The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-04-15
WAS a GREAT MULE,
THE GRIZZLY BEAR HAD NO CHANCE
FOR LIFE IN THE FIGHT

with Pete q Man Could Travel Any
where nnd Need No weapon w,atcvsr-
a sagacioua Animal That Could srlsl
with the Force Of PiIs Driver.
4 bought large iron gray pack null
70 carry my goods across the Siorrs
Nevadas. I christenad him Peta. Tbs
Gay after we started we Pete and u
came 70 nice grassy place. ItethereG
Fete to tree, allowing him about
twenty feet range, and taking some
ham and crackers out OF nv havefsael.
sat down on fallen tree to eat them
While munehed the ham and crackers
Pete cropped tho fresh grass, which
grew long and green, Suddenly he
reared up and snorted in j manner TIA {
very plainly said, aLoolS outm
! spraug to my feet, ana ii WV qtlibq
' well ! did so, for IT safed mo frona ths
embrace oE q very large, very hungry
and very ferocious grizzly bear, wh9
was standing erect and preparine Is
throw his paws around me. | rtlsheil
Tor the nearest tree and was up in It ii
the winking Of an eye.
! was safe for the time being. but.
alas, poor Petel The bear went about
things IN . very cool and conaulacens
manner, could see BY tho expression
Of his eyes that he was taking Pete,s
measure, for be cooked his head over on
one sideand assumed an appearance 81
greet wisdom, as you have aeen critics
look at a picture.
Fete.s behavior, much as l had al
ready learned Of that remarkable ami
NAL, surprised me When was safe
his alarm disappeared altogether. He
dropped bis head and began to nibole
the grass again. He went on with bis
grazing just as If there were ~ sneh
thing as Q grizzly bear in tile world. He
would nip Oft the sueculent green ste1na
and chew with great staadiness ana
regularity, and occasionally | could
hear his eontented snort as he struck al
unusually delicate bunch Of grass.
PETE KEPT ON GRAZING
The bear was as much astonished "a j
was. Evidently he considered such eoia-
duct without q parallel Cor he looked
harder than ever All Pete, then scratched
his head and tried to think out IL, an
f7'iea III te9 Isnt Pcfa aalaIy
Went ga With bis faziAg a.,,,-s va
neither 20 the right nor To tlls It'll, wihile
sat IN my tree and held my Breath.
BY and By the bear arose, made 4
grand circuit around the tree in order
70 watch Pete from every angle and
point Getting no satisfaction out 81
that mode Of procedure he came over to
my tree and looked up al me for an ail-
5weE But | had none to rive him
Between the bear and ME We began to
ihink that Pete had lost his mind. Per,
laps fright at the appearance of the
bear had 80 bereft him OF reason thas
70 continued to eat grass through Che
mere force Of habit,
Soon the grizzly's appetite overcams
Us curiosity and he prepared for work.
ie seemed to me TO make critical ex-
.mination of his destroying apparatus,
te stretched his front paws and slapped
he muscles Of each with the other. Tvi-
emily he was satisfied that he was I'll
'ood tfim, for he showed his great teeth
gith Joy He appeared satisfied that he
Fas fit to demelish whole drove Of
anles,
These things done, the bear gave the
ignal for action, He opened bis mouth
nd emitted series Of growls which
lade my flesh creep and my hair rise
ndeE my hat.
PETE sTOPPEp FOR a AIINUTE
Pete went on grazing. His oounte, I
aneo expressed no PROOF that he had Z
card the growing Of the grizzly. Tho Z
tter dropped on all fours, with his
angry mouth open and his great teeth =
sclosed. Still Pete made no sign that 2
, either saw on heard but confined his
tention strictly to the business Of fnd- E
g dinner, The bear, also having the !
tier IN view, rapidly approached until 4
! was Ia striking distance and then, =
airing up, prepared 70 diselnbowel
,te and break his neck with ono blow.
Down came the outstratched paws, and q
that Iilenent fata seenreti q beuoms II
faFe for the first time Of the presence II
the grizzly He sprang forward, The 4
We struck only tho air and then saw
gray form double itself into a ball and IA
md upward Out Of that hall new q
3 legs which shot back and forth =
IA the fapiditY of piston rods, going
amp, tha1np upon tho body If tho IL
zzly ZIP and down went the body h
4 back aud forth went tho two piie
Yers The bear was struck MI over, o.s
his head, on his shoulder, on his side, va
his paws. He fen ii ono direction IA
! then III another He was kicked an
o the air and pounded into the aarth. iif
The breath Was driven cut Of him and vo
} followed, and at length he lay upon
ground shapeless mass, every bone
lis body broken, while Pete had qni- /
( returnad ~ his Interrupted grading eal
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