The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-15

woods under the impression that he was
hunting, was led by Louie's evil genius
to catch sight Of the waiting hunter, and
OF course, being "greg, arous that-away,'
he broke over to join him. About the
time the bear got within long rifle shot Of
Louie, Mr.. Tenderfoot sighted the bear,
and the usual thing occurred. Up went
his voice in strident yell Of: There's
a bear! There's a bear! Shoot him.
Shoot him.
And the fat was on the fire. Adam Fad
vanished like a ghost-and Louie didn't
do a thing to his interpreter An admir-
ing friend of the latter's said that his own
mother wouldn't have been able to pick
him out Of crowd, when he escaped, and
fled back to the camp of his friends, but
that didn't salve Louie's feelings half as
much as it should have done considering
the manifest justice of his action
But Bruin was gone all the same and
not till few days ago did Louie see him
again, though evidences Of his presence
in the country have been as numerous
and as aggra waiting as ever. Now Louie
has quite a herd of cattle, which feed
at large through his woodland, and 1t has
been his habit to leave salt at various
places for their convenience, fact which
Bruin got onto, turned to his own behoof,
and gave Louie another chance to secure
his hide at the same time.
Taurus Is Second Best.
One night the herd came home in great
excitement the great bull, pet of Louie's
and very fine animal, looking as if he
had been run through the cylinder of
thresh1ng machine, and most particularly
well raked in the passage. AS Louie
knew that the bull harbored the notion
that the woods were his private property.
and was much inclined to try fall with
any intruder, he came a once to the con-
clusion that the bear and bull had met,
and Taurus hadn't had the better Of the
meeting by any means. A visit to the
woods soon confirmed this impression, and
proved that the meeting had taken place
at spot where he had left a lot Of salt,
spilled from a broken sack and the de-
bate had been long and earnest. So Louie
posted home, got more SALT scattered it
freely in the same place and kept his cat
tie away from there for several days.
Then he ambushed himself as before.
and Ursus came to his lure like bass after
minnow, marched right up SO as to give
him a broadside shot at fifty yards, and
went down, apparently as dead as a door
nail, with a bullet planted right behind
the fore shoulder,and inferentially through
his heart.
Now Louie didn't want to mar that
splendid pelt one bit more than could be-
helped, so he laid down his gun, drew
his knife and walked toward his prey.
And the dead bear came to life, made of
through the woods at a pace that defied
pursuit, and was out of sight among the
brush and trees before Louie could reach
| the gun.
| Off went Louie for home. got his dogs
and came, back in hot haste; but both
dogs, setter and spaniel, simply tucked
tail between legs, whined and declined to
| take the trail.
All that night Louie hunted as one who
seeks for a great treasure, but never a
| trace of that bear has he found since
and says it would have been a better
spirit-calmer for him than rum and trua
religion" had some able-bodied, bad-tem-
pered man been on hand to treat him as
| he did the tenderfoot. &C. c. Kelly.