The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-11-07
sA KIND.HEARTED BEAR,

I. I.
A,LSKIND-HEARTED BEAR
II Lifts q LirtIe child In It's Paws
Il md Puts Her In a Place of Safe
IS tyg sa 5Sss
isss i Isabel r ! Hap pgood translates
for the October st. Nicholas d true
story the Russian Of Vera P. Zhel-
sikloY Ysky. Il is an incident that oc-
clagrfd ag in5:l 847 in the Trans Caucasian
German colony Of eliza eththal, about
miles from Titiis. a picnic par
ty discovered a large bear Called 4 Mi
hail IYan'itch and General Topty gin,
sin R Rllssian) on a 11a rrow ledge of rock,
l.sssh sup III the gorge. This is what fol
lowed rs AZ n & s.
5 All at once, q simultaneous cry of
pitt, terror, horror broke from all.
From behind the. crag q little girl made:
ll her s: sll'pealan The tiny colonist was
seYeh on eight years old; not more.
SslIesSiWas SD ling along with her arms
crossed caTelessly on her pink apron.
a lafge hat of coarse straw, such as all
the colonists, whether young or old,
Wear in9hot weat ther, had fallen quite
oYeTIon the 4nape Of her neck; and, sur
rounf1ed by this aureCle, all flooded
With sunlight, the poor little thing
/ sstep5ed out on the path which skirted
the iff on the brink Of the abyss
Flaeks poor child was going to her
sleasth in plain sight of many men and
wes1sen en-and to whatsa dreadful death!
And not one Of them could help her!
No dne could either save her or warn
hersof her danger!
9Fs AL linen were ezcondemnedsto gaze. in
active. at the dreadful event which
was ION the point Of happening before
Their eyes. 81 4. #
The women raised a cry and fell to
Weeping The lajority Of them cried
themselves into mysteries beforehand
TheSmen, even those who had been in
battle more than once. who had beheld
death and blood, said afterward that
theys becanaescold and dizzy, and many
turned away their eyes in anguish.
But those who endured the ordeal, on
the other hand, beheld a marvel s z5> %
Because of a turn in the path, the
chilli could not see the horrible fellow
traveller who was coming. to meet her
She only caught sight Of the dark
brown, shaggy mass at the moment
when 1T was almost, in contact with
hel lEhe huge beast completely blocked
|shef road. His left, paws stood on the
sverga edge of the path h,sW hile with his
right side he almost rubbed the cliff.
They caught sight Of each other al
most at the same moment.
Probably a cry or an exclamation on
the part of the child revealed her pres
ence to the beast, as he was walking
along with his nozzle and eyes dropped
earthward. They stared fxedly at
each other The little girl was petri-
fed with fear; the bear halted, in in
decision, no doubt much astonished. if
not frightened. For ore moment,
probably, he reflected: "What am I
to do noW?" 1t was impossible to
pass without crushing the unexpected
obstacle, without striking it or hurting
it into the abyss. The path was so
narrow at this point that he could not
even turn around on all fours. What
was to be done?
Down below the people waited, with
bated breath, expecting at any moment
to see the unhappy child pushed into
the abyss. But evidently this was not
the way in which f11ll-fed and coed
natured Mikhail Ivan'itch. General
Toptygin had settled the problem. He
wished neither death to this tiny Great.
ure, helpless before him, with open
mouth and staring eyes. having lost,
through fear. all power of crying, and
awaiting his will in trembling silence.
And Mishenka carried out his will. :
With a faint srowl, caused not by
cnger but by the necessity of putting
himself to trouble, he reared up on his
hind legs, strobe close up to the little
girl, and, bracing his back against the
cliff. clasped his fore paws around her,
just beneath the shoulders. z-&
as Shrieks and groans of despair re-
Sounded from below. The ladies, who
still continued to gaze with dim eyes,
grew faint; but the men, especially the
huntsmen. who were acquainted with
the murderous habits of the bear fami
sly. lulped in spirit. and with a hope--a
mad hOpe-for the 5child's safety. They
perceived that Mishlla was behaving.
in a very remarkable manner, with all
the caution and dexterity which he
could command.
| 'TheEs We're not mistaken as TO his un-
sprecedented goodness. The kind-heart-
cd hear lifted the little girl UP careful,
=Iy. bore her over the Drecipice, and,
turning on the pivot of his hind paws,
set her down on the other side of the
pa tll.
h Having performed this gymnastic ex-
er,ise, the bear, without waiting to be
thanked evidently he was well ac-
,,,1 u intnT with Tho Ih11m q II 2rao90 II
Whirled about. dropped on all fours,
and proceeded quietly on his way,
ssWaying from side to side, and 5grunt-5
ing contentedly, in anticipation Of
sweet repose in his lair, not far away.
a Queer Hospital.
1T S. Z went to the animals fair, 8
The birds and beasts were there