New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-05-04

unaware of danger, had arrived Within
three feet Of the tree hiding his watch!
ful enemy when, with a sharp Hell
lo. the latter sprang out and blocked
his way.
So sudden was the apparition and
SO commanding the young hero's mien,
the astonished animal came to a full
stop. dropped his prey and wayered
Tor a breath or two in a kind OF
stupid indecision as to whether he
should attack or fly That instant's
hesitation sealed his fate; for Rob,
throwing the rifle to his shoulder with
an inward prayer that the flint might
not miss fire, placed the nuzzle with
IN SIX inches of the brute's forehead
and pulled the trigger. The heavy
bullet, striking just above the line OF
the eyes, crashed through the brain.
and the black monster sank dead to
the ground with scarcely the CULVER ola
hair.
Then the brave boy, trembling like
a leaf, now that the fearful tension
was relaxed, knelt by the side Of his
sister and examined the motionless
form as best he could To his un-
speakable Joy no trace of a wound
could be seen, nor were the child's
garments torn, except slightly at
the back OF the strong waist band, by
which the bear had evidently carried
her, but apparently, without once.
touching her tender flesh with his
teeth.
1t seemed to be almost miraculous,
but Rob, even in the midst of his
boundless gratitude. remembered
having read of a similar escape; and
he now hopefully directed his efforts
toward restoring poor little Madge
to consciousness. This task, how-
ever proved beyond his. skill, and a
great revulsion of feeling came over
him as the fearful thought flashed
through his mind that perhaps the
fright alone had driven out the sweet
young life.
Oh, if mother were only here;n he
cried aloud; and with the wish came
prompt action
Leaving his rife across the bear S
carcass, the athletic young fellow lift
ed the child in his strong arms, and
with all possible speed made his way
to the house, rather more than q half
mile distant.
So soon as he had emerged from the
woods, and while yet several hundreds
OF yards from home, he saw his moth
er after her own fruitless search,
standing at the open door, and wiring
her hands IN lmpotent anguish. She
caught sight of, and ran swiftly to
meet the pair.
But so deep and deathlike was
"baby's sWoon that even to her ex-
perienced eyes it seemed extremely
doubtful whether life yet remained
in the delicate form; and the poor
woman broke into pitiful means of
grief, as, snatching the little one to her
bosom she rushed trantically back to
the house.
But pretty Madge was not dead,
nor even hurt, and few minutes OF
her mothers skillfully applied exer-
tions sufficed to kindle once more to q
healtnful glow the Pickering vital
spark. Then, while encircling both
children in her arms, the happy wom-
an sobbed out her Joy and thanks
giving, and the little innocent told how
she had wandered off along the fence,
picking berries, and when STOPPING
down to rescue her dropped ribbon,
had been caught up by "a great big
black thing: and then-she knew
nothing more.
When told what had carried her off,
and how she had been rescued, the
child, with that touching faith which
little girls ever have in big brothers,
artlessly exclaimed:
"Oh, brudder Wob can kill mos any
thin. s'pose the wicked bear would
eat me all up for his supper, and then
mudder would have no baby, and
poor ladder would be awful sorry
Mr.. Morgan, having got an early
turn" at, the mill, came home that
same evening just before dark, and
after having heard, with infinite hor-
ror, pride and joy, the wondrous tale,
he and Rob went out with the sled be-
fore unhitching the oxen, to bring in
the boys prize, the hind quarters Of
which were quite valuable for food,
though the pelt at that season was
not of much account.
Solar as the writer is aware, there are
but two other instances on record OF
children having been carried off bybears
and rescued unhurt. One ofthese cases
occurred in Switzerland in the year
1870 and the other in western Canada
in the early part of this century.
But it must be always borne in mind
that the bear is not essentially, or
purely, a carnivorous amin al. New
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