The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-22

his tail habltually between HIS gnarled
LEGS. and an apology for being alive I'D his
upturned eye. will Ay straight for the
snosc-hOld without pause or sound, ana
meet his death as CALAMITY as any paladln
that ever fen upon the sands OF Palestine.
The planters hercalouts have learned
never 90 believe that Il negro ls 700 slcN
to work because he says ne Us SICK OF thaI
a dog will not fight because he looks IKE
an egg-stedler.
lust returned from the BIG Caney Win
total of ten bears slain i'm eight days ana
an expenditure of hfty-three borrowed
dogs out of "a pack Of seventy eight Inc
survivors. of course. were turned loose 10
shift for themselves as soon as kaplles
parish was reached ON che return Journey,
and bv now each one of them D. squdlted
I'm front of his own negro CABIN ana Is
having scallug water thrown al MN
every time he enters it, just ms IN me
good old way. lie Will never Dee caught
again bv bear hunters, however, Tor ne
has crown wise. 4 white mans voice or
step is sufficient 20 send him 10 the swamp
like a yellow streak. and this caution Will
stay with him AN of his short and trou-
bled life. THE first individuals OF TINS
mack were gathered early I'M August, and
they were penned ON Willow Glen p-an-
fation AT the edge Of the Bayou Robert
swamp The men in the party We're
half dozen incOnsidcranle white sugar
planters and Manuel. They took along
TWO cane wagons, each with SIX mules
attached 20 carry the dogs and another
10 carry the tents cooking utensils prov
ender and bedding. They had also. AS
oue of the drivers. 'Rastus jeff Davis
washington. jet black. bow-iesged
sugar mill hand. champion buck and wing
dancer of Rapides or any other parish,
and Eph'um Monroe Zachariah Taylor.
whose sole merit lies I'm his ability 20 hug
80 fiddle and play run, Niger. Kun
de Patter0ll ketch Ao'' in a style 20 set
darkies crazy At each nights stopping
place the taiigate was lifted from lne iood
wagon and placed on the ground as
platform. Challenges wero sent 20 tho
negro quarters of the neighboring PLAN
tat!ous 10 come over and dance against
'Rastus Tor go cents. Tie was never head
ed and returned 20 Rapides 81 Hcher III
pocket and with an unbroken string Oh
victories TO his credit.
THE LARGEST KILL.
The largest Kill of the hunt was mace
after the men had been for three days I'D
the Big Caney and had become immune
IN MOSQUITOES by reason OF the fact that
their blood had been changed 10 virus.
! The pack. then some seventy strong,
| struck the trail az the northern edge or
| the cane at o'clock In the morning. Inc
chase ran due south along a rage twenty
feet above the black 0oze on either SIDE.
Two mace for awhile was slow, for. al
though there was no cane on the back
hone of the ridge. the vines stretched
from tree to tree were so thick that in
niaces the riders were obliged 10 dismount
and hack their way through with hunt
ina knives. The country became more
omen after two miles had been covered
| and the dogs ran as straight as a STRING
| on a strcLg scsnt. FIVE miles lurule.
on. az q dip in the ridge where the grounu
was nakef Of vegetation. with the Nsau
/ of the pack within twenty feet OF MS
| tail. the bea; reared with his PACK asdtil''
a water oak. and began his ignt Tor ne.
| Many Of the dogs. grown wary rom VIC
experience Of the previous three days el
| oled about him. endeavoring TO get al hlm
from the rear: a few. innateiy cowarnly'
hung back and made noise enough Tot
! thousand. and two dozen others went
straight nj him. jumping for ms Dig
| throat. Selling him By the timex SKIN OF
| his belly or making their tee.h me- IA
I The hide which covered his ribs. Ihere
! were a half dozen swift right ana lelt
| blows. and three dogs with crusned-ih
ribs We're lying twenty rect away ~
others were hanging 10 him near MS
bips. STOPPING slightly he reached down
and slapped them off, just as powerful
man might have done. Blood was stream,
! ing from a dozen gashes when ne reared
again. but he did not whmper lie had
| time 10 take Just one long breath before
| they were on him again. THIS ume' IN
very desperation. he used his jaws as Wen
as his arms. something that the black
bear rarely does. TWO more dead dogs
were the result Of this charge. The shout
Ing men had leaped from their horses and
| advanced within five yards OF him, but
he minded them no more than II they had
been non-exlstent The hair upon his
heavy neck stood upright In his anger
mingled blood and saliva poured from MS
opened jaws. his sharp, long tusks
showed snow white against the dark red
background OF his cavcrnous throat, ana
his eyes were a bright green.
/ HIS MISTAKE.
once more his foes surged against him.
and this time he made the mistake which