The National tribune., 1902-05-01

The other men who stood there began
TO laugh. Come up here, you fellows,
Remington said, 'and see if you can find
anything to laugh at this time"
We went up now, and examined him as
well as we could in the dark. L have
seen black bears since, and shot them
but | never saw, either wild or in cap
tivity, a bear much more than half the
size of this one; we could hardly move
him. | went after my bucket now, to go
on and get the water.
When | came up again, Mr.. Reming'
ton asked me if my pistol was empty.
Yes, sir" | told him. Il gave him the
whole six, while l happened to think Of
it."
He drew his pistol and handed it to
me, taking mine, and said: Garry mine
tonight. I'll load yours for you in the
morning" / went on to the spring and
got the water, then we all came down
and moved our horses, that were staked
out on grass, far enough back so that they
would not see the bear when we had
brought him in, then going up the hill
we dragged him down. And it took the
five Of us one hour to get him from where
he fell to our fire, about 200 yards, and all
down hill, too. They then skinned him
and | had a chance to see where | had
hit him. One ball, the first, | think, had
taken MIN just DelOW Ine leIt ear, ana
passing up, had gone out at the top of
his head. Another had gone in through
his breast missing his heart by an inch
and burying itself in his backbone
Either of these would have killed him in
time: both together did not give him
time to find out what had hurt him.
When the skin was off, Mr.. Remington
asked me what | meant to do with il
'iou can have it, SIR" / told him; 81
don't want it."
They all wanted it then. eve will
land give you all chance at it. The
highest bidder gets it, and the boy gets
the money. But remember, gentlemen
that whoever does get it is going to nav
all it is worth. want this myself Start
it nOwr'
They started it at $40, then ran it VI
to $40, only three of them bidding on il
50 far; Remington had not bid at all
well. are you done?' he asked. They
were through, they told him.
Fifty, then, for me-" he said; ''go on
now" But they did not seem to want tC
20 on. Take plenty of time: this is moi
a mock auction" he said: "the highest
bidder gets it, and it should bring a hun
| dred. want hundred for the boy
I Go on
No. he could have it: they had quit
4 he TOOK out the money to pay, but ] told
him to keep it for me, as | would moi
want ii until we went home / had made
up my mind 10 stay with these men unit
they did go home, if they would keer
me; and they no doubt would. They
were going into the country ! wanted tC
| see. and | could not find another party
that would treat me as well as they did
! that | knew.
/ stayed with them all that Winter. nj
! the next Spring and until late the follow
I ing Summer, but never after this did
| hear any funny remarks about my carry
! ing pistol. nor was / ever sent out after
/ this TO hunt up imaginary bears; | haC
! found my bear and got him.
/ We stretched the hide ont to dry tb,
next morning, and that afternoon a part,
OF Sioux. three families. came along and
finding us here, camped along side of us
| There was 'Chuck-a-way" here nIenty
of il, they thought. Chuck-a-way WA,
Indian English for anything to eat w,
gave them the greater part of the bea r
some flour. coffee, and sugar; then tb,
sqllaws took the bear skin and tanned II
ana after we had got to st. Louis on OH
way home, | saw Mr.. Remington refuse
800 for il; he said it was going homo
when be did
] have often wondered since what TIM,
! bear was doing out of doors that late in
the season, but we had not had any cold
weather then; il was an open Winter thai
! year, up there at least, and he probably
| thought he need not hunt his hole at oIi
These Sioux families kept us COMPANY
all the Winter, travelling when we did
and camping with u.s. We wanted them
with us; they were a safeguard for ms