Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-10-03
esTWlxT BEAR AND PRgclPlce.
Strategy Saved a Georgia Mans Life When
lie Wa Hard Pressed.

lie Was Hard Pressed.
The following story is told by Mr..
w. II. Minerey, who has returned
from Towns county:
Il visited the commencement Of the
Young Harris institute. Having en-
ioyed the exercises, | decided to take
a trip through the mountains on foot,
aud. being unable TO persuade any
m 10 accompany ne, proceeded
alone. BY tlc time the sun had
reached lis zenith | had left the way.
ing fields Of grain behind and was
among the mountains. | sat down
upon % llal rorl; By tho side of a
strcamlrl. which muumured by, dash
Ing down a little shoal just below.
Herr, after resting Il short time, !
pursued nay journey and Travelled on
until = o'clock, whcn ! saw 10 my
EglLa mount tain towering high above,
IS summit almost kissing the Sky
decided 10 ascend.
81 had not proceeded tar when n
perpendicular Cljli about seventy five
LETT ina height confronted mp, but !
decided 10 flank it aud pursue my
way. Turning 10 the right. caEe 10
q place WH,rc llg cliff Ma, m0rc slant
.ng, and here and There grew a few
,laes, shrub, aud punches ot g.'ss IN
the CIcylc-s. ! began the task oG
climbing, which ! found difficulty IN
accomplishing arl was soon appraised
Of Jue TACT '..at when once up ] would
not he allie 90 da.cyul at i.pat place,
but by Rae grl OF my walking cane
aud pulling o. the vines, grass aud
bushes. | sI5u Upr,H.ed in reaching
rr.g 'ln top. lsJ Wis much Cou
iusg1 vllgD J saw another ppfpauglgu.
lar cil.I, ul.,,t twelve .s.t higi, sl,li
above suf.'-arGu Dn Ell s,l-, Lou,s-
mg aruUHl .Uf some Way TO escape
from lHl, prison into which had
rumh!od, / MAS delighted - sue guar.
row passage ;..adiug o8t above tho first
clii wileD lisa awpalgd luy progress
Taking tgis narrow pas re-, which
was the only way lB g e. | ,ra moi
proceeded lar until discuynlwl laat
the upper ciil Jg,gmc ncIrr and
nearer TO lar edge OF tlio lowe one.
anil the pnsslg" disappeared
81 had gluc about AIll lyct. where
the pH--a-u waa aJugt iyur feet wide,
and WA directly over the lighifu!
prrglp.Gg below, bat tho c'ilT above
had .aajG,'.y Uggomn lpN,t, tlll II
was about Gralsl high where ! waS
and ] could wIll cyac spring 90 re Top
Ci il aud proceed without officially a,
tho surface HY, ulmn-t iovnl for SUNG
distance above and ov,r-ruvH with
weeds UlsHpgGirIy about waist high.
u Leaned l8gG against IIe ci.l 10
nst aud view LilerHGWtry, " Icu lsUd.
denly heard L. Tus ing behind. and
quickly Wrg.ing was HDrgI.ud TO IS" o
huge, sIHggE Uyar uVy.unrnIug. R.i
in on his Launches Ag brgtM rru@l
ing. Struggling his Shoulders and
showing his white teeth and ugly
claws, as 10 were. lg maxi kiDUu what
| he'd to meet. There / wa. with 40
weapon, sa-sa wal.jI" cane and =
pgHlIiie There was 400 iupe in flight.
To rrinrat was death; 10 20 forward
Tie same.
TO throw myself down the prcci
picr wuald Lc M easier death Than "
To- lDVu ~ ~pIug"a-hui that would be
suicide. The monster was within ten
feet Of me | fell upon lay knee. not
10 pray, but to escape the sight OF ilr
monster Ia oJG9r 10 put into eject
tie s'Iataggm upon which J had fallen,
JerEcd oil my coat and bat and placed
.hem upon niE cane. Dy llE, IIInptitu
bear was almost ready 10 leap upon
gln pitched ont NY cunc with lAc
go.l and Int mon Il, rs u il We're nay
sill making a spring 60 ct away. The
bear. With q roar, made "a clumsy lclp
80 them, and over the pracipirc Lg
vent, carrying coat and Lat IN his
embrace,
In the height Of ccsiusy ! called
,ut, Good by, old fellow. Take good
care Of my coat and hat. ! Will 20.
down after than after a bit.
Il lcapcd 10 the top OF tho Cliff
above, aud, going around some dis
lance, got down there at last and
found the bear had no further use fUI
Cue coat and lat.
Il went - "A house some miles dis
'ent and told the man about what had
Ieppenod lie told me Ia make my
Rlf at home and no getting up some
others, went for the ucar They came
IN aext morning with him and gave
ne tie skin, which | shall keep all
-uS life, and dying, mention il ia my
viii, bcqucathing it as a rich lrglcy 10
my postcrity Atlanta Constitution.