Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-08-30
Mercier looked at Dreyfus attentively
but to the latters mute appeal made no
sign of affirmation to this point.

sign of affirmation to this point.
Major Carrier for the prosecution
asked for closed session tomorrow
while the artillery secrets were dis
closed, and Jonast granted his request.
Court then adjourned.
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spot where "A fellow is always prett
sure ts find big game.
1T was pretty late in the afternoon,
ana l was all alone in camp, as tn,
otier boys had not returned from a deer
hunt they started on in the morning.
IL had been doing in the tent all
day, but came out to have a look at the
sky. AS glanced along the top of a
bluff few hundred feet from the camp
saw something dark moving about.
"That was enough for me- l got my
rifle and started right after it. The kind
OF game l was going after didn't con-
Germ me at all. but I really didn't ex-
pect bear, at least such big cantanker-
Gus bear.
'Taking roundabout way through
Gthe snow, soon reached the top of the
bluff and began to crawl along care
fully in order to get good resting shot
and not come upon my game too sud
denly.
~ "Finally I caught a close view of a
big dark body moving behind clump
Of bushes. 1t was so large that for
moment thought had been stalking
2 COW and was ready to kick myself
Then long drawn sniff and a deep
growl told me it was bear l was sight
Ing. Instantly l was all excited with
Interest and strained every nerve to get
the beast in line and so plant bullet in
the right spot. The bear. however had
. mind to keep his eyes on me and kept
moving about as he peered between the
branches of the BRUSH
M "Suddenly one of the horses down in
the camp neighed loudly and attracted
the bears attention. AS the bear turn
ed and exposed his side / fired. Down
went the bear like bag of wheat an1
! thought my rifle ball must have gon
clean through its brain. Without stol'
ping to consider whether my shot haf
really been fatal. rushed forward. As
stopped down to see where the ball
struck, the bear jumped up, and then
/ ! knew | had only creased it-that is,
just grazed its head or spinal cord and
Knocked it senseless for moment.
s 'Before l could swing my rifle for
ward to get in shot the bear had
Knocked it out of my hands and was
right Oh top of me. Somehow I man
aged to draw my knife and get in few
jabs that did no damage. The bear
hugged me tighter and tighter, and /
licked harder and harder and jabbed
wildly with my knife. Then we both
rolled on the ground, and the bear tried
~ bite my face, but kept off his fast
clawing blows by hugging tightly
against him. I jabbed and jabbed as
we rolled over and over, and the bears
face and claws were pretty badly cut |
and one of his eyes was put out of SER
vice. The snow all lRround was torn up
and spattered with lood.
"Before knew h we were just on
the edge of the bluff, and an almost
vertical wall of snow lay just below us
for over hundred feet to the bottom.
& "This frightened me more than the
bear, for knew what it meant, but be
fore could think Of doing anything we
we're over the edge and rolling down at
lightning speed
"It could not have taken more than
a few seconds, but it seemed to me like
years. Now was on top Of the bear,
and now underneath. Snow filled my
eyes and ears, and l was scratched and
wounded and bumped until I thought
my end had come.
ut seems to me that kept striking
at the bear as we rolled, OF rather shot,
for we were going at the
speed of cannon ball. Then there was
a sudden bump while I was on top, and (
The bear gave a moan Of pain and let !,
90 of me.
vssThat gave me my chance, anl IL
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