Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-08-23
4 LIVELY TINE.
Novel Adventure in the wilds Of
Pennsylvania.


John Hughes DAILY. Esq.. o, the
Ninsh Eari. caterer 20 the Criterion
Club - this city. ha- returned from a
few days outing among The roui
streams - Monu- County. Pa. fetch
Ing wiih him q les trout aud some
mo-; remarkable ;ales Of adventure
H. especially delights in some remi-
~ui~oenee o; bar that trespass over
the border o. the extraordinary.
~I0u remember that aue collie dog.
Bruce. % miue2 remarked NJ. DAILY
g. the club last night We'll. you'll
never 49, him agAin Il ! an not
yerv uuch mistaken he now Lies the
stomach 81 an interesting member Of
the bear family that honorsl me with
an Interview one day I had been
fishing ~ the head waters
Of the Big Ba-hkili. and.
having flied my crsel With big
trout wAs thinking about returning 20
the farm house Of my friend Fuaeg4n.
with whom / was spenGing my little
vacation Bruce xas with me and had
wandered Of into the brush ! was
winding mt line on ms rel. when !
heard the dog barking and suariing in
a peculiar way. ard | went into The
brush to @e shat he hssi run up
against The sight that mes nv eyes
would doubtless have carried iov - a
bar hunter. but Is frOEe ms b.os<I- and
m blood Was AZ fewer heat NJ THAI 4
bar thaa SEEMED Ia me - De- toE-rin-
up into the air ~ least In f~s- stool
or hi haglnrh@ and kept dz.hiug II
Brac A. the Jog cirr.zi about him-
Wh-a Eus-- s2~ me he ran 10 rns sad
g0t right between ms legs from which
vantage srbund D. hark-i and >narl-d
with renewed -vchenaenrs- Thl~ dis
play - coEauliee On ihe part II my
dog appeared - embold=u ths bar.
for he ame sl2shing right toKarl me-
like q locomotive Il Easnt ul he
s-rElzd Is waut. though fsF he
ha1 evidently -t hi mind.
heart and stomach On Brtscs. A.
could ~-s by the nay Bruin glar-d nj
the dog alone A slight Of that kind
! VA willing "a overlook. a. | Was out
Tor pleasure and did not W1nt anv
f-~lIaz ~ sel6shas>s Or jealousy 10
mar The harmony But the bar had
his uouth Open al thu same. and
whle loved NJ dog | was uo. above
n suspicion that A. the bar advanced
the dog would avoid tho-e 2zs BY
taxing - hi h%r5s- and that the bar
would aO the next hst thing sRd take
T. M l ~ / anticipated the ~
treat of the dog and rrtreat-I hastily.
bat IN god order myself The taleat
Brne developed IN sharing mx ne
tnaal BAT al the sane time maintain
tug his poeilioa h~swe~n mr I=s.
night Al = time when | w2s - ab
sorb- in ether thing. have excited
CE Er-asess admiration.
-Incer existing circumstances i an
ueyes H. especially A. the hear q
tn bar wa- szal ~ on the dog. and
hi s wer~ extremely rez1v in fol
losing the p-ozpsizgs d that heart
Coa@neniiy. / w4 competed 20
ext-zd - Buaoe the a--z1rzne1- o.
Uy esteemed consideration by fetch
fnE him a Efck that separated
u a much A. tea feet The rssssiI Of
the Eex ~ut me- ~sprzEliug On the
ground and the impetus il had given
the dog gave him n good start - II.
hzr and he never looked around. bu,
tore wildly into the brush. The bar.
noe impressed with the tact. Is1ppa-
that q PROSTATE fisherman In the hand
uAs worth any quantity in the bash.
husAad the prompting Of his heart for
Bruce AID set i beating wildly for me-
A. least Interpreted the situation 70
me4a that when | glanced over Ky
shoulder and ssE Bruin steering
straight for ne didn't wa5t for h.
arrival. but scrambled TO ny seet.
The bear wasn't more thAa toGr fe-;
away Scarcely knowing wha. / did.
l4erxec the strap Of ny ereel OF ny
shoulder ard turned on the advancing
b, z swinging III ers= weighted
with - tEs1ty pounds or - O troui- ]
hrooght i down On The head 81 that
bar With al the fOrce / Wa capable
Of Il fell on thA. ponde-ou< SKULL
with \ ~sickening thud- The bear
ssoPp@ The I'D Of the ereel fe4
oPe1- and in 2saoond the gr8azd VA,
erexn with ny crimson-pssted trO-
ukies Of the od and a.
p1sd il Nth . pang. but hastily
nn1nding that the paHg would BE- a.
1ng compared with the one thas
follow the meeting Of The bars
ia my person sadly. but Eith-
". i turned and hzsteued axav.
O three rods before loozing
then TIRES ny ere Over nv
Io1 Wiu remember that |
fhat when / first zzeh.
bear that day. my bloos
~ when ! CAUGHT sight 81
hastening a@sy from himi
11nEed instantly. and No.
rs ruse At once Ia boil
- bears heart had n u-n