The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-30
BEARS AmBRACE 4 HUNTER.
lie was "A &. 4. Hopweil, of BiDghamton
NhoHsd slain Many Lions aud Tigers.

A Milford, Pa, correspondent OF the New
York Herald says: There are bear ana
her cubs out here whose lives were saved
by an eggshell, and they are so grateful
that they have registered solemn VOW
never TO devour another hen or addle an
other egg. They have gone TO resort
among the pines 10 recuperate from
severe attack Of nervous prostrauOn, Tor
they met man In the woods VINO SAID
that he was a retired East India tiger
killer. The bear even had the nardihood
10 hug the hunter and pat him on the
head before they discovered their awful
peril.
{. =. Hopwell, an Englishman, who AT
present is in business at Binghamton, y.
y arrived here several days ago encaSed
in a yociferous tweed hihdng suit. He
had rife done up in case. lie also
had some small copper cylinders with
lead balls at one end and a primer at the
other. He told the natives here that they
were cartridges and that they were good
TO kill tigers with. He sain that Tiger
shooting had been a favorite pastme
with him while he lived In India, and
that his parlor at home was fun or rugs
made from the hides OF the unfortunate
animals which he had slain. 1t really
made no difference to him whether the
tiger skin had flannel or live meat on the
other side OF il.
You're hunting heah." he remarked
yesterday morning as he strapped small
lunch hamper on his back, really don I
amount TO much. We knaw. When fel-
lows killed tigers and lion as | have he
doesn't thing anything Jolly sport which
hasn't the element Of danger don't cher
know
He hired several guides and went trudg-
~ h. ShOlOlH.
trying to get shot at a deer. He be-
came hungry after several hours of walk
ing and carrying ii gun. and sat down
near a runway where he was stationed
and began to derive what nutriment he
could from six hard boiled eggs and
consignment of ham sandwiches.
An eminent and highly respectable bear
heard either the English hunting suit
or the cruncnng OF the egg shells, and
accompanied by two OF her offspring.
came down the runway They sat on
their launches. and Mama Bear pointed
to the Englishman and is said To have
remarked I'm classical ruinese:-"This,
my children, is a man. Every time be
raises his hand from the basket his
mouth lles open"
Mr.. Howell Just then heard the low
note OF instruction. He looked up and saw
the three bears regarding him attentvely
and wistfully. He yelled and reached for
his gun. at the same time stufiing the
shell of the last egg into his mouth, in
stead Of the yolk. This so disconnected
him that he stumbled and could not reach
the gun.
If that man. my children said the
bear as she picked up a napkin from the
Establishments basket and waved II at him
coquettishly, SHOULD shoot me with that
gun and / should find II out l should GER
tainly resent H."
Then she picked the terrified English
man up and EMBODIED him in her muscular
arms. He gave one yell, mingled with
the crunching Of egg shell and tainted.
The bears helped themselves 10 the rest
OF the luncheon and scaTlpered away.
Mr.. Hopwelfs guides found him uncon-
scious. They inserted a hunting knife be-
tween his set teeth and poured few
drops Of brandy down mis- throat. He
opened his eyes and gazed into the faces
which Bonded over him.
What were the creatures who assault
ed me?' he asked.
The guides looked at the tracks and
said. "B'ars.'
The Englishman went into another
fainting spell. and when late last even
ing he got back to his hotel his teeth
were still chattering.
THAT was a narrow escape for the
bars" said Seth Tompkins the guide.
Eff he ned only sed that he was an East
India tiger hunter they would have drop
ped dead from fright. Too bad you
couldn't talk on account OF that egg shell.
Mr. Hopwell recovered himself later
in the day and shot two deer.