The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-20

vas thrown about In clouds ard one big
COW drew near the Struggling animals I
believed for q moment that she irssnaec
10 60 TO the aid Of the herbs prostrats
leader. 30 fierce vas her aspect and ac-
lions, but she simply circied around sae
bear and the bull believing ana paving
In the meantime both the eagles and the
wolves grew impatient OF the delay in the
battles ending. The former would now
and then swoop down. As II 70 hurry up
the finish. Interim harsh cries. and some
waiting wolf would seal from his covert
and make a closer reconnaissance. snap
ping and snarling in apparent disappo.nt-
ment
The bun and the bear rolled over and
over. Nothing WAS now TO be seen bat
heaving CORY mas. dimiy perceps:nle
through the dust. As TO weight. the two
fierce and determined brutes must have
been about equally matched The bear
had the advantage OF greater agility and
the expert and telling use cf two terrible
weapons. his teeth and claws. willis the
bull represented more snfsexfhle courage
and greater powers OF endurance. The
unfortunate resul, OF the bulls iast charge
on the grixsly Indicated that the iattsr's
qualities would in q few minutes more
settle the hght against the bun. and
was In momenfary expectation OK seeing
tuCu - icEfN2uAAi0Bs Wttcta W sN- 1-tSs-A-s--
ment / saw the bear relax his efforts. ron
over from the body OF hk PROSTATE foe
and drag himself feeely away from the
spot. The grixxiy had no sooner abandon
ed his attack on the bull than the latter
was on his feet. bearing himself - erect
and - fierce a. ever.
'.G!vtng his head q shake. he lowered
Il for the fourth time and again charged.
When the dying bear had dragged him.
A~..fl sA2 RlaA
ually swooped down upon him and the
wolves sprans from the thicket into the
opening and prepared TO pounce upon him.
The bull scattered the impatient birds and
animals as he swept on his fisal charge
against the grissly, and they hastily de-
parted. shrieking and snariing. The cattle
again added their believing TO that OF the
bull and acted as II they understood the
favorable turn the fight had taken As
the bull hurled himself against the Erfz-
Ely the latter braced himself for a last
desperate struggle. He struck out Wildly
with his paws and the bull fell back with
the force OF the grizzly's blows The bear
sank to the ground. writhing In agony.
The indomitable courage OF the bun mere
prevailed. Blinded and crippled. a. he
was. he dashed wildly at his foe again.
With last frantic effort the bear sough.
to make his escape. scrambl.ng ana
staggering through the dust. But 1t was
useless. His great strength was gone.
The bull plunged his horns again and
again into the huge form OF the dying
brute as he lay stretched helpless In the
dust The bears muscles Quivered and
contracted. He drew his immense paws
up once or twice In convulsive clutches.
raised his huge head. gave one agoniz'ng
groan and fell back dead. The victorious
bull raised his head. gave voice to
deep below and, shaking hts head trt-
umphantly, turned and walked away.
His progress was slow and painful and
he stopped and turned at short intervals
and listened as II to know whether his
foe would renew the battle. He walked
nearly hundred yards with the herd
gathering and believing about him.
Presently his head dropped from its proud
position. He spread his legs apart as IL
to brace himself against the weakness
that was telling upon him. Suddenly he
fell as IL he had been shot, mangled.
bleeding mass. and was soon dead When
I climbed out OF the tree to leave the
scene Of that terrific combat the herd OF
cattle had disappeared on the plain and
the eagles and the wolves were screech-
ing, snarling and fighting over the
mangled carcases Of the bull and the
bear.-New York Sun.