Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1889-06-20
For the Ellsworth American !
Two Good Bear Stories.

think them suitable for place in the Els.
worth AMERICAN. The first few years OF
the settlers in their forest homes. they
ere not troubled much by wild animals
| but n Soon a. they commenced to stock
4 their farms with cattle and other animals
/ wild animals became very ANNOYING Their
/ Sheep and hogs in their barns and pens
| were frequently killed and carried off in
the night The sheep were easy victims,
| but the hogs gave warning by n hue and
| cry W hen their owners would be upon
| them with their guns (Which they ALWAYS
| Kept ready for such occ sionS1 The bears
/ seldom escaped without being either Killed
1 or wounded Their cattle were often Kill
! "a IN their pastures in the day time Many
bears were Shot or trapped, but still they
seemed to increase every year. Il was
supposed they We're drawn to the settle
merits by hunger, and 10 prey upon the do
mestic animals. The settlers had many
dangerous encounters 70 save their cattle
and other animals from the carnivorpu>
jaws Of those denizens If the forest.
/
Late one evening George iIa>lam aud
EhcncIer Jordan were Al the house Of JOS
tph .lclli~"n. Jrlison Kept "A large hpg in
hiN barn winch suddenly commenced tr,-
/ mcudou> >Gncalng they all rushed to the
, aur aud saw That a hole wa torn through
Ic -ide of tile barn. They knew at once that
bear was in the barn helping himself To
thc hog. Iclii>uu with his gun and Jordan
Win lantern Went into the barn Has.
lam grabbed heavy crow bar standing
n.ar The door ~ayiu. II viii guard the
hnir, tul~ tc,u Shall no: come out " here
ho Went IN In moment the report of
thc gun rang ont from the barn, and iu-
~fAntIs the bear attempted to pass out
through the hnlo where IIa>lam stood
Ha~lam waS large and powerful mau ami
struck the bear on hi head with the hca,y '
uIr with such force that his skull was
cracked ana hi~ brains scattered all POUND.
Ih,. bears head and shoulders were partly
hlow nv never moved afterwards Jelj.
son >uppu>lug he had Shot the bear sang
auf ~ lIa>lem II have fixed him Haslam
Nynt inta thr barn. found his two friends
examining the dead bear 10y the light
ut thc lantern Jrl,I>on VA much rlafrI.
saying II have laid him uut Where did
son hll htm:" asked Ila~lam '.Iu some , J.
tilt BART. fsr ma,I,. Nit txp or three lrll,
after hfrl At him. and dropped lrad TN.
IN. to pass out rcplird Jrllf>0n. .,Iy,.
will bun A.m back into thr barn. said Ha~.
.au. which th,y djd .IeIli>nn pointed al
the bcar'- head aud said ..Thrrc j. where,
Hid him. hc .ot thc Whole charur >IX
buck~h1t And a BALL. see hn,y hi. h,-al l.
crushed You did not hit him ia TIN.
!n.al. .ail IIa,iatn. ..that /, vhrr,. htr.
hIm wiih the crow bar" .Irlli>an wouII
ul' brlt,.y.. he djd not shoot the, bear. tltt,il
Jaw, wcut u Thu pIaue whcr, IN -toul
,bou, .-n f,,.l from The. bear when h,. Hr,.d
up.u l.m Tn,r, ,b,y found th. ball 4uJ
b,Ick-L.i from tht. .,un LaI Struck .ItaIl
beam the shot Ind lo,ir.d In th, beam
fhy ball ra~>ed through Aud uut N th,.
barn. -,.yru ~ rirht f,,., aho,. ,,h.r, WI.
lear wa~ when Jclli>ou bred upon him.
l,lll~un sam II wA~ ~ n,ar hn iiI nyf
-akr u.m atm tia. Il thr reason ! over ~upt
him ua>.Am said If had NOT -tr,,d
hl ihr hal,. wIth thr ,ryw -har thr uII h!ayk
scamp would Ha,. Eou. ID >cot free
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