The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-02
After B.ars in Arkansas.

About forty or fifty years ago, during the
first settling Of this part Of Arkansas. says the
Rogers Democrat, Mr. Patterson settled on Pea
Ridge. He needed some timbers for building.
50 he went into the Whittenburg hills to hew
out the necessary articles His party consisted
! OF himself. Mac Harper. Seba Graham and a
| boy wbOs5 name We have forgotten old Watch,
| the dog: two guns Betsy and the squirrel rifle.
/ They had located their camp IN a good place
and commenced work. There was plenty Of
small game ia the woods and some bear. one
| evening when they returned TO the camp from
| their work. they saw what they supposed 70 be
bear signs. Mac took Old Betsy and the dog and
went out 70 s,e n be could find Mr.. Fear. Mr.
| Patterson commenced supper but it was
not long before he heard loud
call from the top Of the hill: Doc, come here
have got bear" Doc took old Bitch IN his
| hand and went on double quick to the top Of
the bill, but he could not see anything Of Mac
dog or bear. After recovering alittle he ca led
and Ma answered him from the top Of the next
ridge. Doc went on double quick again, and
Just as hs reached the top of that ridge he met
the boy and the boy told Doc that the bear was
down in the ravfne and the dog was baying him
under some shelving rocks. Doc and the boy
started in a iOpe and were soon on the ground
where the conflict was to take place. Mac was
already there. He was standing up above the
projecting rock. The dog was down under
them, or rather in & cave or cavern. Sebe had
taken the squirrel rifle aud gone into the woods
about the time Mao started from the camp
DOC came up, saw Mac standing there and said
Mac said; It's about the size Of yearling
calf"
About this time sebe came up with the SOUR.
rel rifle; the dog was baying most furiously I'M
der the rocks
The sun had set and darkness was coming on.
Doc called for old Betsy, the bear gun, aud
Mac gave il to him.
Doc said: NOW boys, II 20 down there and
get into fight with that bear are you going to
run OF and let IL tear me ups''
Mac spoke and said mo. Doc view ILL
stay with you. His voice was trembling so
you could hardly understand what he said.
Doc passed around the point of the rocks
very cautiously; he saw the dog in there Just
under the rocks; he was cycling something very
viciously.
Doc looked straight the way the dog was
looking, aud he saw something that he took TO
be the bear He levelled old Betsy and fired:
when the smoke cleared away everything was
as still as death Mac said
Doc. did you kill him. But Just then the
dog sprang forward aRd suddenly rebounded
No" said Mac. He Just then stopped old
Watch.
Doc said to Sebe: Give me your squirrel
rife. Mac, you load old Betsy again, for I
haint much confidence in small guns in a bear
fight" Just then Doc heard the powder
sprinkling on the dry leaves. In a command
ing voice he said:
Mac, load that gun good" He replied:
boo, | am giving her a double
charge. His voice was trembling SO he could
hardly talk. but when all was ready Doc fired
again and old Watch sprang forward and killed
a polecat; the bear light was ended for that
was all it was.