The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1888-12-13

An instant later the sounds of a terri
BILE conflict rose from the depths into
which they had plunged, mingled with
the hoarse growls of the bear and the
wild, ear-piercing cries of the noun
tain lion.
Hank ran@to the spot and peered
over. AS he did so the cubs skunk
| away into the bushes, and for once the
veteran hunter didn't so much as look
after a pair of fine young bears. What
he saw below him he can best tell him
self: II never seed such a sight n my
born days, ner heerd sich growlin',
ner KEN acrost sich clawin' an
scratchin'; y see, tn varmints he'd
struck tn sidelin' trunk NV tree what
growed a piece below, n it kinder
| throwed 'em catawumpus like back
lords tn hill, Std o. down into the
canyon, N they'd lit in a sorter little
fat spot atween tn tree n the hill m
| got wedged in thar, both fiat on ther
sides n so clost tergether they cudn't
git out noways-jess like packed in a
box.
'.Neither one had emmy advantage,
N neither one cud git out SO they staid
thar'n fit. An sich fitin'! TIL bar
tried t. hug n cudn't git ahold. He'd t
Lite, n tn lion KEEP up SIGH a motion it
uz discouragin' t. try. TIL lion KEEP its
hind claus agoin' like CREASED lightin',
n every rake went through n fetched
blood n gently more or less meat.
Course it didn't take long t. git t the
bars inside fix ms ct thet rate. N all
this time tn two KEEP up tn most
owdaeious .howlins y ever heerd.
| Reckin tn old mountin never heerd tn
| like afore. How long | watched thet
fight | dom no; mought er ben ten
minits; mought er ben two hours.
Seemed like l cudn't keep my eyes offeh
'em nohow. Finally tn lion managed
t. squirm roun' some n kinder git on
top. Then / seed tn fun uz most over.
He jess nachully ripped up t. bars
belly n mighty soon he'd it bout
empty. Thet ended tn fight. But tn
bar uz no slouch. Time tn lion uz got
so fer along tn bar gifts a hold on his
nose n holds on like grim death, N
gifts his paws roun' tn lions neck n
hugs fer all he's worth. Arter while
tn bar laid still n jess kicked once n
awhile, but didn't let go neither hold.
The lion tried N tried, but couldn't git
loose. Then I kinder KEN t my senses
N put bullet in tn lion. He Civ one
screech bigger'n I'd heerd n Civ a last
kick.
'sThen begun ter scratch my head
bout how uz ter git thar carcasses
out o. thar. They uz down bout fifty
feet or more, n no gitten' 'em up thet
steep wall. Then thought / hev ter
go down inter the canyon, ennyhow,
arter tn body o thet pore Injun gal,
little Peet, n mebby I'd find a bit O.
life in her yit N cud tell tn old folks
sumthin' more cheerin' then thet last
J jump into eternity O. hers; when. Lord
bless me, whadyer spose happened
Thet blamed little Peet herself poked
: her frowzy head from ahind rock
t'other side O. tn tree n looked up al
me n smiled, n nodded, n said, 'Peet
all right Ef ye couldn't a knocked
me down with feather. I'm liar!
wuz never ez glad t. see ennybody
afore in all my nachul born days. Gun
: t. inquire n LUX into tn thing, i
wasn't so blame wonderful. TIL ga
d jumped right into the tree-top. The
! ketched 'er, n what I'd thought w hel
goin' down hill wuz onlya bit O. rocl
t shuk loose rolled down tn canyon
She'd slipped down out O. tn tree al
right, an jess got out o. tn way o th
two varmints when they KEN down
: too. She lodged ahind rock n lie
'em fight it out. She uz out blackber
ryin' when she run across the old sh
: bar an cubs on tn same arrant, n tn
: bar ID TUX arter her. Peet's clos
t wuzn't much when she got through
them briers, but barrin' some scratches
r the gal herself w all right.
'.They amt much more t tell. Pee
: found way up, N went down n too
{ off tn pelts n cut right smart chanc
o'bar meat fer Peet t carry t camp
!. sted O. the berries she did't git Tv
5 got both skins out thar, n here's on
: o. tn claws o. thet lion ter show fe
J the days work.
: The old man held up his trophy.
u he is as veracious as it was ugly an
: sharp and wickedly suggestive, the
2 there can be no doubt of the t-uth {
1 his story of a very unique and thrillin
adventure.
s A Considerate Husband.