The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-12-20
NEVER SAY DIE"

Helloin exclaimed Charlie Allen.
"Grlt's In trouble again !"
Sounds like it," l CALCULATED.
This was our third day In the SioFras.
Grit, our protsgo, hsd narrowly escaped
death twice during this short tiinS, and
now the great snariinG growing and
crackling Of underbrush, ariRing from :
glen IN the direction ho had Just taken
for frewood, bespoke another adven-
ture. SeisinK 0uE rieeB we started on .
run toward the sounds which grew Louder
every moment.
Heavensi ~ exclaimed Charlie, as We
neared the side Of ths glen nom which
the paRdemOnium nroees s. loos ee
him
/ uttered an ejaculation Of horror ss
gazed down Into the glen, and my heAEt
seemed 10 stop beating.
There, on moBsy plot, rolling about,
now this way, now that, Was Grit In the
embrace Of grlzzly bear, iabbing 1t the
animals heart With diininWtive isok-
knife, with might and mail.
The bundle OF 1rewood Grit wens for
was scattered about on all Sides and hia
coat was torn into shrods. HIS hat and
one boot, which he had kicked of In his
fight, lay among the fAgsots.
He was too much engaged with the
bear to notice our approach, snd kept
picking away at its side With the little
knife in manner which demonstrated
the appropriateness OF his queer Rick-
name.
/ To attempt q shot ct toe bear nom
where we stood would have been mad
ness, so we bounded down into the glen
and placing our rifles against its boily,
pulled trigger, being careful that ear
bullets would not pierce our friend.
There were two muflsd reports, aud,
as Charles bullet lodged in the beasts
spinal column the battle waa quietly
ended.
Freeing himself from the beasts claws,
Grit put his foot victorlously on ths car
cass, In true Bowery dramatic style, HE
bloody jaokknlfe raised In HE right
hand. Strange to say, h0 was not very
seriously hurt.
"Well, you are caee," exclaimed
Charlie SarcastioAlly. Why didn't you
run when you saw IL, and get us to coma
with the riAesI"
"Fraid he'd get srway," returned Grit,
looking down proudly at the bear.
"And you--you-taekled--
thatl" easDed Charlia, referring 70 tbs
insignificant p0ckCt-knAle.
Yep said Grit, NipinE the blood
from It on the bears hide, 81 heard *
kind sr funny sniR and snort when waS
getting the wood, and when I looked mp,
there wes him grlnning 1t me from be.
hind or bush. ! says ter mysslt Mr..
Bear, yer my meat and sale i'm
Charlie looked ct me ard l looked a.
him. Il was plain to Hs that. had W
. stead OF Mr.. Bear" being 0ritss meat,
Grit would have been an addition to
"Mr. Bears Iarder.
Not q beaF-HghteE in that region would
have tackled Grit's baAr with such .
weapon as Grit used. Il would have
been certain suicide. II was madness
, for Grit to DO what he did.
"We'vO got to lot him havs = gun"
said Charlie, As We returned ~ camp I,
"but hate 10, for the Lord knOwa what
scrapS he'll be getting into With it-
So, from that time on, Grit stAlk Od
about with . Eine, longer than himself,
over his shoulder, and, as ia usual when
q gun is near, no more bears appeared.
! A week passed and still our lock was
against US. We prOspected further and
further into the heart OF the Wild
region without suocess, This was ais.
rs appointing.
One might've had esmped AZ the hasa
~ Of an unusually grand mountain La terri
&c rainstorm flooded the camp and fArced
IN US to take shelter bsnsath an ovSr-hang.
ing rock. While ~ waited there great
rumbling sound suddenly filled the AiI
and the whole mountain seemed 70 frsm.
BILE beneath Us.
The storm hAd started land slide.
Luckily, it was not shove Us or We would
have been crushed and bruised beneAtAi II
on its downward plunge. We could hsal
the crash Of timber and grinding Of rocks
aud knew that IL SAs nOt far oh.
i, What makes Jos eaneFs look -
happy ?" asked 0rit, when the noise had
ceased. " "YO0'Re snailiug lte or bAaksi
sd OF chipa."
d. When Charlie had told Aim how ahss,
slides often disclose great nnds of gols
whiah would otherwise have 10 DO mlNet
- for, and that We stood q splsadid Ohsso'
~ OF DelAS opAs ~ pics up AAA to9 Eeto "
"a could carry back East without hevtns :.
use our picks and shOv0ls.
This pleased Crit inmsnsoiy. He az
- not sleep anOshsE wink that night. AM
was Gt high pitch Of s1oltsmeut IN VI
II. morning.
; The slide was large ons. A rasss'
: ridge, which had attEaasod our attsAiiOl
D the day bsiors By ~ bold picturesque
i ness had parted fFom the m0untain-Sld
. and lay At the bottom ~ q deep FAVins
D some seven hundred toet below Il
n former position. Its Path had the appear
b anoe Of . neWly-ploughed neid with her
and there, q sorasgy root ~ iagged, ugiy
y looking roOk protruding.
"Do you see thatt" said Charlie {
: Grit, by the way Of warning, e a Iarg
4 rock and section fell down he iapdslids'
8 path. You keep with ua, and don't 6
turtheE than the edge Of taia Aide, q
y y ons Of those viii stgike ysu end pat .
1 snd 70 your days"
y Yes sir" answered Grit, but a
;, net trust him 90 dstsrIainsd - hee
a 81 Sya On him.