The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-08-20
WORRIED TO DEATH.
How Runaway Cow and . Hound
Fought Bear.

Fought u Bear.
Silas Bottoms old black and. TIM
hear hound. Scout makes his masters
only COW his constant companion from
the time the bear hunting season
closes until it opens in the fall. Boil
tons COW runs at large and Scout
stays with her from morning to night
asserts Pennsylvania correspondent
OF the New York Sun. One day late
ly the COW wandered away to Brier
swamp three miles west OF this place.
Scout followed her. and along In the
afternoon Amos jennings who lives
on Maple Hill three quarters OF q
mile from the swamp heard the
hound baying down there.
He recognized Scouts voice. and In
moment he heard Bottoms COW bel
lowing as though she was In distress
jennings ran all the way to the
swamp and when no came In sight OF
the COW no found her and Scout CIV
ing battle TO bear near the edge OF
the swamp. Scout was nipping the
bear from behind. and when the bear
turned to strike him he sprang back
and the COW pitched into the bear and
gored him till he turned on her. Then
the COW would Jump out OF his way.
and Scout would instantly bite the
bears Hanks and force him to wheel
The moment he did so the spunky
COW would sail into him with below
and pillow burrows in his fur. bounding
to a safe distance the instant the bear
turned on her. Then Scout tackled
him again. and between the two they
made the bear plunge and roar ter
rifically. He failed to strike the
honnd or COW. but Scout seemed to
worry him the most and when he
made vicious lunge at the dog the
COW drove one OF her horns into the
bears left side The bear reared and
ravcd to get at the COW. but Scout
kept him at bay, and within twenty
minutes the angry COW gored the bear
to death.
Scout is the most famous dog in
this part OF Sullivan county. He is
not quite five years old. Two years
ago u Williamsport sportsman offered
Bolton 800 for Scout. Bolton is
poor man. and although he hated to
part with the hound. he agreed to
take the 500. The bargain was made
in the road. and the Williamsport
man told Bolton that he would tie
Scout to the rear OF his buggy till he
reached Laporte. Scout was stand
ing near when the man counted out
the money. and when his new owner
went to his buggy after strap Scout
gave yelp. ran down the road as
fast as he could go leaped fence
looked over his shoulder. and dashed
into piece OF woods. Bolton called
on him. but he paid no attention. al
though he had never disobeyed be-
fore.
The Williamsport man STAYED at
Bottoms over night, and Bolton hunt
ed for Scout all the afternoon. but he
didn't find him. So he returned the
money. and the Williamsport man
said he would be there again in two
months and get the hound. 1t was
three days before Scout showed up.
and he looked lank and sorro wful.
In nine weeks the Williamsport man
came again. Scout saw him before
he got out OF his buggy and away to
the woods he few. looking back every
few steps as though he was afraid the
man was after him. Bolton then do
cided not to sell Scout at any price.
The man offered him $3.50. but he re.
fused it. Scout stayed away three
days again. Since then no hasn't
run away.
Last year Bolton had an old blind
shepherd dog that had been a terrible
woodchuck killer up to the time he
got blind. He was strong and vigor-
GUS and Scout led him around the
fields last summer and occasionally
caught woodchuck for him. After
Scout had stationed the blind dog by
a stump he would watch for wood
chuck to leave its hole When he
caught the woodchuck he would carry
it alive to the old dog by the nape OF
its neck and hold 1t toward the dog
nose and the blind dog would seize 1t
by the back and shake the life out Of
it 1t did the old dogs heart good.
and Scout knew IT.