Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-07-04
THE MASKED BEAR.
ellis Death Moan Rings in
My Ear"
Prof. Smalley's Thrilling Elk.
perience.

Boys" he said Il am a kind of fatal
list Nearly twelve years ago | visited
Boston with my youngest daughter II
was a question whether either of us would
live to get here. My daughter was a iran
girl of nineteen summers, and dying as
our home physicians claimed, with con-
sumption. NO. ,,.,,.,,.o, ,,.t.,, q
disease which covered the left side OF my
face. 1t was a moustrouS, hidcous grown
in the shape of large bear. In other
words the growth resembled the image OF
q bear. and look which way ! would, DAY
or night, the monster would be glaring IN
my eyes. Every day the bear would grow
larger and become more like a full-hedgod
animal Of the woods. | wore a mask ana
was called by many of my friends the
Masked Bear" Upon my arrival in New
York a policeman tapped me on the Sn9ul-
der and said, Take that mask off Not
now | said. He gave it a QUICK tWIst,
and, off IT came. Instantly he WA, was I ia+S
Elaring eyes and appraised paw WI!
never forget that policeman's look JIG
dropped like a stone and my mask 1ell
by his side. In moment he had disap-
peared and was left to proceed with my
hidden terror.
face" queried Dan Hiatt, the old hunter
1T was cancerous growth but assumed
the shape and appearance OF - bear.
"A good bear story remarked one Oh
'Tes," replied the professor and hear
story lies back of it,"
"in lS>9 was one of a party hunting
bear in Utah. My doc started q, =, Il, lar rec
knees my second laid min 81. on the
ground l dismountcd my pony to inspect
my dead prize. Without giving any notice
he arose on his hind legs. and turned upon
me. as his hloodshot eyes glarcd with
fury of pain. and his death roar pHrHlN-
god me for the moment The next thlst
knew my comrades were bathing my race
and hoOdshot eye; bruin was cola IN
death 10y my side, and 1t was with diiiclI-
~ they prevented me from keeping him
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with his paw and fallen dead in the act.
"ln a few months a small growth APP
lparcd on my cheek, the result of the in
jury and bad blood. In "A few weeks it
resemhed a bears head. My physician
cut il out. but it soon re-appeared more
malignant than ever. In the course of ls
months it had assumed the shape ana APP
pearance of fun grown ana exposed
bear. To me in the mirror 1t was always
a miniature picture Of the glazing red-cNed
grizzly whose death moan and roar
sometimes hear now.
Il consulted numerous physicians but
all agreed that l could live but few
weeks or months at most, and that nothing
could he done for me.
SO | came to this great city of yours to
consult a physician whose mira Culous
skill had often heard of in my far Vest
ern home. ON reaching Boston went
directly to his Office, which, as ! remember
was then ON Brooklinc street, opposite
park.
Doctor. but imagine my Surprs, when
without knowing who was, hc told me IN
detail the origin Of my trouble.
This growth" he said is the result of
its death moments whsle the positive
conc ,.s ~ his death look thorlu@hlE
mesm,t .,l .'.j dominated Nom nos4t.Vc
sigh ID, ni.n told me how H"t ru-
quirn' =. ..,-l disease some year. before.
viii. f..... .r Ioesble for 1re inquiry 20
dew. r... growth.
IL va. 500 rxcitcd and dumb to aa any
thing ..l ..en.y ask: Can you j., .p me:
Il t..A. We can save you wa" lis