The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-11-23

UfiItlbs betttstei, AID gave ne lQpi
that e. cart Re o. yont tnard, then rod'
: bach 70 the seoatt | uoiioutd Tor lh'
hslibreea TO 80 ahead Of the, snd sc Wet
,losly pp the valley. | knosi0s that Or
alba, ul,h The scouts eould easily overiak'
o. Darsuso vent code TOO willingly
feelibs guilty tos'rd me. perhaps, and
not trowlog what ] had ioand 90, OF
mesut 70 do. II wouId not have helped
bis ieeliass to have lnoEn that ! vs'
wslebius TOT the fnt risn OF lreaebtry oi
drobsdiecee. Which would hayo been ny
lrsttIt fot shooting hin on, Of hsnd,
A srigsy bear brou.h, au epd TO this
interesting sItastoB quite diiilreht IRON
What snyb body concerned bad intended.
As We came opposite little blind csnyon,
mrre ttcets in the cliff that shai 10 the
valley, there came irom within 1t the roar
Of a snazly. disturbed 10 bis midday nsp
by cur pssirg. There was 10 way Tor
him TO elm bout OF The csuyor, aud, think
ine lin eli ctrnered, be showed 6sht At
once aud came ior us, grizzly fashion, bis
hair bristled up. making lin look ss big
as tao bear. While Durango WAS ron
ming for tree | dropped onto one knee,
using the other ss ret for my elbow ~
dred. aud pumfed tulets sl the bear.
He was . moving mark, uot easy to hii,
la spts OF his huseness, and my hrst
three shots missed him. The fourth
shot strnck bis Iiaht shoulder, and be
turned TO bite at the wouDd, glvieg me a
fair mark for the next bullet behind the
left shoulder. IL struck where | sent it,
bnt be came on Will ont wincing, rs fast
as before. My other four shots all landed,
one Of them 10 the bead, knocking the
bear down. but be got up and came on,
wobbling little and bleeding from both |
postrils, but Ms determined rs ever,
With the bear tot ten PAGES away drew
my revolver aud gave him every one OF
the elk shots. dodging TO one side and
firing the last one into bis ear as be
lurcbed over the place where had been
and fell in q heap, essping out bis last
breath.
C,simiro GrlIlba got frs, TO the spot,
with the scouts close behind him, and the
eyes were dancing. de did not
stop by the bear. bat rode to the tree
" here The hslibreed wss Just climbing
down. ard began TO make fun OF him. 10
The Apache tongue. for RAINING away
from the bear.
Now is yonr time, Grljalbi said to me
10 Euglish, not turning his head. Dis
,rm him and send him away.
/ walked over to Durango. His rifle
vas lying on the ground, where he had
iropped 1t when he bad climbed the tree,
You are q coward, not tit to serve, !
aid to him, Gnj alba translsting my
words into Apache Ms l spoke. Take of
'our cartridge belt. The halIbresd no
,uckled his bell, aud the interpreter took !
/. | held up 10Y watch: | will give
Iou two ui.nles' start, Alter that You
hall be shot, Ikea cowsrdly coyote you
re, wherever we fnd you Now fit 10
wo niuntse, remember, | shall turn
oose. esid and cooked my caIbine, =.
,ticb. lst remembered, had lot car
RI ge in it, while my revolver was like
1ise empty. l. was just as well, for the y
couts oil loyal again now tDat there was
usiness TO do and had asserted myself,
ere cooking their rifles, waiting for or
ers to FIRE. with their eyes glaDcing =
'om mine TO Durango, who was running y
ke a gray hound for the nearest timber.
made the two minutes last until the
slibreed had got beyond rifle shot for "
did not want any shooting done. The
,outs were disappointed st missing their :"
1suce TO FIRE at Dnrspeo but we ell went :
ack 10 the beer. which was big fellow.
could net take bis skin along, but bis .
,slp and the claws OF one foot carried
sck to the post as trophy.
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