The Evening dispatch. [volume] (Provo, City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1895-05-29
TOBY AND THE BEAR.
A MANEUVER OVER WHICH THE WISE
OLD NATIVES DIFFERED.

81 had a dog named Toby when
was living up in the Pennsylvania lum
Der woods, - said George w. Reynold
of the National Lumber company. "H'
was a bear dog Bears, as every ONT
knows who ever lived among them, hate
dogs beyond everything else, two legged
OF four legged, and will frequently give
up a good chance to escape from a pur
suing hunter just for the satisfaction Of
waiting for the dog that is yelping be-
hind him and taking a fall out of hin
when he comes up, fall that usually
ends the dogs career, especially if it il
a dog not especially trained to hunt the
bear
This dog Toby of mine was famous
all through these woods. He was ao-
knowledged to be the most accomplish
ed dog when it came to getting the best
of bear that had ever been in that coun-
try, and if any hunter didn't catch q
bear when Toby was along it wasn't the
dogs fault. Once Toby was borrowed
by man nameo Crowley, who knew
out. The dog routed them out and drove
them plumb to Crowley, who could cas-
lily have shot them both, but instead,
when he saw them coming, he cut and
ran. Tim Bull, who had gone along
with Crowley on the hunt. said that
Toby just stood still and gazed in amaze
ment after the flying hunter. Crowley,
seeing that the bears had got away, soon
came back. The dog showed his opinion
of Crowley by bristling up and growl-
ing .savagely and threateningly at him
for a few seconds. Then he quit and
went home. Ever after that Toby would
snap and growI at Crowley whenever he
saw him.
Zone day was looking over log
ging job had contracted for and discov-
cred signs of bear along the creek. Next
day Toby and went out to see what
we could do with the bear. We soon
struck the trail, and Toby located the
bear in a small patch of laurels, from
which he soon routed bruin. He brought
the bear to bay in little open space in
a piece of chestnut timber. There was
no necessity Of the bear turning at bay,
but he evidently wanted to get a whaok
at Toby. l could have easily sent bull
let through the bear, but having the ut
most confidence in Toby's smartness,
and seeing that the bear was anxious to
put his smartness against the dogs,
to let him have the chance and
to enjoy the sport of few minutes
between the two.
cit was fun. Toby worried the al.
ready ugly old chap with tricks and
quick movements until the bear was
wild with rage. Do what he might, he
blow or bite in on Toby,
while Toby got a nip at the bear at al
most every turn. This amusing dance
lasted for ten minutes, and felt SO
proud of my dog that declared there
and then that it would take a good deal
more than a 500 bill to buy him.
Some wise old natives of those woods |
assured me afterward that what this
bear finally did was premeditated act,
and successfully carried out
rs planned. Others declared that it was
IN afterthought of the BEARS I myself |
1eld and hold yet that it was entirely
an accident. because 1 will not admit
hat there ever was a bear smart enough |
10 get the better of Toby by design.
After sparring and rushing fruitless.
y at the dog for ten minutes the bear
)ut his back against tree and breathed
lard for at least a minute. Then it sud,
lenly dropped to all tours and hurried
oward another tree rod or so away.
Toby followed, and as the bear started
o climb the tree seized it by one of its
lams Although the dog must have set
lis teeth deep in the flesh. the bear did
lot stop on his way, but climbed on as
f nothing was worrying him. The dog
eld on and was lifted from the ground
s the bear climbed The higher the bear
vent the tight II Toby appeared to hang.
n to its rear, and presently he was
winging in the air 3 feet from the
round.
'"The sight was SO funny that just
umbled on the ground and roared. The
OCAL 0USpBGSA hbSlI tRJOuu IL LOU u bLlS |
cunk of the tree, chung there for mo.
lent, and then let loose. He came dowr
Ike a pile driver When he struck as
le bottom of the tree, Toby was be,
8een him and the ground. There was
faint yelp, and that was all. Three
undred pounds of bear had fattened
0 pounds of dog out of all kind OF
lape The catastrophe was so sudden
nd unexpected that before could re.
over from the painful surprise it gave
10 the bear had disappeared in the lau-
lis. There never was smarter bear
1g than Toby, but he wasn't cut out
II an acrobat. There is where he made
IS mistake. There never was a smarter
>g than Toby, nor was there ever a
9ader one when that bear got off of
IN. New York Sun
vigorous GirlhoOd.