Milford chronicle., 1892-08-12
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A Brave Ah~ Reckless Hunters Re-
mAfAs cape from n Bear.
some year ago, writes Henry Howe,
the historic If the western pioneers, a
party OF u upper were on their way to
t9s-HlIi'' Sins, led, we believe, by old
u. well known captain Of such
TeH SIT af~ Among them was John
Glass, who Nad been all his life among
the mountai3s, and had SEEN inbarless
exciting adv stures and hairbreadth
escapes. On 9se present expedition he
and a comp2ni6n We're one day passing
through s>Tches1y thiekesin the Blaci,
Hills when Glass deserted large griz-
Ely feeding on pignuts He at once
gave the alarm and both men crept
cautiously to the skirt Of the thicket.
They took careful aim and fred their
guns at the same moment. Both balls
took effect, but not fatally The bear,
growing with pain and fury, charged
upon his foes.
"Run for it, Bill, shouted Glass. "or
well be made meat Of sure as shootin!"
Both men bOlted through the thiczet
but the heavy brush Distracted their
progress, while the weight and strength
Of the grizzly bore him on. and h was
soon close upon the men. They man
aged to get through the thicket. how
ever, and We're hurrying across = little
opening toward a bluff when Glass
ttipped and fell, Before he could rise
the bear was upon him.
Glass did not lose his presence Of
mind, but discharged his pistol III the
brute's face. The next moment the bear,
blood streaming from his nose and
mouth, struck the pistol from his enc
mys hand and, fixing his claws deep into
the poor mans flesh, rolled with him to
the ground. The hunter struggled man
fully and drew his knife and plunged it
several times into the body of the furious
animal, which was tearing his face and
body, barring the bone in many places
Glass, weak from the loss of blood. at
length dropped his knife and fell over
in faint.
Bill, who had watched the conflict up
10 this moment too badly dazed and ter
ror stricken to doanything, now thought !
Glass was dead, and ran TO the camp
with the awful tale The captain sent |
"A man back to the spot with Bill. They
found the bear dead and stiff, lying on
the body of the unfortunate hunter,
whom they likewise called dead, His |
body was torn and lacerated in a shock
ing manner, and the bear, besides the |
three bullets in his body, bore the marks (,
Of twenty knife stabs, showing how des-
perately Glass had fought.
The two men collected their late COM 1
rade's arms, removed his hunting shirt |
and moccasins sand left him beside the |
carcass of the. grizzly. They reported at
the camp that they had buried him.
In few days the hunters moved on,
and soon the fate of poor Glass was in u |
measure forgotten. Months elapsed, the /
hunt was over and the trappers were re-
turning with their pelts to the trading .
fort. On their last evening out, just as
they were making ready to camp, a
horsemsn was discerned coming toward
them, and when he drew near the hunt
ers saw lank, cadaverous form, with a
face so Scared and distigured that
scarcely a feature was normal.
Bill. my boy" called the stranger,
as he rode up, you thought l was gone
under that time, did You? Hand over
my horse and gun. amt dead yet by
IL long shot"
What was the establishment of the
party to hear the well known voice of
John Glass, whom they had supposed
dead and buried The two men who
had let him for dead, and thus made
their report, were mortified,
Glass, it appeared. after the lapse of
he knew not how long a time, gradual
ly recovered consciousness. He lived
upon the carcass Of the bear for several
days, until he had regained sufficient
strength to crawl, when, tearing Oft as
much of the meat as he could carry, he
crept down the river toward the fort.
He had suffered much, but had reached
the fort, eighty miles distant, alive, and
concluded his story by declaring, I'm
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