The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-02

dodging his enemy by getting behind the
stove and then falling back upon his rlne'
the scared Indian fled 10 me further cor
her OF the camp, where mere was no
chance Of escape. When the bear came on
Lew Jabbed him in The open NOUN WIN
a long hunting knife, and bsgan 10 c'liilo
alo1t on the pegs which were driven lhto
the wall 10 form a ladder. He Eas mar
way TO the loft when the bear bit through
one leg OF MS trousers and held on Inc
Indian pulled to get away, white the beNE
nipped about in the folds Of the cloth, try
ing TO find flesh. The harder the Indian
strOVe 10 get away the more furiOusly the
bear applied his teeth Every time Levi
pulled the bear held back, throwing his
whole weight into the struggle, and as
soon as Levi relaxed his efforts 20 escape
the bear quit pulling and renewed his
a-ch for raw iesh. Having al his feet
muffied in traps, the bear could not
scra tch and could make but liItle head
way at striking rom the shoulder, but as
the bears teetl were long and sharp,
Levi knew that no leg was able to hold
out Cor long. ard felt that he must act
at once or give up the fight Holding TO
a high pin in the ladder with his left hand.
he pied the hui ting knife with his right
until all the cloth on the endangered leg
had been cut way. Then, just as the
bear npped int live flesh, he pulled him
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While the be was growing over his
capture and sh king it as a dog shakes
WoOdchuck. Levi was looking about for
a club. All the weapons he could find were
some partially finished AK handles which
the men had 1T. Armed with one OF
these he leaned out through the square
hole in the floor and rained blow after
blow upon the bears head. Though the
beast bled freely and roarad, he made ~
effort to climb higher, and Levi wa
greatly puzzled to know the reason for thi-
until, looking down, he saw that one a
the traps on he bears hind legs h9d
been hooked OF over a ladder pin aud huHg
the bear up - he could not move any
higher.
Levi gave war whoop of delight, srd
leaping over TIE bears head. landed on the
bed Before he could regain his feet tie
bear was on top Of him, coming down with
all the traps. The bear led with his rig {,
which Levi lodged and then gave "
cious swing with his left, the blow passing
within an ilch of Lewis face and bring
ing up with a great elatter of steel agail st
the side of the camp. Levi jabbed haD-
hazard vita his knife, bringing out halr,
/ blood and grows from his antagon 81.
The Indiaj was on his knees, backing
away fron the bear, who stood over i'm
striking friously and trying to re- h
around an give him a fatal hug. Lung
ing with lis knife and slipping back W tn
! every blow, the Indian had got within i've
! feet of tn, door, when the bear broke DOWN
| his guard and wound him about in suong,
! hairy arms that npped like a wise. After
/ cne good squeeze that nearly crushed in
/ Lewis rls, the bear lifted Lewis imp
/ body all t and hurled him to the floor
with d sam The boards snapped ana the
/ camp ratled as if an earthquake was
I passing aat way. In the midst of the din
/ the rifle fell down and exploded W d a
,~t fl,, LIE IL
hold TO find his new enemy, aud Levi,
Anding is strength again, buried his knife
l in the nimaIs heart, and ran out # the
camp q if ali the tiends of the Indian ira
dHl0'n we're after him.
IA ] ur a-1eT Levi had limped home
and To his story with many grunts and
pain u pausss. Tom Dana, his cous II,
came ,ut Of Ihe woods dragging q dead
bear O. a sled. The fur was covered with
blood, nd attached to every paw was enc
of lie IS traps which he had set for
wildca $.
svmp hy upon his kinsman, you geet
heen scralc.a. Ah'm geet heem ar"
In ain levi claimed the bear telling
now had found and killed it in camp.
Tom ughed a him. asking why h hadn' /
stovel 10 hold his prize. Finally cd Peter
Dan their G. = ndfather, proposed to set
tie &c dispute by skinning the bsar and
shor he animal to death, as he claimed,
the marks of the bullets would show. If
moi ace Of the bul ct could be found Levi
she . have all the credit. The committee
amp rlted to make The invesiig tlon re-
tiIr d an hour later and reported that
the bear had come to his death from
XIII wound which rad entered tae heart
an. that there was OF a bullet mark On
Ia. body.
'.-gh!' said Tom, laughing. "Ah'm seen
ze ight en- All m laugh so Ann no coed
h,l, Wen heem kill ze bar an runs
ervay. lex heen scarf, Al m find re bar
Odd an say heem my bar. what you
81. I4ewi?'
* IL il Indian law that the r4an who
ass the game and brings it to co cap owns
!. Lewis comments u pom the sui ject were
50 forcib.e that no style of writing Of tyDa
an do them justice. They are therefore
emitted from this ACCOUNT.