Morning journal and courier., 1892-08-20
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4 Brave Though Reckless Hunters
Remarkable Escape From a Bear.

4 Brave Though Reckless Hunters
Remarkable Escape From q Bear.
Our old friend and contributor, Mr..
Henry Howe, the historian of Ohio, is in
tho enjoyment of excellent health and is
much pleased with his western home. A
bear story from his pen going the rounds
of the press is as follows:
Some years ago, writes Henry Howe, the
historian of the western pioneers, a party
tains, led, We believe, by old Sublette,
we'll known captain of such expeditions.
Among them was John Glass, who had
been all his life in the mountains and
had seen numberless exciting adventures
and hairbreadth escapes. On sthe present
expedition he and q companion were one
day passing through cherry thioket in the
Black Hills when Glass deserted large
grizzly feeding on pignuts. He at once
gave the alarm and both men crept eau
| tiously to the skirt of the thioket. They
| took careful aim and fred their guns at
| the same moment. Both balls took effect,
pain and fury, charged upon his foes.
"Run for it, Bill" shouted Glass, Tor
we'll be made meat of sure as shootin"
Both men bolted through the thicket, but
the heavy brush obstructed their progress,
while the weight and strength of the grizz
" bore him on, and he was soon close up
Oh the men. They managed to get through
the thicket, however, and were hurrying
across a little opening toward bluff when
rise the bear was upon him
Glass did not lose his presence of mind,
but discharged his pistol in the brute'a
/ y,oyt ronnnanf tho haar blood
streaming from his nose and mouth, struck
the pistol from his enemy's hand and, fix
ing his claws deep into the poor mans
flesh, rolled with him to the ground. The
hunter struggled manfully 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, week from loss Of
blood, at length dropped his knife and fell
over in faint.
Bill, who had watched the conflict up to
this moment too badly dazed and terror
stricken to do anything, now thought
Glass was dead, and ran 60 the camp with
the awful tale. The captain sent q mar
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 tori
and lacerated in a shocking manner ani
the bear, besides the three bullet holes il
his body, bore the marks of twenty knife
stabs, showing how desperately Glass had
fought.
The two men collected their late com
| rade's arms, removed his hunting shir
and moccasins and left him beside the car
cass of the grizzly. They reported at tn
camp that they had buried him.
In few days the hunters moved on
and soon the fate of poor Glass was in
measure forgotten. Months elapsed, tn
hunt was over and the trappers were re
turning with their pelts to the tradin
fort. On their last evening out, just a
they were making ready to camp, horse
man was discerned coming toward them
lank, cadaverous form, with face 8
SCARED and disfgured that scarcely
, feature was normal.
"Bill, my boy" called the stranger q
he rode up, ''you thought I was gon
under that time, did youa Rand over m
horse and gun. I amt dead yet by Ion
shotl"
What was the establishment of the part
to hear the we'll known voice of John Glass
whom they had supposed dead and buried
| The two men who had left him for deao
and thus made their report, were Mortified
Glass, it appeared, after the lapse of h
knew not how long time, gradually r
t | covered consciousness. He lived upon til
CARCASS of the bear for several days, unit
he had regained sufficient strength t
crawl, when, tearing off as much of tt
l meat as he could carry, he crept down Il
, | river toward the fort. He had suffere
much, bur had reached the fort, eight
miles distant, alive, and concluded h
story by declaring, "Im as slick as
3 peeled onion"
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