The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-06-11
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A NAhEUN LsCATE.
my Cmoc when j heard some large animal
approaching through the uldcrhrUsh
a. b.d seen deer la tEg neiEAharhonG, j
Jumped 10 the conclusion tEat I WAS to have
a shot at one Sc dropping 20 De ground j
unsNrl my Sharpes rifle, reIet1ng that D.
was % amai caiiber, and prepared 20 shoot
nj gs close quarters as possible
] waited some httle lime. and was inst
about d. rise aud explore the neghbgrirg
thcket when there emerged from the brush
close 10 NE o
HUGE BROWN BEAR
CLOSELY followed by another and Iittle one.
Fortunately they were crossing away tiom
me, 50 that behind my stun1paud 20 leewaTd,
every step they took carried them farther
away ] I,a lied my situation Eeeuly, and
remained turned 10 stone, hardly daring 10
breathe Once they halted and seemed
about fOilTl IN my direction. Then my eve
searched i8T a tree up whic5 i could climb.
But they kept on, and soon disappeared
among Eg i0.iage To have fired with the
gun ] iad woud have been Ike shooting
peas ai Il rome wall or p0lnE zap q wasp5'
nest Hih your finger Tairested wi ID
haste Hud caution, and Bot till ] was lauched
on Dc water did ] feel quite safe. Never
Ritel h.' did 20 ashore without my heavy
Winch trr, which carried q bullet big
enoHgh o KIN anything
Il felt lITie crest.a.len To again have met
Bruiu and been "leiIn rattle. CIaF1d after
that 10 meei one, aud Ily desire was an-
EWeEed sJuner and In a way that J. least ex-
pectrd
1t--.1. -.-.t.. .... or FL. r. Il i.
settlement 40 Sitaa, hGd occasion 20 leave
my b0rt and penetrate the wooded hills that
over I1nt g narrow pas e. known as Peril
Straits, where the me5tiHg Of the tides
forms
FEARFUL wHIEIPJ0Is
and rushing rapids. was aiier deer, and
had l,.ln successful, having erlktd nnd
brought down b nice iat buck, which j Lad
skinned l.a euarerrd aud VAS carrying 20
The Uaias DE.
Lra4H# uith the carcass If The deer. j had
foHHl -ec#s.ary 10 make vice drt0ur "a
avoid A 'most perpendicular path 81 ltch
4 haa rstH coming up. Becoming tired.
was Ia-.aa on o fallen tree; lbe carcass of
the G. auE in its own SKIN. was on my
BEGU at ai resting on The i0g on which I
sat- DIS ile aE ura-s my knees, and q
short tIal y cod pipe from which ] was
surElE iui5rt, stuck between my teeth.
Er.o- Di body and mind was suddenly
aud m4e disturbed hy l0N, 0miuoas
RrgWl. YaIlh seemed lO come from the very
package ~ my shoulder Turning, / saw
within 20 feet q brown grizzly alyaucil Q
nom behind rocky point, evidently intend.
lnR 10 dispute The possession OF the place
My pack WAS alas SO securely fastened
that J con not drop il, and ihus burdened
felt that bad al last 20 stand ms ground
Rolling over on my side and thus changing
the position OF the deer 20 that ID lay
direct on me. i took aim, resting my rife
ncfesf ht io-, and fired.
bIE.H MAS 50 near That beside the bullet
he ros The smoke, ga. uubumed powder, all
right in ! + face, and i0T the moment ] coulc
See nothing.
The rergH Of the rife had pushed me 70 IA
over tfn l4Z lat almost without effort 81 ippet
down sing
cL0sE TO THE TIRE
and parallel with It, tie pack Of yenison cover
tng ms bD 81.
Iubaluea my first sight Of the battleGel,
tLr0UrA lls ace under the tree, and was no
eyeriurnl % -ec that Bruin, though evidcutl,
hare DIG Ha blinded, was stlll lively onougl
a. travel aui was coming
Slipping Hy knife from its sheath manages
O. cut mE-r.I free from the package Of mea
1ust al LuIn, reaching over the tree gtrucl
his long talaHa into b, and with jerk dragget
u toward fn. lie biz and tore ID for som
mIuuLls VuutinR bic anger on what he i'm
HFuod i6 hc bis foe.
9L.z 4se me lime 10 thrust my rife througl
under tHe tree aud fire a double shot into NJ
belly which almost touched the muzzle OF Ia
rhc. This Last v0lley was too much for Nj
strong grip on life With q wild bound IA
monster rolled over and, except few franti
Etrshc- with ltE paws made no further signs {
life.
Cautiously waiting tll every vcstige Of me
tlou ccH-rd. j cfaWiod from my position :
safety aHd surveyed tho ruin II was lucl.
ior nae ta,i He got the deer meat and not NJ
body 0r h9ia. for be had literal y ripped II I
Fragments. My first shot had blown off on
side % lis nose, an eye aud siuged at the ha
from The Whole muzzle BY yolley had iairl
blown gii lIs vitals into fragments making
hole bic cBough 10 run my hand into the che
cavity.
sat down on the tree and collected my
SCATTERED WITS
had been badly shaken, aud ) date my Or
white hairs from that day. Should / skin "A
beast Wisdom said Whore is hs mate
Prudence cOluaeled immediate departure: IA
finally Pride stepped iu aud ] commenced a.
uudinE le monster Of his thick, hairy hide.
j bad alInost lnished aud was pausing
breathe ~hen an alarm was giyen ia the shal
of loud smiling aud growing. Grasping n
Ihc I advanced 20 the corner around whit
bruiH hae come. aud saw coming along IA
I0n ledge 0f rocks another bear
The mountain at this point fell awav We,
Eteeply aHa at q spot some 30 yards away ii
bear bad 0 pass PERCEPTIONS place where n
leGEe Was only few feet wido. Droppiny ,
myJmcos ! rested the rife upon some ston
and aimed Tor this point II ] could break
leg. the hlll would finish Tie defeat.
Excited by the sight Of me, Bruin com
nmbliuE on, rolling from side TO side Now n
reaches Tho point. BRngl-a hit-banRl Al
with desperate clutch 8t the rocks the bo
luTched over the edge and went roaring dow
o. the bottom sheer drop OF 20 feet, and tht
ROLLED down The steep incline out Of sight.
ieering anEiousiy over the edge, waited ai
listened