The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-08-21

"lie m0ll0hed uA forward, aud puinte(
across q more open glade perhaps no Yard
wide, There WaA the most terrible Great
ure ever saw before or since, The glad,
was thlol,ly set with scrub oaks, mangan
itas and other small Wnwths four or fyi
feet high, and tangled with vines NJ AL
sorts, II waA totally inpaasnhle 10 q man
The almost imperceptible breeze was il
our favor,
"1he weapon carried 40 that time wa
a well tried Hharpe's brreuhloadng ride
with ounce bullets, | Wns Rn excellent
shot and felt ready ~ do my best, iut
the hiap 0f my Antagonist made the Hltail
look very serious 10 a man with relatives
He was seated on his launches eating ber
rlea aud wheeling around from onebush h
another, With one great paw he bent hu6l
over, and with the other raked tho fruit
into his enormous mouth, and even Ia that
posture tho old king 0f tho bears looked
tWioe ~ tall as u man,
"Our leader now whispered 10 me h
steady my nerves aud hee II ! could take
aim, Imagine myshame aud c0nsternation
when Sound that could not got my gun
fairly against my shoulder Looking
around ! saw my companions leaning
against tho trees laughing, mot loud, but
deep
"Only the buck ague said Rogers
Take II easy In a few minutes | found
that my nerves had Hteadled and grown
safe 70 trust Hgllp,
"'If am killed. said Grizzly Hlll 10 us,
take my papers and yalunblcs and give
them 20 my friend, who will DO along Ia u
few days
'srhls was serious talk, and II made ~
lhlnk aglln uf what we knew about griz,
zlies When llt they stop aud bite at the
wound, then rush Ia the direction Gf the
shot The bear IN Wow was lean, and owl,
IDENTIFY m swift ~ greyhound. IN that
thick underground we must lay him out
cold on be- NJ hIa mercy
~ was % have the FIRST shot aud 10 aim
NJ the heart Whom he turns broaddde
% you, our londcr said, let him have II
just under the shoulder blade Give him
q second shot In tho roof 0f tho mouth,
well back, ~ hH comes for you, II that
don't stop him R0gt,a viii Try for his eyes
90 lao comes on, aud possibly ho can tet Ia
two shots, Then both VI you jump aside
~ far nR you can, and inll Nat In the
bushes, loading, uf course, aa you may be
oGaomo uSe atterwmd I'll stand the last
end Of the charge.
"a moment later we had taken our
places aud were watching the great. grim
beast turn about on his launches, finish.
ing his breakfast, Almost Immediately
the point Of the shoulder blade showed
with the sunlight full upon the streak Of
light c0l0red fur, Then | fired, aud Ia
atantly heard great grOwl, grOan or howl,
My companions stood At my Rlde with
their guns ready The bear tore Into the
thick BUSHES making q rush for his enc.
mics, hut neither saw nor Rmot ms, 40 he
stopped In the middle Of the glade and bo'
gun 10 wronk his giant rage on the bushes
For moment he made q remarkable dis
play 0f hls grand but wasted strength,
selling dwarf oaks aud shrubs that q yoke
Of oxen could hardly have torn loose aud
fliuglhg them up In the air. until ho had
actually cleared q space Ikea circus ring,
Suddenly hc stopped nnd lay down,
"Grl2Ily Blll broke alonoei Il guess
you've got him, step little nearer aud
give him another NJ the base Of the car
81 did NO., and the great grizzly lcnpcd
up clear from tho ground and icll dead M
my feet. Rogers and Grllly Bll ran up,
aud we stood and looked nj him without q
word
"Rogog WIS the frat % break tho NJ.
leneo You arc u lucky dog, ho said
quietly Don't ever try 10 again Ia such
brush ~ this Your first shot wont
through the heart, or lac would have found
ua and Given us close run 10 the finish,
"liuth my shots and the great growl or
yell Of the wounded bear had been heard
In camp, aud before long the boys came up
70 lnd out, ng they said, which side was
whipped We took had and skinned tho
bear and sent back 10 camp for an old
pack horse We hnd-On animal who was
not afraid Of anything, We finally got the
hide on aud put II on our mustang, with
the hair Inside, 10 covered him all over
except his head and dragged on the ground
on each side aud behind, audi nll In all,
made upH lughtlul object, especially when
In motion, Ia this gulse We returned 20
camp,
"Whcu we emerged from the forest into
the little valley or glade whore our ami.
mails were lnzily and slocpily browsing one