The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-17
esTwIxT Scar AND pSecIptcs.
Strategy Saved . Georgia Mans Iife W her
he Mas Hard Frr>ssd.

He Was Hard Pressed.
The following story IS told by Mr..
". Il Minerey, who has returned
from Towns county;
Il visited the commencement Of the
Young Harris institute. Having en-
loyed the exercises, / decided 10 take
a trip through the mountains on foot
and, being unable 10 persuade sny
one TO accompany me, proceeded
alone BY the time the sun had
reached its zenith had left the wav-
ing fields OF grain behind and was
among the mountainS / ssi down
upon a Tat rock by the side Of
stieamlei which murmured by, dash
ing down little shoal just below.
Here, after resting a short time.
pursued my Journey and Travelled on
until = O'Clock, when ] saw To my
right a mountain towering high above.
its summit almost kissing the sky,
decided to ascend.
Il had not proceeded far when q
perpendicular cliff about seventy~tive
feet in height confronted me. but /
decided 10 flank it and pursue my
way. Turning TO the right came 10
place where the cliff was more slant
ing, and here and there grew few
vines, shrubs and aupches of grass in
the creviceS l began the task Of
climbing, which found difficulty in
accomplishing. and was soon appraised
of the fact that when once up would
not be able 10 descend at that place,
but by the aid Of my walking cane
and pulling Ia the vines grass and
bushes / soon succeeded in reaching
near the top. But l was much CON
fused when saw another perpcndica.
lar cliff. about twelve feet high. siill
above, shutting in on all sides, Look
ing around for some way u ESCAPE
from this prison into which l had
ramblcd, l was delighted Ia see a mar
row passage loading out above the first
chit which had impc,ied my progress,
Taking this narrow paSSago, which
WAS the only way to escape, l had no,
proceeded far until discovered that
tho upper cliff became nearer and
nearer 10 tho edge of the lower ono,
until the passage Disappeared
Il had gone about fifty feet where
the passage was about four feet wide
and was directly over the frightfal
rrecipice below; but tho cli.f above
had gradually become lower, till il
WAS about breast hiEh where WAS.
and could with case spring IL the top
of il and proceed wi,hcu, difficulty, as
tho surface was almost level for some
distance above and cvergrcwn with
weeds and shruhhery about waist high.
II leaned back against tho clitf o.
rcst and view the country, whom lsad,
,.s1 Ill.
quickly turning was horssiled a. see n
huge shaggy bear Approaching. Eis
ing ON his launches he began gfowl
ing. Struggling his shoulders. and
showing his wh,te teeth and ugly
claws. M itwere, ~ make known what
had 10 meet There | was with no
weapons save walking cane and a
penknifc. There WAS no hope in flight,
To TtiSat WAS death, to ~ forward
the same
"1'o throw myself down tho rsSci.
pico would hc an caster death than ~
hc torn is pieces but that would he
suicide Tho monster was within ten
feet W mo. fell upon my knees, not
to pray, but a. escape the sight ~ the
monster In order ~ put into effect
the st,9taacm upon which had fallen,
ierked oil my coat and Ina, md placed
them upon my cano. u, this time the
bear was almost N,ady ~ leap upon
nc. pitched out my cane with che
coat and hn, upon II, ne IL IL wcc my.
sclf making spring ~ p,t away. The
bear with MAR made clumsy lcar
nj them. and over tho rrec,pice u,
went carrying coat and hat IN his
embrace
In tho height NJ ecstasy ! called
ont, Good by. old fellow. Take g,rcd
cn,1 ~ my rrat and hat I Will Nv
down after ,hcm after n bit.
II leapcd a. tho top of the clin
above, and, going around some die
tnntc. p,,t down there n, l,st md
found the bear had No further use n,
Tho ron, and hat
~ went 81 n housc some miles Ills
tnnt nnh told tho nnn about what had
happened He told mn 81 make my
srlf u, home and hr. uc,'ing up some
pthc,e, went Gov tho hcnr They camp
IN nct. morning with him mud pnNs
mo tho skin, whirh ! shnli hcer MI
my life, and DYING, mention II IN my
VIII heuucnthing u 10 a sich leepcN 81
my ros,e,',y ~ Atlanta CONSTITUTION.