Telegram-herald., 1889-10-08

plax sEa wax Al II ne Wvat, stri~fns 49,
besr sa4zrsly between t1e fors4ssss "lsa
ever 1Sut beta bear 1D1 goat taS iss-sf
eet.iag = WIPE from the sharp e-zss "e'Sa
laid opsn nls side for az iacnes bstoro
TIE ossr could sgssH Eet % bls feel BE 70
eeivee two more fearfll o-ows-oAe %
tween TIE eyes sus ths olher ca t1e sAe-i-
.er, krccZ2K him n&tter thsa ever al
1zklz hin bowl vita pain.
IL began - look - II tas goats wefe to
awe . wzlk0Ter, aiuosL, Whea tf-le
changed H. taetics. be backed sway t1e
euE-h q ais cham. witch brought hlA
lose 10 tbs fsucs and prevented Tie goats
from taxing liza Ia ths rear. hea ne Lad
got % ne eLd q hls cazin t8s be4r isld
iown oa nis 0<ck and 0rcQEht n.S four IeSs
s-oss Together, Iazslug huge o-acA Osnen
Hn-cn the gcats al charged a. onee- -A9
three goats arrived ~ their destination
About tie sane tine, bar Chey were Eet II
ci1erent manner tbs tine The e-a"s of
t1e 0e2r new outward, striking TWO 81 as
enemies, riDplnx ore u tnsm VIDE open
while the other received a fearful c-a"ing
along the neck TIE d.semOows- seat
struggled 70 his feet and made one last
snort for revenge. lie jumped sqaarely
1pon the bear, and struck hlaI IL ll7
face, bat IL Was L-s last Another mp
from tie bear > claws and be WAS dead
oily goat. By this time TIE bear had been
50 thoroughly drub0ed aud iGmus. that ne
vas Ia sorry condition, but his enemies
were no better 81. The living goats were
Doth badly cut up, but their tempers were
sun eppery, ana they determined 10 nSht
Il out II il took al summer. They now
changed tactics, one taxing one side OF the
bear and Tie otAe- tie opposite, aud for .
few minutes u was hard 70 tell which was
thc bear and which the goats, as the k2lei-
doscopic twirl Of horns, lair ana wool was
iuterrlingled in ore miscellaneous bunch.
When business adiourned for q recess
only one goat toed the scratch-the other
one was lyiag across tie body of the bear,
dead as the reputation Of 2 politician,
while the bear himself seemed 10 have los.
al Interest 10 the affair, and only wanted
20 be left alone 70 commune with Lature.
Both animals were nearly gone, but few
minutes rest brought them around, sufficient
10 finish the game and as both were deter
mined, IL was soon brought TO a conclusion.
With last effort the bear struggled 10 his
feet and rose half upon his launches after
throwing aside the body OF his second en-
envy, aad waited de didn't have 10 wait
long, the remaining billy having deter
mined 10 do or die. The goat paved the
ground. gave faint whistle and sprang ai
he antagonist, striking him in the stomach
and knocking him over on his back, where
he Law. II was apparent that the bear was
done for, and the partisans Of the goat side
gave cheer, and two Of them climbed the
fence 20 sponge down their remaining
champion, but when they pulled them aparI
they found that both were dead, the bear
having had the life knocked out Of him il
the last charge, while the goat had his mech
broken by the bears paw just as they
came together. The result OF the fight wa.
three defunct goats and one bear. AL bets
were declared off, but as every body haG
hugely enjoyed the novel affair no dissatis
faction was expressed.-Cinclnnau En-
Cuirer.