Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-31
WAS A GREAT MULE.
THE GRIZZLY Scar HAD NO CHANCE
ron LIFE IN THE FIGHT


where nnd Seed M weapon whutfyor--
: sngac,ons Animal THAT Could Kick
with the Force OF % rile url,or.
bought large iron any pack mule
TO carry my goods pcro, the Sierra
Nuyaaas lchrigtenod him poc. Tho
day after we started we-poio and l.
cTuo To . mco grassy place. bothered
Pete 90 % truo, allowing him about
twonty feet range, and talking som6
ham and crackers ont Of my hlycrsacl.
at down ou fallen htc To cai them.
While nmched the ham and cMc,ors
Pete cropped tho fresh grss. which
grow long and groom suddenly he
reared up md moued in manner chat
very plainly said, "Lopk ont"
l spmng tony iagt and it WINS quito
well dii 80, for II saved mo from the
embrace of avcy large. very hungry
and very icrocious grizzly bear. who
was standing erect aud preparing TO
throw bis paws around me. rushed
for the nearest tree and was up Ia 30 IN
the wnk.ng Of an cye.
was sals for tbo time being but.
alas, poor roto' The bear won't uboot
things IN o. very cool mud complaccut
manner could see by the expression
VI his oycs That be was taking pc.cA
measure, for be- cooked lis head over on
one Fide and assumed nn appearance 1t
pogt wisdom, ~ you have seen critics
look Mt % picture
pctc's behavior, much as I had NJ
ready lenmcl OF that remarkable ani-
mai, surprised me. When ! WAS safo
HE alarm disappeared altogether. he
dropped his head and began 10 u'bble
the grass again. llo went ON with his
grazing just 90 II there were no such
thing as % grizzly boar IN IN. world. iIo
would nip Oil the snccul'nt green Nuns
and chow with grcnt sruliucs5 aud
regularity, and occasionally / could
hear his contcntcd snort ~ he struck au
uuu8ually delicate bunch OF grass.
rErE Krir oN uVsZlNa.
Tho boar was n' much ustouishad ~ /
was Evidently he considered such con.
duct without u parallel, for hc looked
harder thun OvCsBt poto, then scratched
his head and tried to think ont an an.
swcr to ihn problem. But Potr calmly
went ON with bis grazing aud looked
neither 10 the ri sht nor 10 the ioit, willis
| rat IN my tree md holl my breath.
ily and hy tho bear arose, undo %
grand circuit around tho tree In order
10 watch Pete from oyyry angle and
point. Getting no satisfaction ont of
that mode OF procedure hc came over To
my tree aud lootod up at mo Tor an un.
swor nut had mono o. give him.
Between the bear and me we begun %
think that Pete had lost his mind. Per.
maps fright at Tho appearance of Gina
bear had so hofclt him OF reason TINT
no continued TO eat grass through the
Nero force II habit.
Soon the grizziy's appetite ovcrcaml
his curiosity and he prepared for work.
He Hcemcd 90 mo 20 make critical OK.
animation Of his destroying apparatus.
He stretched his front paws and slapped
the muscles OF each with the other EW.
IDENTIFY 10 was satisfied That ho was iu
good trim, for he showed his great icotl
with joy. He appeared satisfied ;hut a'
wis Nv 10 dcmolish whole drove OF
mule.
These things done, ihc henr give thi
signal for action. He opened his mouth
and emitted series Of growls which
made my flesh creep and my hair rise
under my hat.
PETE srorpEn ron \ ,uSUTE.
Pete Wont on grazing. His oouute.
nance expressed no proof that ho had
heard the growing OF lie grizzly. The
latter dropped on all fours, with nj,
hungry mouth opou and his great teeth
disclosed. Still peto made no sirn that
he either saw or heard, but confined MI,
attention strictly 10 tho business OF find
iug dinner. Tho bc1r, also having Oh,
latter In view, rapidly approached until
he was IN striking distance, and then
rearing up, prepared 20 discmhowcl
po'o aud break his neck with one blow
Down camo the outsirotchod paws. and
az that moment pCta seemed to hccomi
aware for tho first time OF tho prcsonc,
Of the grizzly Ho sprang forward. The
paws struck only the air and then saw
u gray form double itself into a bail aud
bound upward. Ont of that ball ilcW
two legs, which shot back aud fortl
with the rapidity of piston rods, going
thump, thump upon the body Of III,
grizzly. Up and down went tho body
and back and forth went tho two pill,
drivers. Tho bear was struck all over
on his head, on his shoulder, on his side
on his paws lilo fell in ono direction
and then in another, He was kicked
into the air aud pounded into the earth
The breath was driven out Of him and
life followed, and at lcngth he lay upon
the ground y shupelcss nnss, oycry hon,
In his body brokcn, whilo Poto had qui
city returned to his interrupted grazing
without a hair injured. Louisville Cour
ior-JOurnal.
Haunting with an Ironclnd.