The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1892-06-17
THE PRINTERS BEAR.


n Comblnalon OF bcnr, Man, DOG anu
Boys" said W., scratching his sparsccly
covered Uranium with an inky thumb, did
ever tell you how pld that grizzly on Mount
Blanca last summcri"
There was n general chorus Of negatives
from the boys, who were always willing To
listen to any OF the numerous incidents OF
their companions evcntful life.
The whole business was unexpec tod and
was over with before you could ro-spacc
linc," remarked tho hero Of the incident
"An account OF the adventure, briefly told,
would hardly make stickful Of BREWER; hut
II you like will tell you how Il happened. ]
had been foreman on fake sheet down In
the San Luis country and got hold Of n stake
that seemed quite sufficient to Justify lny-oI
and trip in the hills; and 10 picked up my
Remington and drlf,ed OF towards timber.
line, quite alone but happy, nevertheless.
when | say that was alone, do 50 with
one reservation: My dog was member Of
tho expedition, and when ! mention old En-
Dash-spelled with caps aud lower case-I
refer To one Of the best animals that ever
bsycd his dciiancc-in double loaded italics
at rampant grizzly or mountain lion. En-
good judgment that forces respect for gray
hairs, and when II came To close quarters
depended quite as much on the dog us ! did
on myself.
at was n tough climb up old Blanca, for
had been having but litSe exercise for 4 long
pinninri bu, managed tho ugh,cst places
by working Em Dash In the lead, aud when
got thoroughly onto the racket II was compar-
atiyely easy. All that was required was To
help the dog Ia the desired point of vantage,
catch hold OF his tall and yell 'Slc 'em, boy
and Elm Dash would do the rest In this way
the morning hours fitted mcrrily by and noon
found me resting IN the shade Of a pinon cn-
joying wclner wurst and n couple of prctz-
els and congratuating my canine companion
on the fact that scarcity Of rations prevent
cd the necessity OF his attack upon such
really unpalatahle food. ! had a great deal
To tell Eni Dash about the temptations 10
gluttony that besct the pathway Of the aver
age printers dog, aud the old fellow swal.
lowed nil the good advice. ct cetera, and
really looked as though he would have gladly
accorded space to column or 90 Of additional
matter.
MY gun was lying few feet away, just on
the brink of the Inaccessible clln that ! had
scaled. Al my back aud only about twenty
yards away, vas n elump Of cedar bushes that
hid the third actor In the scene which was
about to trnnsplrc. | hadn't the slightest
knowledge Of his presence until En- Dash
began to brlstle up as though nn amateur poet
wa. approaching With copy, and could
mn Interrogation point In each Que Of his eyes,
while his display Of teeth oycr-run the margin
30 far that he looked like a full page adycr-
lscmcnt Of sulodont or some other dentifrlcr.
ale seemed too badly ratified To move, but
when half turned to take u look that broke
the charm. ! don't think Etn Dash had ever
witnessed modern ballet, but he managed To
make Us pretty rctrogrrsslyc chaser ~ II
was ever my good fortune Ia behold. bringing
up with hind feet hanging over the elm.
meanwhile giving my gun kick that sent II
several hundred feet nearer the sea level
With great effort he recovered his footing
but ! was left defcns.lcss and facing the
biggest bear that was ever encountered IN the
Wild. Of Colorado.
"Gentlemrn, my sensations lust then were
inieserlbable. felt ss though ! had missed
psy DAY or made n icn.llnc out In u type.
settling contest Plainly something had 10 be
done. or the serial story ~ my life would he
suddenly concluded IN the Forthcoming Issue.
To run wns impossible; nothing remained
but TO venture the results Of little bluG
game STOPPING down picked up Mia
lure boulder, smooth aud wcighiy Us au<N,.
torlal on prohibition, aud fired II at hIs bear
ship with all my might.
III was a centcr-shot For instance, n thi.
'easc,'r Indicating the usual receptacle for
nicely distributed iyp.l chad been the hears
head, would have lit II slap In the 10 box
right between the eyes, hut, possibly. the
width Of hair Ia one side. The effect ~ my
assault was directly contrary 10 my hopes,
however. for with n fierce growl the animal
charged. ] rrtrcnird 10 the verge Of the ciiif
but could 20 no farther.
"Em Dash saved me just ns ! fnnciri
that my 'forinr' were irrr,ocnbly locked for
the prr.s room beyond the Jordan. the dog
sprang ngnlp., NO and fell, while the bear
unable 10 check hi. onspri rush. launched
Nj. great form over ~ both aud fell from the
fearful height
rnts Deaih's mystery ruthio.siy hurlai,
Turning SUNNI sraui out ~ tao ~ofi ~
.Ihc face II the cltt wns rugged with pro.
iccilnR fragments Of grant. aud zach cut it,
cash In the falling form. I managed By n
clrculions route Ia reach the bed ~ the canon
below md view the rrmnins. but they were
nut all there, N anyone had attempted Ia
build bear out 81 the fragments he would
have run out ~ sorts before reaching ihr
eni ~ the first paragraph. One hind leg 81
tact with the Jagged rocks. hal been pierced
with sharp poInt Of god.hcarlng quart, and
torn from the body aud now, pending frum
hi. unique iunailng fork, was frying beneath
tho rays ~ the noaniny sun. the grease
slowly dripping Ia the rocks h-lov."
"lour gun was ruined, ! suppose" re-.
marked listener
That's the most remarkable part ~ The
adventure" replied " "Whlriing over In
fqnately In the Forks ~ tough bush. ,plli
the tenacious nher ~ The trunk Tor lew
inches aud whs held fast, perfectly uniniurci
o " without q scratch 10 tell ~ IL fall from
I 10 towering cliiI twelve hundred feet above"
-. u, H. IN Aiori' thad