Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-08-02
WAS A GREAT MUI.
rHs GRIZZLY BEAR HAD NO O.. /. 81
FOR LIFE IN THE eicAr ~


With Pete Man Could rr.u
where and Need No Weapon wh.,
sagacious Animal Tb.,
With the Force " Phi. prl,.r
bought large iron grav noah
70 carry my goods across H. a. .nu
Neyadas. | christened him De- e pier
gay AFTER we started we-Pete ana
came to nice grassy place. t at
rete 10 tree. allowing him as
twenty feet range, and TAKING ~
nam and crackers out Of nv haSas son
sat down on fallen tree 10 40. an
While munched the ham and c.a snel
Pete cropped the fresh crass S'ackel
grew long and green. SndJ.n mnic
reared up and snorted in msnua ly
very plainly said, "Look omit" 'er 'na
sprang to my feet, and il WAC o..
wei did 80, for It saved me FROM I =,
embrace OF q very large, yerv h,a =
ana very ferocious grizzly bear 81
was STANDING erect and preparing
throw his paws around me-
TOR the nearest tree and was mn - a; !.
the winking of an eye. :" "
] was safe for the time -.
alas, poor Petel The bear went sh Uus
tnings IN very cool and complacer
manner. could see by the exnress;a
Of ms eyes that he was taking patsS
measure, for he cooked his head ovs ~
one side and assumed an apnearare M ~
great wisdom, as you have seen cs;.: =
look at picture. s'''lc'
| Pete's behavior, much as ! b.,
ready learned Of that remarloh, au 81
NAL, surprised me. When VIVA sasa
MS alarm disappeared altogether ~
dropped his head and began to n;hhis
the grass again. He went on viii, I.0
grazing just as il there were NO snas s
thing as a grizzly bear in the world ~
would nip of the succulent green s,o, ~
and chew with great steadiness oss
regularity and occasionally could
hear his contented snort as he strncL ~
unusually delicate bunch Of grass.
PETE KEPT ON GRAZING.
The bear was as much astonished 90
was. Evidently he considered sucb con
duct without a parallel, for he looLad
harder than ever at Pete. then scroto,,ea
his head and tried to think out an an
swer to the problem. But Pete calmly
went on with his grazing and lookad
neither to the right nor to the left. while
! sat in my tree and held my breath.
by and BY the bear arose. made a
grand circuit around the tree in order
to watch Pete from every angle ana
point. Getting no satisfaction ont ~
that mode of procedure he came over tn
my tree and looked up at me for an an.
swer. But had none to give him
Between the bear and me we began 70
think that Pete had lost his mind. Per.
haps fright at the appearance Of the
bear had 80 bereft him of reason that
he continued to eat grass through the
mere force of habit.
Soon the grizzly's appetite overcame
his curiosity and he prepared for work.
he seemed to me to make q critical ex.
animation of his destroying apparatus,
He stretched his front paws and slapped
the muscles of each with the other. Evil
IDENTIFY he was satisfied that he was in
good trim, for he showed his great teeth
with JOY. He appeared satisfied that he
was fit to demolish a whole drove of
mules.
These things done, the bear gave the
signal for action. He opened his mouth
and emitted a series of growls which
made my flesh creep and my hair rise
under my hat.
PETE STOPPED FOR A MINUTE.
Pete went on grazing. His counte-
nance expressed no proof that he had
heard the growing of the grizzly. The
latter dropped on all fours, with his
hungry mouth open and his great teeth
disclosed. Still Pete made no sign that
he either saw or heard, but confined his
attention strictly to the business of find
ing dinner. The bear, also having the
latter in view, rapidly approached until
he was in striking distance, and then.
rearing up, prepared to disembowel
Pete aud break his neck with one blow.
Down came the outstretched paws, and
at that moment Pete seemed to become
aware for the first time of the presence
of the grizzly. He sprang forward, the
paws struck only the air and then saw
gray form double itself into ball and
bound upward. Out of that ball flew
two legs. which shot back and forth
with the rapidity of piston rods, going
thump, thump upon the body of the
grizzly. Up and down went the body
and back and forth went the two pile
drivers. The bear was struck all over.
on his head, on his shoulder, on his side,
on his paws. He fell in one direction
and then in another. He was kicked
into the air and pounded into the earth.
The breath was driven out of him and
life followed, and at length he lay upon
the ground a shapeless mass, every bone
in his body broken, while Pete had qul-
city returned to his interrupted grazing
withOut a hair in iurad Il .ouisyille Cour-