Telegram-herald., 1890-03-12

ana before I ceuEa orss weapon froEr
nv belt the bear VS. apon we. crpsbinE
ana nearly sgrooating 1e Wiz IA.
weighf 81 her big. hairy booy- Vita
Der forepzWs sac hugged ne Eouna Ihe
shoulders IL clasp little 800 loving
% be ai5ogegher coItoViseie, sna.. ptn-
ning M arms 20 my sios. souia draw
uP her bind feet again aua sgaln, trying
- rip ras open itssaemed. By the l0e6
lest ahsnoe in the woFld J bad oR one
% these oilskin a kcts such IS sailors
weaT and . pair Of aacksk ia overalls.
reaching 10 nv knees. where l3y thick
boots met them, and Il mas only nay
dress that saved ne from hgABg torn %
pieoes, tor The bears claws, ss often ss
she tried 70 rip il, w0ala slip over tbs
smooth surface Of tie oilskin Jacket aud
spend its force os my oSerslls aud boots,
which protested ny legs 70 great ex-
tent, though The fesh was badly torn
even through tAem.
All this, though il takes some time 90
tell u, happened so quick that al had
been able 10 ID before the bear grabbed
rae was % yell u Nip and Tuck. They
actually seemed % be taken 90 Ah&ck at
first by the sight o. me lying oa he
ground with the bear On top TIA. they
could only stand still apd lo3A, With
heir eyes popping out of their lesds.
but when taey did fairly take in sc sit
uation they made for that bear y Ia 10
more ado than IL she had been a pussy
cat One took her by the ear aid the
other laid hold OF her hind leg.
Now, bears have triak OF always
letting 90 any thing they have their
clutches on Tor tie next thing that
b0thers them, and e was - this way OF
theirs that owe being here 20 tel the
tale. for RI she had held on 30 nae mgch
longer would have been snffocate 81. as
sure as death. But when the dogs
grabbed her she let 60 OF me and turned
on them, swapping her jaws and snari-
ing like devil gone mad. Away they
went, tumbling over the rocks and
crashing through the thick under
growth as IL il had been dried grass
the dogs too cute 20 get In the face OF
the bear and only worrying her from
behind whenevc~ they could, and the
bear too big and clumsy TO get a good
chance at them.
While this scramble was going on
got on my feet and ran to get my gun,
but found the muzzle full OF snow and
the ramrod gone, so | drew my pistol
and rushed back 70 help the dogs.
fred when l thought / could hit the
bear without hurting tho dogs, but as
chance would have 1t the pistol snapped.
Just at that moment the bear made .
sudden rush al Tuck, and the two,
struggling and yelping and growing,
rolled over a ledge Of rock and disap-
peared.
Though was still dizzy and sore from
my fall, with the blood running down
my legs and face, could not leave my
faithful friends TO fight 1t out alone, so
dropped the blamed pistol, and, draw
Ing my tomahawk, ] jumped over the
ledge right in the thick of the shindy.
The grizzly now dropped the dog and
turned TO me again, but jumped 20 one
side and caught her by the nape OF the
neck. striking at her forehead. She
turned TO bite my arm IA | brought my
arm down and the weapon glanced,
nearly cutting off one OF her ears, which
made her turn her head 20 that side,
so giving me a chance 70 strike her
again. took good aim that time and
succeeded in burying the tomehawk in
her brain, SO that she fell at my feet
without a struggle or a groan.-St-
Louis Globe Democrat