The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-12-20
THE sKEL-RUEsER AND THE
HEAR

and Dstiel ~ere beth crack skef-rpnnsrl
std very iohd Of the isvoiits Norsesis
sptri. They bad htonsb, their skat
sions. ktosiug tbste would be . ehsnc
10 81 y the novelty 4 rnn 10 The yer
ni3s, OF lunmr As The Vixen lay .
spchor, ssilloe Ter ~inj, the youbs ne
looked 81 the bine glacier slisiening inyi
iosly 10 the sun and rnnairg fer mile
bach from The shore. 10 fsw moment
they bad gained the shippers consent
snd were going over The rail Of the slocp
skees 10 hand. sben the csptsia ssug on
TO them:
Boys, doB' so far, because you hsv
90 guu With you, s1d there ere bear
sbonti
| Oh. We are 20. afraid OF bssrs. o'si 2,
piled. He would hsye TO be PRETTY
smsrt bear tbs, could catch us sker-lobr'
Jog down slope like that He'd never
kuow ho was IN the race
Two bouu later 0lsf srd Daniel sp
preached the back cliff at the summit Of
the mouptsiu. The accent hal BEEN d
sila bi. Of work. they had gone fully I've
miles from the ship sni two thousand feet
sboye the level OF the tes. For the most
part, the sloping surface Of the great
glacier bad been bard aud smooth, but
here snd there we're pockets OF slush, Dc
pressione 6lled With substance which
was neither liquid nor solid "a mixture OF
snow and water produced by the hest OF
the July sun Oien these icy pools we're
ankle deep.
It's lnst like wsdine through ice cream.
said Daniel.
i only wish it we're, replied Olaf
Going through these pockets was cold
work, bat the two men had set ont for the
top OF the mountain. and 1t was lot in
their natures TO give up, AT last they
came TO the end OF The glacier. Above
them rose the black cliffs, They we're
nov cl,mbering over small and large
rocks. fallen fragments Of monrt,iu, 10
stead OF over snow and ice, 10 On m
lucky moment Daniel slipped and fell,
and sprsIned one OF bis ankles, Tue twist
was severe one.
Well, here's pretty gol said be, ts
soon as he could catch bis breath. II
will be two bonrs at least before | can
stir q step, and Pm afraid the captain will
be worried about us.
Never mind the cspt,in, was Olai's re
ply. We must fix tbst leg Of you're up so
you can travel.
He brought some snow end rubbed the
sprsined tendon to reduce the iDflsmms
lion; be fixed his comrsde 10 q com fortn
BILE place. With bic back against rock,
and was abont to take ofi bis ekee, when
Daniel exclaimed in startled voice:
cay, Olaf. look tberel
CimbiD up the smooth, white surface,
With that sht fling, smbling gait peculiar
10 his tribe, was 90 ice bsar. A big, lsnk,
can and hungry fellow be was. and with
be scent Of a good dinner 10 bis nostrils,
le WAS following the tracks OF the two
kee runners and making straight for
hem
The yonng men were not alarmed. They
rev that most ice bears are towards, and ,
hey thought they could easily dispose OF
bis unwelcome visitor.
III send few stones after him. said ,
)laf aud bell run fast emo ugh.
The Norgesian picked up some round 4
ocks and rolled them dcwn the hard o
Iope. The bear stopped, stood on bis a
ssr legs and scented the air: Then be Il
nelIed Of the tracks left by the stones
hich had passed him. Instesd OF being O
iebtened, the beast appeared to be ress G
ned. for be resumed bis march. II ia /,
0 uncommon thing for stones TO fall itom 81
le cliffs and 60 sliding down the glaciers. q,
He thinks ifs nature. Try shouting OF b
i'm. suggested Daniel q,
Olsi got upon big rock and waved b
IS arms aud shouted at the top OF bis b.
ms and shouted at the top OF bis voice, b.
be bfar stopped again, moved bis head 10
and iro, scenting the air. after the man 81
n OF bis kind. ard then marched straight
ward the tkee runners. 10
This cbsp doesn't sppsr to be one OF bt
g towards, ssid Olaf. He acts as il be o
cant busiuest. I'll try another rock on ,h
m.
Now Olaf sent a hjipg stone which his h,
9 en- miss fore paws Ooee more the IA
AZ stopped to rfconnoiter, but as before h,
on snbled opwsrd sgsin ss II nothing .r
d hsppsaed. ~
Thick veil have TO make ran for ii. A.
marked Daniel, h,
sill the young men were not irishten m
+. With that slope in their favor and br
eir tfussy skees on their iett, they "a
ew they could cutrun any Ice bear In "a
itzbereen. ho
Da isls shoe aud stocking we're hastily Al
lied on aud bis skees strapped 10 bis =.
1. 0lsi helped bin rise. The youns a,
lor took step forward. and In another Az
,ond be fell 10 bunch upon the rocks.
. fscs vas ss white ss o glacier. A..
BE vss scfienng great pain. HE eyes ".
sed, aud be slmos, isinied. 0.ai iubb
bis temples aud wrist with snow. snd a.,
u the vigorous youug Sorsesisn revis 80,
aud locked dovn the glacier. -,
)lsi, the bear Il coming ias.tr thsn .v
&c, cave youtseli. 0si Perhaps be m,
l iollow yea.
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