Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-09-27


mhen; with a grunt Of surprise. he
lett on digging his afternoon mnc5
OF erlckets and field.mice and sham.
bled toward the little ravine tbrou0h
which - had come down into the
plain
TINS move brought him quarter.
wise, IN front OF Little. who yelled nj
his horse and dashed at him. / who
am not a cowboy. wisely decided
that this was none of my business
and drew my horse up to an easy
lOpe, content To watch the fun from
IA distance.
! was amazed 10 see with what
rapldity the bear got over the
ground. Little's pony was a par.
tieulariy good one, but he did not
gain more than one yard in five ON
the bear whieh numbered along az a
gait that seemed very slow and awk.
ward, aud yet would have lett the
sRlitest sprint runner behind.
But Little gained steadily, il slow.
~, and presently saw the loop of
the lasso circle around his head,
gaining speed with every revolution.
till u shot out ia front, the snaky
coils strengthening out asst flew. and
tho loop, round AS barrel-hoop.
setting lightly over the bears head
! Well east, Little Billy, well east!
[ sixty feet, il au inch, and not five
feet left III coil. The trained pony
stopped, as Il turned 10 stone, made
a quarter wheel and. sinking back
upon bis launches. braeed himself
Tor the coming shock.
+ But the lasso Was old, and had
seen too many years OF faithful ser,
vice, and as the weight OF the lung
ing heast came on il. il quiyered a
moment. and then snapped close 70
tile loop. and the loose end whizzed
back.
Hardly had Little gathered up the
slack ~ his useless lariat when the
"kii dashed b., yelling like a
tomanchc lnilan. his lasso cutting
the air with a kissing sound as il
NhiEzed around Isis head The first
east missed, but the nest WAS more
huccrrsiul, aud second time the
Z bcHf wore a meek .larc OF rawhide.
Z Bat tie Kid was 10 light a
wright and rode that DAY too light
"a pony and though the horse met
yhs shock galinntly the momentum
81 tie inmvnse mass ni flesh az the
other end was too much Tor him.
After moments Intellectual resist,
nuee he MAS rrkci over sidewise,
and irll prone, bntthe Kid nimbly
eirnrsi himself and aliPh upon his
icvt.
Like nnautomaton the bear surged
ahead. dragging the pony AFTER him
until his late rider. rushing forward
cut the larint with hts knife and freed
the horse. ahich scrambled 20 its
lret. putting and blowing. with his
brrnth almost lolted out By his rough
passage oyei the ground
Little and the Kid are now out
Of tbs tight. but where arr the other
tao Turning. saw that Bob'shors
had stopped into badger hole and
thrown h,s rider over his head. bot
Bob had retained his hold upon the
lurint. and d spirited contest began
the horse rearing and plunging and
backing away. Bob iricd 10 catch the
bit. rngor to mount and b. ''in at
the death.
Charley. ON the slovest but best
windci horse IN the camp. j. 200
ynrds away. and il begins 70 loos
as It tho bear would gain the gulch
and escape
Excited by tho prospect, and for
gptting an dictates 81 prudence,
dashed forward. shouting andswing
my Init. and by q shorter cut TO left
Nurroded In heading of the bear
This scat might well have cost ms
dearly. for the creature came upon
mo 40 closely that only had n COLI
! sion with him by abruptly turning
and boiling from his line 81 retreat
Hut had delayed his fight, anc
Charley now bore down upon hli
heels. Ms rash impulse, ! proudly
Selt had mnnded the hunt; for mo
mont later the larint was around th'
rriyzley's neck. md Charley's power
mi pony, setting back on his hnunch
; 90. iorkcd the bear off his feet an'
landed him on his buck with thuC
Tint almost shook the ground, !.
Recovering himself the grizzly roll
cd TO his feet. and plunged nightly
70 get free. But the pony gave hIn
not an inch al slack. and the lnriat
though Il stretched and cracked nn'
A. "snng like fiddle string stood tn
strain nobly.
Changing his tactics the bear thel
, boltod toward his captor. But
touch Of the heel sent the horse o.
at nm angle. and as the lnsso tlgh'
cnod again, the grizzly was once NOR
ierked from his feet and landed o
/ his side. Again and again tins ma
: nmuyer was repeated, until the bea
! grew eullen. and, squatting on ~
launches. seemed Go be medltatln
: his next move. ~,
Meantime the Others had gather,e,
+ around. but. at Charley's request 81
!, mt interfere. Soon the bear, risln
: ON his hind legs, seized the lariat wit
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