Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-28

others There were no breech-loaders
and not even percussion caps i'm those
DAVIS. So had 10 reload and prime my
gun. but YOU bet it didn't take me long
When L had rammed the ball down and
orfnel my gun. took aim at one OF the
-,-1 ON the ground and fired. I must have
neen little excited. I guess. for 1 only
succeeded iu hitting him on the end OF
tho nose. The brute gave snort ana pam
and rage and came Looping right NJ me. j
didn't have time to reload and barely
time I'd sling the gun over my shoulder.
whom the bear raised right up i'm front OF
me. Wrack. took him ON the head and
Knocked him down ON all tours; but he
was r.r and at me again almost i'm 81 sec
orf. gave him O ripper across the he'o
and re struck me belt on the SIDE AnocA-
ing the wind out of me.
-Ju-t then Old Jack. my dog who must
f-r. been out hunting ON his own nook
r.re running up with yell and caught
rr. bslr bv a hind leg. This saved me
from being killed. perhaps, for II gave me
o. minutes umc-iust enough to throw In
"a charge of powder and drop in wet
rrre- without wad 7 brought the gun
Pa, mn. f7ce lust as The third bear came up.
0n. good shot behind the foreieg and he
was my meat.
..Pv This time the bear old Jack had
rr.l-r.d had knocked the dog spr7wling ten
feet AWAY. and was coming at me again.
we had sllirmished over 81 good deal OF
Ground and as the bear came up 1 found
myself ar the edge of the spot on which
,-- had built our fire. In a second / had a
rrebrand I'm my hand. and as the bear
cs,ra nm TANNED the hot brush into his
face. Great Scot, how he did sneeze ana
rrovl. He had got fl hot and 1t must
have burned him pretty bad for ne
laid down and rolled over and over ana
srsezed and snorted and whined while
old Jack chawed him, first on one Les ana
then another.
-r didn't wait TO see how the fight would
end. but began TO load my gun fast as L
could. Before 7 had half done, however
Polly had jumped down out Of the tree
and picked un the ak. and Jimminy. how
She ala llmm that bear, She hit him
over the head and then whacked him on
Cd f1reler. and iammed him ON the ribs.
ana finally nearly cut his head off. and l
honestly believe If I hadn't yelled to her
~ sroo she'd have made sausage meat Of
hin, rrir. hide and an. She was the mad
5ast woman j ever saw. and ( do believe
If had dared TO joke her just then she Il
have given me lick or two with the ak;
now wouldn't you. mother said Uncle
Jimmy. turning toward the old lady who
laughed and said:
"Now. father. 7 thought YOU pron'lSeu
never TO tell chat story AGAIN.
..yval. I won't" continued Uncle Jimmy
"rh.-e were three bears. all OF them
dead. but YOU should have seen the mess
things were in. There wasn't piece OF
had-ouil- i'm the lot big enough to cover
old Jacks head. Besides they had knock
cd and banged almost everything else into
smfrhereens. We had to make the best of
,t. though. and so we went to work and
skinned the bears and the doe, which /
had brought I'm. and hung the meat on the
tree. We then got our supper and went
t0 bed i'm the wagon. after building n big
fire 90 keep the wolves away. I'm two or
three DAVIS we had built our first cabin and
moved I'M We built a strong log stable
for our horses. next and then began 10
feel safe. but it was "a long time before
mother could bear to have anything said
oborr orr first day I'm camp"