Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-05

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attention to her victim except to push the
stone over the hole when she went out
His life in the hole was awful and he
did not know how it would end. He
knew people must be out hunting for
him. but would they find hin2 They
might find the gun and see the signs of
his fight and conclude he had been de-
vOur1d. No there was no hope of being
saved. and he wished TINT tho animals
would jump on him and kin him.
On the third night in the bear hole
Tully went to sleep through sheer eX-
haustiOn, but was awakened by feeling
q pressure on his breast and a hot
breath In his face He came 10 the con-
clusion that his hour had come at last.
But instead Of hurting him the old bear
began TO lick his wounds. This WAS an
ensy matter as she had nearly torn all
his clothes of just after be killed her
mpte.
She was very gentle and treated him
as if he was one of The cubs. He did
not like the operation very much, but the
warm tongue was soothing 20 the wounds
aud at the same time gave him slight
feeling 0i security. As days went on
She became devoted 10 her captive and
neglected hor cubs. She brought him all
SORTS Of food, and no wac able to find
enough OF IL cotnhle 20 sustain iiie. She
spent hours every day licking his wounds
and soon the scratches hcaled up and
his shoulder began 70 get well; in fact,
he could use his arm without much pain.
When the old bear went ont now she
did not cover the hole, and one day
Tully went to the top and looked out
The carcass Of the dead bear was near
by and 80 Were his rifle and revolver
Ills first thought WIS 10 rush out aud
get the arms and then make his way
u. a. l. a.. NnatH t.. lHsf.. 40
the old bear would pursue him, and II
caught he was still too weak for fight
After considerable eXertion he got pos
session of the ride. revolver and knife
and returned TO the hole,
He examined his arms and found them
I'm good condition, as there had been no
rain during his two weeks captivity.
His intention was TO Kill the old bear
while she was asleep, as IN this way
he felt sure OF his escape without dam
ger But he felt some remorse when he
Thought how the bear had spared his
life when She might have killed him. lie
consoled himself with the Thought that she
still intended to eat him when she was
ready.
lie felt sure Of his escape now and
waited for the bear 20 return and 90 TO
sleep. The hours We're long, az De ielt
he would soon GO homo and was impa-
tient He lay down IN the corner Of the
cave, the weapons concealed beneath the
straw and the Cubs jumping over him
playfully They were innocent little
things and looked upon him as one Of
the family
Suddenly there was cracking Of the
brush overhead aud a terrible howl WIS
raised. In another instant the old bear
tumbled into the cave and fell down
gasping. She made few conyuslye
moves and rolled over dead. Iully made
an examination and found that she had
been shot in the side BY some hunter
and had come 20 her home 70 die
At any rate Tully's imprisonment was
over. 80 he took hia arms for protection
aud covering himself ms well as he could
with his rags started for home the CUBS
whining at his heels. .,,,.e,
WILL SPARKS.