Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-09-16
BEAT THE HUNTEl
THE eastern part Of N
shire. vel down IN II

the historic heAr~srSe. uos ~ miles
Ia the isa al thc opening year 81 - rVn-
tury the pcopc az al tAc towns s<ourd
Gordon rnou0tNia joined IA a great hunt fcr
hcar whose dC1ruciivcneSs had caused
shsm a great dcai oi trouble. Scarcc's
farmer IN the whole section but had eNIcri-
enCed los o. n shccp fold. pa pen c-
hsrny3r5, and u vas determined 70 hun.
Brrin 10 the butter end. The bear Vos l'c-
kcvsd 20 ce ga unusually large and icr,
cioUs animal. h-uce the lee 'irE aEsinS him
Nas aggravated Qss;c a. much ~ Scar O.,
hs the desire 10 punish ham.
Al thrcugh that clear October day thc
sound ct horns and the barking OF doS-
startled tie echoes ci the wooded h.I,
peog'e ir ;he valleys beard the repeated I
s;Er.a' ms bui their listening ears Ccu.a DIS /
tirsuiSh nothing 20 Indicate the success ct I
The hunters
High Up on tlc eastern slope 81 the noun
tam VA thc Andrews homes tcsd. Inch com.
pressed an ordinary ooacre Tor. with the farm
buildings crccted by AR Andrews. TIE
settler had died year OF two previously.
and TIE vesk devoivcd upon Jerry. boy OF
Is Sfurla and frees q. faced. and SCmevrsf
large for bis years. jerry had not gone cut
with the hunter. thc sowing % q Iicce ci
ne compelling hmm % remain az home
The rsoreer hey was destined. however. tn
meet with an adventure much more exciting
than any that hciei The hunter
Jerry finished sowing HIS ne late IN the
Afternoon. and as The sun vas stil an hcur
or tvro h,ch hc went across lots 60 si-it sew
eral traps he bad set for mink IN tht upper
pasture lie examined his traps finding al
ir-rr-soned mirk in one. and started home
uard just A. the dusk WAS beginning 20 creep
down abe mountain
Zee directed has STEPS through the lower
pasture. wherein vas inclosec the farm
H..a .I..rt. = Hr|.rr d.
ana the higher O. -ture sircc che ocpre'.att.n-
of nruiu had become So alarming
lie could hear tac familiar tink-a-IinE oi
! the covbeli AZ De hurried in search Of tac
cattle 10 the tli.koriug gloom TIE found
p them. grouped IN bunch. tossing tter
horns and actiug in a strange name Jer-
8 I'VE first thought was ~ the pre-crrc ot q
bear. and Dee hurriedly looked over Ire herd
- o. see ri amy were missing To nls cis-nay
ne could rot md a fsvovite yearlng.
Itrrr Yves no coward. hut he had o. weap-
on wHh him. nor anything that would an-
suer Tor orc except the heavy hoe which
he had used 60 DIX around the stuwrs "a
Z the rve feid Wifh this in hard hc started
q of in scsr,h ot the hester
Tie tined q think thLi perhaps tnc crca
n ture he'd wandered WAY by herself. and 81 4
I. idea was s-rro-t hcued when be- Sou. -om,
tracks vhich he thought were her near d
piece q marshy ground that bordcrec Oh.
woods TIE tracks led directly irto Oh.
forest. and the pioneer lad. thinkir- cn'y o
- discovering the missing ye4rliu-- p-Ulsc- 10
IN 80 the underground.
i. L. was 80 DARK th-t he could not see Oh
~ ject. distinctly. and tle darkness was raI 20
"a increasing; but Jerry hurried or owe
rocks and loSs and throu<l hrers an
hrakes Suddenly he reused t1slt only ior
moment There. not ten tset from HIM, b
The -,te az q fallen tree. Wa DARK ohlcc
- that be took 60 Pc the wandering heiie'
impatient az the steps she had caused bun
- thr bov rushed forward and struck the u
clinirE ANNA. sharp blow upon the rt
,. with tie hoe
Instantly there vas q low. sur,y grow
ard there rose uQ GU confront the lad. n'
the missing heifer. but the tan. mcnacr
form q a huge black bear. waose jaVs we'
a. besmearcd ulth blood
The ploneer lad nov thoaEr- ciscrct.c
the better rart oi vaior. and. making out
- low boueh before him. he sei1sd bold 81
and swung himself az into inc tree- /
Il, hoped the bear would rot follow hun. h
~ he wa- disappointed With a rort oi
snort and & grow the enrn-rd lea
-, crnwlcd 90 tie trunk and began slowly
climb tie tree
As IL happened. the tire Eas an irrmen
oak and Jerry hurrledy c.arubered 90 q
Z q touuia.t branch. where. c.snz-rg 90 the 90
81 q limb. DEE awaited the approach Of
- enemy.
.1'n The hear worked L.s way up among Z
branches with the sll of q sailor IN 3
80 shrcu3- lie seemed determined in be-
rarces. and Jerrl began to edge 81 az
o. he dared. for the limb 20 Wnich he y
- clinzIng began 20 bend under his weis
Bruln crzWled nearer and nearer.
nan Jerry scarreiy dared 90 breathe. lie
a huge jacklzn,ie in his poke that the
age blacksmith a. "the corners had No,
Az FOR him that very season To- use IA -
mig uirks and muskrats. The boy r.
go drew thi. aud. opening the long. kcen bla
prepared Go defend himself a. best BE- COZ
lie was aA grit and nsd not thought
surrender b. hi- mind
Nov the bear was very near hlfni be 90
llrf FEEL The brute's warm. sickening breath
-Ase be face Supporting himself with cns Ia
49, he strrirk forward a strong. quick b.oT "
'1s-J hss rizht. lie aimed directly for the e
Tar Bat instead the shsrp blade cut deep, D
eakh 10 the great black snout-
lfeos Tat portion Of a brute's anatomy -
Kay ways more OF less sensitive. and iiru
Nei- -~ss refu1rriV 80. The succeLness 81
nnok- attack disccucertec BIN. and. snifhng ne
A-ns@ IT,. the great besst drew back. In chi
nc irz IL POSITION the bear ehanced 20 OH
Is we.zht upor q decaysd limb. L snap
ouIr ike 4 p.pextern. ard the neat instant
"a, IN heavy czrcass descended through
krzrcAss ard struck the ground below '
JOKE a deadening thgd.
'NceF Waiting few moments 20 zee i tie
stirred. AID hearing nothing bu; =
asked Frozn, Jerry carefully descended The
lis frst act was 90 secure his noe.
," q he approached the bear, ard, finding