Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-08-10

feet, be faced the stallion which
again rushed at him With widely op-
ened mouth. The grizzly was ready,
and old Rex received slip el the
muzzie that threw him off his feet,
and caused him TO col ide with his
hard hitting antagonist O;er went
both bear and horse. Rex was first
to regain his feet With a fierce
scream and terrific force he brought
his sharp fore feet down upon the
bears left flank, bringing the blood
IL stream Ii was fearful wound,
and the bear was for a moment bad
ly dazed The stallion had gained a
decided advantage, but he had be
come more wary. He was sccustom-
ed to fighting with bears that rose
upon their launches, giving him
splendid opportunities TO deliver
adroit kicks, the force of which soon
proved fatal The tactics pursued
by his latest opponent puzzled him
and he hesitated The ranchmen
noted this with surprise, and jump
ing from the shed they scautiously
approached the battlefield. To then
subsequent regret they were too ex-
cited to think of bringing firearms.
Rex heard the men approaching
and he speedily regained his waning
courage. He dashed at the bear
turned nimbly, and kicked him end
over end. The bear did not seem to
be very badly injured, bat he WI
now thoroughly aroused. Rex was
upon him in an instant, thinking tc
again stab the bear with his fore
feet AS tho horse reared for tn.
blow, the grizz'y dartsd forward, nso
with n tremendous blow from one OF
its armorea paws, it ripped open the
bowels OF the bsliigofent stallion
The men saw the blood rash forth
saw the protruiinE sntraias, and real
lied that Rex had al length met his
match. jim Maxwell rushed to the
house for his rife, and the other mer
tried by shouts and Sudden sorties
to friahten the bear away
But 1t was now too late the All
mals were at it tooth, hoof and CLAW.
engaged in one iiaal struggle. II
was terrible conflict, both animals
were bathed IN blood, poor o.d Rsx's
color appearing only in irregular
spots. tIe fought like a demon
striking, kicking aud biting A3air
aud again with his cleaning teeth he
tore Patctes of hide aud flesh from
the body OF The bear, and nearly ev
cry time he tried to ltnd his fse5 he
succeeded. But the bear was ns say
age as the horse. He had been Grip
pied fore and aft, bu. he was full Ci
fight, and great patches or tbs ssal
lion sides, breast and head shove
where his bows had struck Tht
bleeding animals did not pauss q mo
ment. They fought liks tigers, the
horse shrilly screaming, and TIE Sriz
ziy growing sullanly.
Presently the bear ssw q chance tC
deliver blow with one of his tire
mendous paws. II fe,l with murder
Gus force upon the sialiion's sheul
der, and it knocked him over ana
over. When he arose hS was dazed.
It was evident that he could not SIS
the bear, for he commenced to tvot
hsre and there apparently in scarcl
OF his foe.
Presently his eyes is.l up"n thC
bear which was savage and expect
ant. With fearful cry of rage the
horse rushed, or rather staggered 20
ward his re i-evod antagonist, anC
again lie essayed to strike with h:
fore feet But he wss too weak. HI
gave the foe an cpa0ing, aud a mo
ment later he sau!l 20 the earth dead
with q broken neck.
Just at This instant jim Maxwell
fred. The bullet pierced the griz
zly's body. With sharp yelp h
turned to flee, but he suddenl1 wheel
ed, dashed Mt the men, struck Max
well on his left nip, breaking the
bone, snd thea, falling forward scros
the form Of tho PROSTATE man, III
grizzly died with his facs toward I'll.
foe.