Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-05

stood waiting. ! did NOT oafe ace
head out beyond the STACK for
what progress the bear was mah'n Us, NV
fear OF alarming him too soon. pu. ~
watching the cattle In the pasture siai us
at him over the fence / could Ten -
he was still coming. and gettns -
There came a sharp snin, snin from W.
ether side OF the stack so plainly heaiN
Tho, nv fear that the bear would cnanse
His mind about eating apples Una. uay
gave place TO the hope that ne was
FAR enough away to give US a Iair s'. ~
II the affair turned 10 ioo,-Ia ~ An
,..,s, have oulckeped his pace at the nm
,", ,or as I stepped round the Stack 10
a. ,aat him face to face, 80 near thas
"a ,wo more steps could have tonchco
him with the gun - .s,.red
M first Impulse, which 1 masteieo'
~. THAT Is called in army tac-
-, . stem 20 the rear. Had the distance
hoar tvvice an great between US the peai'
think. would have run away. pu'
Ins taken by surprise ana seeing III.
close upon him. he did not care 70 .uin
tail. but stood his ground. ms nan
bristled all at once. making MN ioSn onS
half bigger. and his wni'e tusAS nc
unpleasantly as he rose Up OF MS
launches TO receive me. There was
yhere he made his mistake, for II he mad
tunnned for me | would have hao no
chance TO use my gun and the story
might have a different ending. AS IL
was. | gave him the two charges al TWO
feet away in the breast and throat. GU
not wait to see the effect or my shots'
but backed away round the STACK the
instant | had fired. II was well thal l
did so. for with the full two charges VI
buckshot striking at short range WIZ,
the impact of two heavy bullets IN 'i.a'
parts OF his body, the bear came 70 hs
feet and made rush for wnere 4 nao
stood. going clear beyond tne pi"eo '0-"'0
he fell and died.
"He was a 2-year-old bear, pig-fat from
six-weekg reagslng on raspberries, blue-
berries. and huckleberries and with the
gloss,est Of black coats. Emory, VINO
had stood Loyalty by me holding the
stump of a broken pitchfork that he nae
picked up ready to lend nand II neeu,
ed. was in the seventh heaven OF
hsppiness and l was feeling well myself
But the youngster was a do"h-easte.
and with all his excitement he dlo ho'
forget that we had come to the haystach
for appies and that there was one hoaiu
left I'm the stack that the bear haa ho'
got round TO for reasons
lived better git those app'es rish'
now he said. There'll likely be lots OF
people come here to see where the beai
was killed. and some one would be sure
10 find IN. Golly. don't they smell good!
he added as he pulled away the hay.
"a delicious fragrance of apples came
from the nest in the stack, mingled with
the sweet odors OF the new hay. the ap
nles were ripe and mellow. and. stu!finl
my game-bag and all our pockets witt
them, we started, eating apples as We
went. TO hire team and wagon to hau
The bear home. We had bear steaks, beal
chops, bear outlets, and roast bear du
ring the next week at the farmhouse
where was staying, and two quarters o.
my prize went to friends in New York an'
Philadelphia. Emory took his seat In IN
village academy the next Monday In
bran6-new suit of clothes, my Testimonial
of Remembrance for the part he took II
securing the bear. The splendid skin viii
the butkshot holes in it that ] brough
back to the city was trophy enough 10
me-"