The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-21
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A noy KIIIs an Aagrs Hear with a
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n was be- September aud the Colo |
RADIO sun had done lis duty and made
Phil as brown Of face aud stout Of
iimb as any Of us that the geology
rlass. consisting Of the professor aud
ten pupils made an excursion into the
range with the object " taking prac-
teal lesson among the limestone beds
al the back Of Lincoln Peak
Away We went feeling very hilar-
ious at the idea ~ making an indie
pendent expedition. even with Blink
ers Tor general scmmhllng over
rocks aud fallen trees. chasing SPUR
rrls aud chipmuuks. throwing stones
at birds and rabbits. and bella ing
generally just Ike what we Wcre-a
parcel of school boys
Presently We emerged from the trees
and came Ouj upon another little open
mrk-likc stretch of ground. Half way
ACROSS it our attention was suddenly
attracted by stir among some high
grass. aud out jumped q little. dark
rolorod. shOrt.lcgg,d animal, which
looked like O. wouly pix lf there be
any such thing la nature
Away ii scuitled. and away We all
went. with shout. ln pursuit
phil happened 90 be- SOME distance
hrhlud ai the moment, being huslly
engaged lu digging a inwulula's nest
ont uf the ground with his knife; hut
ns soon us ho f1w what We were du-
lus De- came racing after uH. shouting.
look ont, Look cut, IT, a.
We did not hear what. We were max.
lng su much Noise ourselves.
liut The little animal whatever II
WIS. WAS too quick Tor ms aud disnp-
uearrd into some willows while We
Wep t,ll twenty yards behind The
next moment the willows waved and
bent and ont bounced q great She bear
. "a ulZaly!
With q yell of dl-may we an turned
aud. scattering Ike flock 90 spawuWs
when eat Jumps into the midst Of
them. ncd for the nearest trees Mink,
rrs. quite forgetting thnt be- was ihc
general ~ thr little vXpcdiliuunty
force. made such Use pf bis long legs
that Dc was safely up q trrr hCfou
amy of the REST oi no had reached one
A. Cor mr. never reached one at all
IN turning io run ! trippcd over Oh,
"a. and though I was up aslln Zoo au
instant. the check mldv me the last
uf the ucitl,cs.
The chase WIS very soon over IN
ola Jumps. us % sromci, thr great
bcast caught me. and. with one blow
~ her paw uu ihr WIddlv of Wy mck
rent mc. face downward. tu th'
ground with every atom 1T hrHii
driven nut uf my hndy.
The lasi circumstances was q guo,
thing fOr mr. / could not have mnytt
muscle it ! bad wished iu. Cons,
uuputly the har supposed that wa
dead aud Instead Of tearing mo ul
into small uirrr-. a~ I expected, th
began smiling mr all over aud turning
mr alnut with her claws
, suddenly. however. she rolsrd auO
, began to gtuWl and I heart Bliuku
up lu hI- ir,u mll uut. eco hack lu
can't do amy good Noull oIly gp
Yourself llllri tun. lrm which
, concluded iut nliukor. aud ihr hen
bad one Thought iu common they ho'
surpassed mC tu d. dead.
I was beginning to rrcuypv On
+ hrath little by ihis time. aud Pc m
. anxiety io SOC what was going foI
T ward made a slight movement Wlt
+ one arm. and ln uu instant tho nrg
. bad that arm between her trcih.
huri mc sc horribly that I tainted. Gu
- all that happened afterwards I gutur
rd from the either hnys
4 phl. when hr saw mr Knocked dow
/, instead of climbing up q tuo iikr NJ
b r,si. ran mck to where ! had drpuf
a the aN. and. pickIur q un adyuuc,
4 tO my rUs up
"a 10 Wgs % ma1 ihiur in du. Their d b
doubt nhUui that's hut fhll d'd % Ji
4, without a Thought of bis own DANCE
: 10 was ln vain That Thinkers called
/, him To ro back. De- did not sccm
+. hear hut Kept coming ou slowly. VII
4 his ewes nXtd on the huar. aud the q
. held iu readiness o. strike
Tho h,ar duppcd my arm und o.
!. vancd u step standing across "a
" lody guwlug aud turning up n
lips until uli hcr great white teeI
!! were rXpusrd; but still pml umc q
y Al six frri distance De- siupprl, Tl
y hrar took step forward. aud th'
y auuihrr. and then, with all The struug
~ az his bOdy doubled hy the lnicu
" excitement uf the momcnt, l'hil Stuu,
~ 40 her with such force und prccisl'
y" that be- split her skull clean lu two
d. hut, even ln dying, the bear succrc
10 cd Boo doing some mischief
VI with r last ,uutulslNr effort :
NJ sirurk out. and. with her etyut claw
n tore away the front 20 phirs coat y,
and shirt. and madr thuc deep cu
w. an arruss his chest from the LETT shn
u der dIarunnlly downward. Anoth
In Inch aud rhil must certainly have hc
IN KILLED. As 10 was, he stood for n "a
M mrut swuylng tu aud fru. and 10
IN frll forward uIun the dead ho,ly of Z
hcar Fum "GrlEly PHIL 10y =
~. ford 4. llamp ln ST Nicholas,
ld How ta Wake ~ cup ot rra.
Nothing n easier The odd thing
that .o many rIrl, fancy tcamahi
~" difficult uri when 10 l- really % ",