El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-06

come across big one, and he don't see
you, to whistle softly to Bose and take
| the back track.
mo stree, Bose and me- amt
Altered of the biggest bar in the
| noun tains, and all I want is to get to
| see one and set Bose on him.
"Well," said 1, ''if you will go down
here, cross the river near Erskire's
Hill, and take the trail to Fit TETON
| then turn to the left when you get out
about two miles, you will likely find
one as big as an ordinary Texas steer.
But before you shoot pick out pine
tree near by that you can climb"
| ''Oh, never fear. When Old Betsy
speaks there1 be bar meat for break
| fast
Brown was great, tall, lanky fellow,
| about elk feet two, dark-skinned, bald
headed, and looked as he walked along
like he had at least four joints between
his hips and feet. He was hump
shouldered, and his back bone worked
like a caterpillar as heshambled along.
1 could not help but laugh in anticipa-
tion of what figure he would cut at
| top speed, with a grizzly bear close to
him popping his teeth together aud
giving snort that nothing but an
| epraged grizzly can getup.
Brown left his camp one morn
ing before daylight, and following my
directions by sunrise was out where an
old grizzly could be seen almost any
time. Taking q station where be com
msnded fair view of the mountain
side, he waited anxiously for "bar"
to appear. He was finally gratifed,
for an immense grizzly put in his ap-
pearance, feeding along leisurely on
choke cherries, sumach berries and
such bugs or acorns as came handy.
Brown was in fever of excitement
for fear the bear might wind or see
him, and Bose would not have fair
start. But the bear came on down to-
wards him, and as soon as he got within
a hundred yards, Brown jumped up and
i'm! Sick i'm! Take him in. old boy"
| The old boy did move off at a lively
rate. and as coon as he got sight of the
bear he gave a yelp of joyful anticipa-
ton at the prospect OF scrap. The
grizzly did not see.or hear Bose or
Brown, as they we're to windward, but
when Bose got within twenty steps of
was coming for a fight. That was just
to his hand, and he came on to meet
the dog. He snapped his teeth and
gave q snort, chasing Bose around.
every now and then making a swtpe at
him with his great paw. and knocking
down enough chaparral to make a
clearing for q turnip patch. Bose soon
| bear in the yspaun thickets in Texas,
| and became thoroughly demoralized.
He did what every dog will do as soon
as he gets badly scared: he started back
for his master. All old hunters are
familiar with this popularity of dogs,
and Brown knew, Is soon as he saw
Bose tuck his tail between his legs and
serious matter for Brown. So he
changed his tune to, ''You Bose! You
son Of seacook! Begone. Don't you
hear me? Begone."
But Bose needed him not. and Brown
bethought him of my advice and looked
around for tree. He found to his
orror there was only one tree any,
" here near, and that was at least two
hundred yards off. What was worse
was that it was off in an obtuse angle
that would bring him in full view of |
the bear. But he lit out for it, his |
long legs working like carriage spokes,
his elbows working like the piston rod
of switch engine, and the caterpillar
movement of bis back eoting In its work. |
AS Bose ran towards where he left his |
master, and Brown made Lexington |
time away from there, the grizzly |
caught sight of Brown and, giving up
the small game, took after him. Brown,
who had cast back q hasty glance, took
10 the situation at once and had to |
change his tune.
"Sick'im, Bose Take him, fellow.
Woolim"
Bose, hearing his masters voice and |
seeing the bear was not after him, and |
possibly being ashamed of his Disgrace
full retreat, or likely understanding
the danger to his master, for dogs get
to be almost human in their reasoning.
took after the bear and his coyote speed |
cane in just right. The bear was do
ing his pest to overtake Brown and
Brown was getting right down to his |
work to get to the tree. Bose ran and
nipped the grizzly on his hams which |
made him change his direction in |
double quick time, for that Is one of
the things bear can't stand. So he |
wheeled with q roar, partly of rage
aud partly of surprise, and took after
Bose who was Intelligent enough to
run in the opposite direction from his |
master. AS soon as Brown got to the
pine he dropped "Betsy" and scaled |
up it like gray squirrel with 3 bench |
legged fee after him. AS soon as he |
got to a limb he could rest on, although l
be was parting like hen laying in Aug !
ust, he had again to change his orders. |
Stay with him." This last advice he |
piously hoped Bose would understand.
as the pine tree was not SO very tall |
and his long legs hung down q good |
deal farther than he thought WAS safe. |
Bose carried out Instructions to the
letter. He found the big animal was a
sure enough bear, and could not catch
him. So he circled around him, CIV
ing him a nip now and then, and al
ways running farther away from his
master, until the grizzly got back to the |
starting place. Bose then lodged and
sudd emily disappeared in the thick
brush, matchmaking quite circuit, he