Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-04-17

Brown belabored Hen and did his utmost
10 make him loose his hold. Grve vas
hovling and beating him, too. Ben did
l., go snsr tearing a long, ragged wound
In Gieve'. Lex. and turned on Brown.
lie tried TO .eiIe him by the arm. In
fac, he did seize him; bu, Brown j.rked
away before the jaws closed hard aud
came on with the marks Of two rows Of
teeth upon his arm.
When the men found they were free
they both made a dash for the street,
yelling loudly. The encounter was In =
large room back Of the store proper. AZ
they plunged through the store Book.
keeper Fred Dilzsl was starting TO see
wha, ih. matter was. lie saw ben But.
ler wobbling into the store. Then he
yellej:
"wai, ill I send for a policeman y
Brown and Greve didn't wait. Dit.
rel has been IS years with the house.
lie has been oares,sd by an an, bear.
huggel by q polar bear aud husged by 4
baboon. and knew when |, vi. time to
run. Mr.. Reiehe tumbled In from bis
private office Al the moment and took
refuge behind the counter. The report
had reached the stree, that lion -A'
loose inside. and a great crowd gathered.
People crowded up a, near as they dared.
Everybody wanted some one else In from,
Of him. and the efO-d did no, pre-" very
near.
Inside, Ben va, barking and 'nsrlins
in grra, way. The men 20, piece. OF
board and struck AZ him. Hen eheved
the board snerse,ie.lly in the absence OF
any leg.. lla,in. thu, occupied bis ~.
,en,ion. tie men secured other boards.
and. making a .Or, Of portable fence with
them, crowded him backward aud finally
into the pen. where he b.rksd and .nlrl.
ell vieiously.
TIL, va, wha, he was doing when q
reporter saw him . little later. Ben
snapped a, the reporter. Then be scratch.
ed hi. no.e with the hipper ,ha, serves as
q tail Then be fell 10 barking and kept
|, up as long a. the reporter stayed.
Hen Batter. reputation Is world wide.
Everybody who ha. ever visited San Fran.
cisco hA. been 10 the Cliff House on the
bay and seen Seal Rock. Thsi'a name
for a cluster Of rocks where thousands OF
sea hon, eongr,gA,e. Their b.fking can
be heard any hour Of the day OF night.
Seal Rock hA. made the proprietor OF
Cliff House very wealthy. 1.-The can help
IL he never allows the sea lion, 10 be ia
,erfsrsd with. Consequently. animal
dealer, have been forced 10 80 up TO The
AlDkAn shore. for sea lions They arc
smaller there than Al Seal Rock. Sea
lion. .ls.y, travel in herds With leader.
Who !, usually the bigsss, aud hsree,'
Of them all. The leader Of the Seal Rock
gang has been Coz score Of years "a.
same Ben Batter. lie al~sy' took the
highest poin, on the rocks When he
came the Others followed. they never
plunged into the water again ,ill old Zen
gave the signal by a5pPing OF the rock
himself. Years ago some travellers gaze
him the name Of Hen Butler. i, has
eluns TO him ever since. Hs fame has
been carried over Europe aud Amsriss by
those who have seen him. Charlie,
Rsiehe, Herman Rsiehs's cousin and
partner. h., written m.ny times TO have
Ben captured. lie h.. had standing OF
der. for him in Earope iof long while.
Two year, ago Mr.. Rsiehs made al a..
temp, upon him. bat the proprietor OF
the Cliff House fred oa the boat and
scared the men oif Many other attempts
TO capture him failed through Ben'' as
ta,sns.. Aboa, a mon,h ago Mf.
Rieche. men 20, him. They stole Quiz
e,ly up and threw a grra, net over him.
in the me.h,. Of which Ben tangled him.
.elt They had TO ge, him very quietly
ou, Of San Francisco. where he /. pub
lie character. lie is over ten fee, IN
length. and /. probably the biggs', sea
lion ever ,Aken on the Pacific coast.