Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-01-06
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Executed with neatness and dispatch.

and, as has been the case draws the horse
and rider 10 rather too close proximity
tor comfort, especially if the latter should
have bis rife or revolver empty at the
moment.
The instant the bear is roped, the
horses sagacity and strength are called
into action he keeps sharp eye on
the movements of both his master and
the bear. doing all in bis power to pro-
tect himself and his rider Sometimes
1t happens that from carelessness on the
part Of the hunter the bear will run
around the horses legs with the rope,
but well.traincd animal will, with the
greatest agility aud judgment, clear
himself from tho tangling alliance with.
out word or motion from his rider
There are well authenticated instances
on record where, when the bear has run
right up to the horse, the latter watch
ing the bear all the while, instead nr
jumping sideways ut the supreme mo-
ment Of danger, leaped directly over
bruin, then suddenly turned and faced
the vicious brute. Of course, such things
are not common, and can only occur
when the horse is an exceedingly intel
ligent and perfectly trained animal.
Like soldiers in battle, who expert
ence the sensation of fear only for mo-
ment, or until the firing begins so with
the horse /; the moment he sees the bear,
no matter how great the distance, no
trembles, and his heart begins to thump
so hard that his rider can hear il but
when he feels the strain Of the rope, and
knows that the bear is caught, his whole
manner changes; he no longer feels the
slightest symptom of fear. IL the bear
caught is very large one, it requires
two or three ropes to secure him, az
they have a fashion Of taking q rope in
their teeth aud biting it of, or bring
such strain to bear upon il to break
il.
The bear now we'll entangled in two
or three ropes is dragged away; the
horses snort with apparent pride, while
the savage beast behind them growls.
rears, plunges and and pulls back Wig
orously. Tie must. however, 60 in the
direction his captors elect, for any other
choice he has none, il he decides diff
ferently, he is checked up by the horse
man on the opposite side, who, of course,
has rope attached 10 him somewhere.
The greatest trouble is yet TO come, if
it is the purpose of his captors 10 keep
him alive, 10 such q manner that il will
not injure his agility or affect him adj
versely, and make him good bargain
for some monagerie. II that is the in
tention, they drag the bear to the placo
where he is to DO confined, and there,
selecting some stout young tree, two
men get their ropes over his head, aud
one forearm. and two more theirs over
each one Of his hind legs. The last two
then pull bruin, going on opposite sides
of the tree, until they get his hind parts
close up, with leg on each side. All
four of the men now keep tight strain
Of the rope with three turns around the
horn Of their saddles, their horses facing
the bear and holding back There must
DOW be another man on foot, who tax
ing a strong rope, makes one end fast to
the log OF the bear just above the ankle,
in such manner that II will not draw
too tight he then does exactly the same
with the other hind leg, and keeps on
until he has eight or ton turns on both.
The ropes which the first two men fas-
tened to the logs are cast loose, and now
the bear is we'll secured The tree Is
between his hind legs and the rope be-
hind 1t. The front ropes are taken of
either by Stacking them with long poles
or are left on for bruin to chew off at his
leisure. The animal. with his whole
body froe, can move around the tree
and not injure himself. Great care is
taken not to vex him unnecessarily, as
bears sometimes die with rage After
bruin has become accustomed 10 his
quarters no will soon be very tame, for
the species is very susceptible to kind
ness.