The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-07-03

| PABLO wants no advantage, called the
Indian, and the men obeyed. The mo.
ment the ropes were slackened the bear
| clawed the nooses from about his shay.
gy neck and stood unfettered while for
ourselves and horses we sought posi-
lions farther away. When withiI Is
feet of his enemy, Pablo began moying
in a circle about him, dangling the
necklace and in a chant eXtolling' the
bravery of the Yaquis and the low
ardice of grizzlies, of that one in par
ticular; calling his attention to the
necklace, of the material of which it
was composed, torn, Pablo cha1ted,
from the living bodies of his opponent's
brethren, and asking why he did not
come crawling to his feet like waim-
pering dog.
Faster and faster grew Pablo's cir
cling dance, his chant keeping tine to
his steps; behind the grizzly's Rough
hair his two vicious little eyes glSwed
Ike iridescent beads, all his terrible
teeth showing in a formidable length
that could easily break the back of
steer, held much in the position of a
pugilist on guard. AS rapidly as Pablo
moved the bear turned in his place as
if on a pivot, always keeping front.
Round and round went the Indian IN an
ever narrowing circle, his dance now
changed into swift run, his chant a
series of eXultant yells. Suddenly.
without seeming to pause an instant.
we saw the flash of sun on steel as the
knife, turned in his hand, his long.
| sinewy, copper-colored body shot down
and forward, there was fearful saarl
Of rage and pain from the bear as the
knife was buried in his paunch, but
Pablo was continuing his dance. the
knife, not glittering now, still poised
in his hand. The thrust and recofery
had been so quick that the eye could
scarce follow it, but we had seen a
shaggy forepaw make sweeping tlow
that would have ended the fight he'd it
landed on Pablo's head.
The next thrust we noted PaLIo's
tactics. In his dance he made a feint
as if to reverse and thrust to the ri,yht
the bear guarded there, but With
pausing in his swing Pablo whirled and
struck to the left with the same result
and the circus dance was RESUMED
Again came the feint and reverse, hut
it was either too quick or, from eSpe
rience, the bear did not guard to the
right. but a great, hairy paw shot out
with terrible force, landing on PaLlo's
left shoulder, and heels over heaq he
went fully Is feet away.
''No, no, senors, do not shoot he
shouted, as he leaped to his feet lust
in time to sidestep the charge of his
enemy. The bear reared again, the
long, shaggy hair on it's paunch now
matted with blood, and the circling tac
tics were renewed. Pablo was moi
chanting now; his left arm hung a. his
side, instead of guarding in front q,
him, and his step was slower. Narrow
ing the circle dangerously near tn,
sweep of those forepaws, but ALWAYS
with the bandaged shoulder and arm
to the bear, Pablo continued the Mt
tack. Suddenly he paused, stooped
made a vicious swing with his knife
which went home under the left shoul
der of the bear. and as'the huge paw.
met around his back Pablo braced him
self to meet the last convulsive EN-.
brace.
The great claws tore red burrows il
the knotted muscles of that naked
back, the blood gushed in streams anc
the red jaws closed over the blanketed