, just loaded full
o gold. A fellow came here one
morning from over the range, and said he
knew where the Lost Cabin was. agreed to
go with hin to hunt it up, and SO we set out
together and Travelled for week In COM
pany, when one night-woulh you believe iti
the 'tarnal cuss stole everything in camp.
even to the blankets on my bed, and l never
Seen him again. started back home to this
very cabin, and over on the eastern edge of
the park in the Hoodoo mountains / ran
upon she silver tip, who was knocking and
| rolling her cubs about In a sort O. CLEARING.
Here was a chance, and let old Sal speak at
once. Now stranger, there amt no use in
any tenderfoots saying that bear is danger
Gus and bent on killing somebody. Tisn't
SO, for grizzly, or silver tip, or cinnamon,
viii run as quick as rabbit unless you poster
them and get In their way. I've bagged
good deal o bear meat in my day, and know
they ere cowardly brutes and will not fight
unless you force them When l fired at the
big girl she turned tail and ran like the very
Old Nick was after her. One cub took to a
tree, my dog grabbed another, and it was
lively tussle for few minutes, but Shell
bark Shellbark was my dog, you know1-
we'll that doc fn ito lr;r
and that ended the cub. Now, it happened
that cub No. 2, after the death of its mate,
slid down the tree stern foremost
tyou know, a bear always comes down a tree
headquarters first, and started like q streak
o lightning after its mother, all the while
uttering the most piteous bowls you ever
heard. The dam caught these walls and
came back to the spot again like locomo-
tive under full head O. steam I'd seen
bear before under similar conditions and
knew it was best for me to keep out o. the
way. jumped behind a tree out O. sight,
and just then the old she devil came bowling
along, hammer and tongs. My dog didn't
understand the situation as true as l, for be
was In death grapple with the cub Just as
the dam came up, and paid not the least bit
o. attention to her. With one wipe o. her
paw she Laid Shellbark out and then I CON-
nlenced business. You know had my Win
chester along with me- and while she was
nosing over the cub let her have one back
o the neck. She paid no attention to this
messenger, SO / sent another which CLIPPED
her ear and the crown O. her head Upon
this she raised her nose, shifted the air and
scented me at once. Just then | fred at her
again and caught the beast in the brisket.
She wiped the spot crafty with her paw,
and, dropping on all TOURS, came at me with
sort q shutting gait that 1 knew meant
business and no mistake. Let me give YOU 6
pointer right here It's mistake most people
have who thinks bear comes at fellow
standing on his hind legs. No man ever saw
bruin attack in that way They always
drop on all fours and roll or shamble toward
you, and when they get to close quarters
then they do rise on their hind legs and pro-
coed to hug or strike. And let me tell you
another thing: A bear, when he or she Is on
business, walks on his fore legs, rolls or ways
his head from side to side and pays no atten-
ton whatever to powder or lead. | fired my
last shot at this old monster when she was
within three feet of me; but, seeing that it
had no effect, | threw away the gun and
whipped out my long hunting knife, ready
for death struggle Without a pause or the
least bit of hesitation she came straight On
with jaws wide open and paws raised; them
just as she made lunge at me, the beast tot
tered and trembled and fell back on the
ground as dead as a door nail. Would you
believe it, she had hole in her head as big
as your fist; but didn't know it, you see
until / skinned her. l thought surely my
time he'd come. When she lay over on her
side and didn't move, plunged knife into
her ribs two or three times, but there wasn't
a culver. Then l skinned the brute, her two
cubs and my poor Shellbark, and them are
the skins you see over there. II. II. r. Par
tello in San Francisco Chronicle.