The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-06-15

lnd1nlng members OF the family had
heard the fight from the beginning,
and hurried to the sons rescue. Old
Mr.. Clark had jusS returned from tax.
ing ride, and with his gun held aloft
he came flying on horseback, bare.
headed and with his long hair stream
ing IN the wind, determined to re-
venge the death of his son, whom he
felt sure must be killed. The rest OF
the family sratched up whatever
weapons they could find and came run
ming on foot, the women having clubs
or butcher-knives. The bear, seeing
at a glance that he was largely out
numbered, began to shuttle off at u
good pace toward the high mount
aims. though not at a gait that
indicated that he was much alarmed
for his safety. Mr.. Clark now urged
his pony at the top of it's speed. and
passing by the grizzly turned and gave
the latter a shot at, perhaps, three
rods distant. This aroused the grizzly
to its utmost fury. And it rushed to-
ward the old hunter like very demon,
and had not Clark's pony Quickly
jumped aside he must have swept both
horse and rider to instant destruction.
The old pioneer was perfectly thunder
struck at the horrid appearance of the
grizzly. as he came flying through the
air with outstretched paws and open
mouth, the very picture of terror it.
self, and he ''clared that bar" jumped
over the ground not less than twenty
feet in the single jump. It dazed the
old hunter so that for long time he
could not quit talking about the
'bar's" big jump Disappointed at
not catching it's enemies the grizzly
whirled and made second charge.
but man and horse luckily got out of
his reach.
Two more of Clark's sons had by
this time come up and fired at the
grizzly from behind some bushes. He
was badly wounded, but full of wrath,
and the two young mon had an excit-
ing time "hustllng" among the bushes
to keep themselves out of his reach,
for, almost blind with rage, he dashed
over every obstacle in his way in the
most reckless manner Finally he
discovered one of the sons at a short
distance and made a desperate rush
toward him. There was steep bluff
near at hand, at the foot of which Law
huge piles of powders. After drop
ping his gun the young man ran with
the speed of a deer, expecting to reach
a clump of bushes that stood at the
edge of the brink. The grizzly gained
on him every moment, but the young
man sprang over some vines and was
behind the bushes in twinkling. But
the grizzly was in such haste to
catch his foe that he either could not
check his speed Or else tripped, and
the next moment was seen tumb bling
through the air like an immense ball
straight for the rocks at the bottom of
the precipice, a hundred feet below.
AS he struck with heavy thud
bowling roar rent the atmosphere, for
the very life was almost crushed out of
him, and he was then at the mercy of
the Clark family, who Immediately
dispatched him. The son, who was so
badly injured in the beginning of the
fight, was found with several ribs
broken and was severely crushed and
bitten. "But, stranger" said old Mr..
Clark, pointing to the huge skin that
nearly covered one side of a good
sized room. ''that thar bar come
moughty nj bein' a flynn grizzly. and
he wuz tho grittiest varmint that ever
tramped roun' these ere mountings."
Cincinnati Enquirer.