Telegram-herald., 1889-10-08


10 give them away, but nobody would have
them, slthough half the aeople in this dis
trict bad threatened to shoot them This
was the condition of thisgs when Smiley
rode up 20 Withers' house, where, as a mat
ter of course, 1t being a General idle time,
the conversation turned UPON the subject Of
something IN the way OF sport. Suddenly
thought struck Smiley.
'Say, BILL said he, ''I'll tell you what I'll
do. will bet you my saidle-horse against
your roam mare that have three billy goats
which can hex that bar of your n"
Great thunderl" said old Bill, ar II take
that bet. l know yer burned goats kant
keep the flies off'n that bar, but it'll be fun
for the boys. When'u the fight KUN off,
LESS see" said Smiley. introspectively.
at Il take, maybe, week 10 ketch them
burned goats and build a pen and get the
news TO the nabOrs-this IS Tuesday, say
next Thursday week How II that suitl'
II was agreed that Thursday of the fol-
lowing week should be the time, and the
place was fixed on spot on Withers' farm,
as 1t was supposed there would be more
trouble in getting the bear than the goats to
the ground.
During the week Smiley and Withers had
notified the neighbors, who set TO with a
viii The goats were trapped, the only way
20 get them, and big rail pen, about seventy
feet in diameter and ten feet high, was built.
When the morning OF the day set began
the whole country was there. to the number
OF over ono hundred, among whom were q
dozen women and twice as many halfgrcwn
boys. The goats, tremendous fellows, with
terrible horns aud worse tempers, were
brought to the ground tied by the feet and
hauled in a wagon. They were lifted out
and placed IN a small pen adjoining the
figtfing arena, when their lashings were
cut loose and their coptOrs took to the fence
on. Of harms reach. The animals were 70
be left in their pen until after dinner, by
which time Il was believed that their ciTcu-
lati0n would be fully restored aud their
siiTeEed limos again return 10 their nat
urai elasticity. Tlo bear was ut IN tho pen,
ard as he had had nothing to cat since Tia
morning before kc was IN feT0Ci0us humOr.
Old Withcrs and tho crowd collected n
tho yard IL f-'1t Of the house ard lay in tho
sha1e- talking aui joking Gni eating their
lunch. ~k.Ch they washed down with on 0c-
cls.c1Gl tcuCh of tne coDt9uts OF suspicious
boxing jugs. About one O'Clock prepara-
tons We're nCde f0r the fight. A long pole
ac0ut twenty feet IN length. with q sliD-
Moose of chain in the center. was brought
cut. The moose was let down between the
cracks 10 the bears pen. where. after con
siderable trouble. il was at last caught
about bis neck. The roof of the pen aud
one end were then torn out. and four stronu
neu az each end Of the pole dragged and
pulled the bear 20 the center OF the pit
where be was firmly fastened 10 a chain
about thirty feet ioug, which in turn was
fastesed 20 stake in tbe center OF the
arena. after which the moose was slackened
and pulled over his head. Every thing now
being ready. the bars Of the separating pens
were pgl "a out. The bear. as was expected.
was In = terrible rage, and tore about the
pen, TRYING N vain to break bis chain and
get a. the m0untsIneers. The goats wera
also in an exasperated state Of mind. and in
ft condition 20 fight at the drop of a hat
As soon as the bars were let down the
goats trotted through into the pen, but
upon seeing the 0ear they hesitated.
walstlsd aad stamped their feet, while tho
hair on their backs rose stlT and stra ght
Meanwhile the bear had got lzat of as en-
emics, and a. be was hungry be made
straight Tor them the fall length of bis
cham
This open challenge f1r fght wzs not 70
be ignored. one o.d fellow. the patriarch.
no doubt. lowered bis head and made a
bound. and before the bear knew what was
coming he got blow in the st0nach which
knocked him fat on his back The other
two were not % be behins. sad they let hin
nave IL, one - the rump ard the ether no
tne slde. The hard rsps be had received
stirred the bears temper - - depths, and
he rnss 20 bis feet lst az one n the goats q
second tine made Fun st him Just So
the billy got W thin reach brain les Nv his
paw and En0csed the g0ss st least twsaty
feet away, bat hs was not a1lok enough t0
avoid the sec0ad Eeat, which gave hlm
fam between the rios, making him Erunt
and suari The third one iet him have 90 in
the SIDE, but didn't get away ia tine. as he
received a wipe from ths BIZ b.acs paw
which sent him head over heels. BY this
Ezae No lad gained ia fset, sud wilh a