Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-03-01

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should have gone up TO the head
of INV class Immediately.
Meanwhile we stood looking Mt
each other. Ii was evidently a sur
prise on both sides | stared very
hard at the bear with wideopen ewes,
while the bear stared very hard at
me with wide open mouth.
think the bear got oYerhis aston
ishment first, and, what is worse, l
could see he wasn't At all alarmed.
He stopped eating, gave SUN ana
a snort OF interrogatory Who are
you?" grnnt, and then took a step
toward me.
Asian of n retiring disposition,
and have never been willing 10 in
trude myself into company where |
have not been invited, | felt some
delicacy in continuing to bea witness
OF his rcpast; and was accordingly
withdrawing in an unostentatious a
way us good manners would permit,
when il seemed TO occur 10 bruin
that he owed il To good fellowship To
cultivate my acquaintance.
Declining that honor, | dropped
into a backward walk, keeping my
face, after the manner Of royal pre-.
sensations, toward this monarch 81
the western wilds, when, To my h0g'
ror, he favored me with il grin-such
grinl--and il was followed by IA
snap and a growl,
AS he quickened his steps to.
ward me, | unconseiousiy hnstened
my own; when, taking "a
long stride backward. | found
myself suddenly PROSTATE in sort
OF dry ditch or ''slue where lay for
moment half stunned, in company
with my dead birds and duck gun.
"A | recovered myself could hear
my grnnting and grumbliug friend,
doubtless not "A little astOnished at
this sudden disappearance. 20 tramp
ing IN and down in the vain attempt
to nose me out in the fog.
had now time to think, and, as u
merchant might say, take stock"
OF my position and prospects.
On tie one side | was chased by
bear, a hungry bear, cross
bear, a bear disturbed al his break.
fast OF sweet nc0rns. hai lost
my way. had only ducking gun.
which, however formidable to wild
geese, was "A mere plnything when
brought To bear upon the thick,
( tough hide Of an acorn fntted grizzly,
whose gross weight might hs some.
where IN the neighhorhOod Of nine
hundred pounds. AZ tor my hunting
knife had lett II at home. What
| wonder II, Us an lrishman might say,
wished that had islt myself there
/ before | started
Against al this had the eonsoln.
tory assurance that the grizzly bcnr
never climbs, which, NJ the
trees were all ON the side az
the bear. did not add much
To- my sense Of security lint ms
I principal hops Ing in tho iurt that
was just then hidden by the gully tho
depth Of which yaried rom eight to
twelve icct, with prrvip.tpus sides aud
and dry bed. which probably ted
down to some nCghbortng stream Of
water.
Now" thought /. Il have naly To
crawl along this ditch, rruch tho
stream, cross IT, and bid goud.by to
grizzly"
had just picked myself ~. aud
was proceeding 10 rnrry out my pInn
Of escape, when | heard cracking
and hrcnklug Ofthc undcrbruah which
fringed tho ditch. and bywhtrh WINS
partly screened from view. Tbis VIVA
speedily followed bvnn angry pruwi
rs the trechcrous pnrth gave W,y nnJ
let Mr., Bear with no gentle tumble
directly down into the very gully in.
to which had fallen.
Fortunately for inc. hruin had mot
only . greater fall, but tumhled into
the ditch ut % point somewhat dis.
tant from my hiding plncc. and ,he
little ferret eyes did not NJ ones mr..
ceive me. An unlucky stumble. how.
ever. which owed to u twisted root
betrayed me, and he turncda land gave
chase.
they have n yeryexprcssl 70 phruse
IN california when u person Il ,lsair.
ca to leave suddenly; il consists Of
but two words, "Yon cit " Nv
young render, when that bear tun.
bIed into my gully Il got, ana when
ne took mp the chase. Icontiuupd Ito
gut 10 q style which astonishcd even
myself. wen
when first saw him fall. fcartain.
~ hoped that he had broken his noac
NJ least, or even dislocnted bis preat
ugly neck; but that hope vanished IN
q moment.
lie was eyidenely not n whit tho
worse for his somersault.
IL was no longer matter Of cere.
,mony, sped over the ground likea
hunted deer, while my stout friend
came ,i numbering and putting ON bo.
nihd, IKE portly old gentleman who
iears he may be too late for theoyen.
ing train. | was expecting every mo.
ment to feel the blow Of his 6eavv
paw, when. turning nm angle Of liz
gully, ] perceived with no little dia.
may, that the ditch in front ~ ma
was blocked by mn ir,,,a,,,,. c'tih'.