The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-09-28

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sunrise the wind blew down tho noun
tain, and would be between us and our
quarry.
With field glasses to our eyes we
scanned the panorama, bounded TO the
north by the sharp cut peaks Of snow
standing out clearly in the growing day
light. The bears were then returning
from the nights prowl, and on lucky
day have seen as many as seventeen
within radius of four or five miles.
When a likely beast is spotted, hard
at work, unearthing some root or inves-
tgating bees nest, the stalk follows.
1t may be over difficult ground, and
mean steady hard work.
| At last we reached to within a hun
dred yards of where the bear was last
seen, and, with a doubled up figure and
cat like steps, peered over the point of
rock, with cartridge put in and rifle
pointed.
1t was all right. Within thirty yards
was bear, unconsciously feeding. But,
ahl he suspected something, for he rose
ON his hind legs and snuffed the air.
fired, aiming at his chest. Bruin tumbled
over and rolled down the hill, dead.
So much for number one.
| Leaving the second shikari to take the
skin, we made for a point above us, to
look for more sport. On turning corner,
however, we saw little above us a bear
coming toward us.
To retire hastily out of sight and to
struggle up the hill, SO as TO get on better
terms with the animal was the first
thought. Then, with rifle full cock,
peeped cautiously over the edge of rock
to get view of my friend, when-was
1t possible?-I found myself almost face
touchedl
But he was the more surprised Of the
two, for he had no notion l was any
where about, and he swung slowly
round, only to receive his death wound
and to topple down the hill.
Then followed breakfast and the hot
hours Of the day, spent lying on ones
back in the shade, sleeping, or enjoying
dreamily the wonderful panorama ol
fold after fold of mountain and valley
spread out before one. 1t was about
o'clock, when the sun had begun to g
down, that accounted for bears mum
} Der three and four.
About a mile off we saw bear eros
a patch of snow. After a careful stall
} we came close upon him. But he wa
not alone; he was feeding In company
with another, on little plateau between
two hills.
J got a shot at him, and he made of
excitedly, hanging one forearm, after
him, with my SECOND rifle, as fast as
could go, when whisper from my shi
kari made me turn my head.
; "For the love of Allah, sahib, not tha
, wayl There, up that tree!"
/ took his advice, and from the tre'
could see over the precipice as TO whithe
,, my wounded friend had gone.
! Lo and behold There he was, resting
on the very path was taking, and OF
!. the lookout for me tool A steady sho
from my express, and down he wen
,, into some birch bushes below him.
! Reloading quickly, l looked out 70
him to break covert; but in the mean
! time his companion had taken the sam
path, and as he turned and looked in
. quiringly at me got a shot at him AM
he also made off into the covert.
4 / reloaded and awaited the result
y Nothing emerged from the patch O
7 jungle. So after while we cautiousl
' approached the spot, and the secon
shikari seeing something lying threw
!. stone, and then pronounced it dead
And indeed upon closer inspection W
found the two bears lying dead side b
i, side. So much for bear shooting in th