Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-12-24
TREED BY A BEAR.
The Awful Experience of n Maine
Angler Who Jumped mt Conclusions.
(From the Maine woods)

Nrom the Maine Woods.)
IL was a bright moonlight night In early
september that u number of guides and
WorHmen were gathered around the camp
nre OF Camp Merrill, Bigclow, Me. They
were listening to a yarn being spun by IL
boiler man from Portland. No one had
caught such large strings of fish or was AS
brave in time OF danger as he. lie claimed
10 Know of a place where he could catch
Dig string of trout in an hour and to
prove his words true, he said he would
start out early the next morning and be
pack to breakfast with his fish. Morning
came and off he went. AS he left camp
some on told him he had better look out
for bears. He stopped to inform the boys
that the bear never lived to scare him
ana furthermore no bear would face him
let him once catch the bears eye After
little more of this kind of talk, he again
started on his way, saying he would be
back in couple Of hours
breakfast time came and passed and
he was not there. Noon came and the
man from Portland did not show up
Every one about the camp began to feel
uneasy about him. and three o'clock came
and he had not come every one thought
IT time to look him UP. Every one about
the camp began to feel uneasy about him,
and when three o'clock came and he had
not come every one thought it time to
| look him up. Several parties were made
up to 80 III search of him. The country
was searched over for miles around, but
| they could get no trace of him. AT sum
down the party turned their races toward
| home, thinking he might have reached
camp 10y this time All were feeling pref
! tN blue and had stopped to have a con-
sultation when on" of the party thought
/ no heard voice in the distance. All
/ listened, 1t cam" again. Yes it was a
| voice a long distance away. Every one
started on on the doubl" quick. The
voice was now heard quite often and
nearer every time.
/ The searching party had now reached
Il place whcre the woods We're very thick.
and close by was Illness clearing. Here
they waited some time for the call to be
| repeated, and it came at last directly
ahead. ana soon those in advance saw an
object coming down from a tree. The
lost was found Every one wanted to
know why he was UP there in the tree.
/ They got for an answer, Got anything
to drink" and Did you see him." See
what? asked all together. why, the
/ bear He has been around here all day.
! Hes the biggest one | ever saw. He
followed me early this morning and
climbed up there to save my life. All
now started tor camp a short distance
away, the men from Portland being in
advance, when all of a sudden he stopped
and shouted, There he is now All was
excitement in a moment, Guns were
brought to the shoulder and every one was
excitement in a moment. Guns were
brought to the shoulder and every one
WAS trying to get sight of the bear.
/ Don't YOU see him? Right there! All
looked in the direction he pointed, and
there, through the gloom of coming night
they saw. not the bear. but Illness old
black sheep, pct, that would follow amy
one anywhere Perfect stiffness rcigncd
around for Il moment. and then Il yell
went up from that party that could have
been heard on the Top of old Bigclow
mountain.