The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28

BQ.yRood.
De: Charles A.Ea5tman
C0pyri6ht 1902 bv Mcclure. PhillipS+Co
sPyrifht 1902 BY McClure, PhillipS+G|

sound, which was like the screaming of
a porcupne, which had doubtless
smeled the meat. g.. g. z..~%.~-+ r.
81 watched until coyote appeared upon rock
fifty yards He shifted the air in direction them
sitting partly his launches swung in circle
with his hind legs saving the air. and howed and barked
in different great help
Ss the o. 9e num-
only animal His mate appeared and then they
both seemed satisfied signs wish
te another to join them Presently they both suddenly
AT this moment slight
and saw that the porcupine had arrived He had climbed
the piece of and helping himself
without ceremony thought fortunate that he
LOT ne "ouo MAKE good watch dog Tor me- very soon IN
fact he interrupted his meal and caused all his quilts to
stand out in defiance glanced about and the two
sy my open camp two
Il took the part Of the porcupne! sitting pos
ture and sent swift arrow to each of unwecome Wis
ors They both with bowls OF surprise pain.
'The porcupne the whole from his perch, but his
meal not all finished, began eating again
apparent relish Indeed furnished with another
of these unconscious protectors
opposite direction point 1 hung a splendid
venison. o so
self at in convenient branch and began his supper
"The above full Of
this direction came startling noise which caused
than anything had thus heard
IKE huge animal stretching himself and giving great
yaWn which ended in scream knew this for the voice
of mountain lion, perch upon a
for the rest of the night .-@@ s..-+...
81 got and climbed into taking
my weapons with but first rolled short log of wood
in my blanket and laid it in by the
CAS- got the two porcupines began descend but
paid attention to them they
former positions Very heard Kissing sound
Of them, and knew that intruder
wolves appeared. s:s
IT had hung the hams by the ham strings and they
vvolves
boldly forward but the warning of the porcupines
caused them to stop and hesitate jump the meat
However they hungry. began leap savagey
the hams although evidently they good targets
the quilts of the pricy ones for occasionally one of them
would squeal and rub his desperately against
cat last of the wolves buried too deeply
in tough portion of the flesh and having iumned to reach
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upper jaw There>the wolf dangled kicking
ing until the tendon of the ham gave and hotb fol,
heavily to the ground From hiding place sent
into his body which ended his life.
ran away to little distance and remained there
Il very weary but 1 had seen many grizzly
bears tracks in the vicinity and besides had forgotten
the dreadful scream of the mountain lion determined
LAS had half expected there came presently a sudden
heavy fall and at the time the burning
scattered about and the fire almost extnguished My ban
ket with the log in it rolled times
thereaped back into the thick underbrush but
had penetrated his SIDE He snarled
bite off the shaft after
lay STILL ..e-s
Il could distinguish the in the I
exceedingly drowsy, fastened myself by Of
rawhde to the trunk Of the tree against which leaned
seated large limb, and fell asleep.
Il was rudey awakened by the report of directly
At the time, thought try
ing to shake off the tree Instantly reached for
Alas! It gone At the first shake of the tree by my
visitor grizzly bear the gun had fallen and as it
cooked, it went off.
The picked the weapon and threw it violently
then he again shook the tree with all his strength
Il have still a a CULVER full of arrows; you
had better let alone 3
He replied to this with rough sgrowl I sent
into his side, and he like he tried
it out had give him several before
he went short distance and died. It
light down from perch stiff and
scarcely able walk found that the bear had killed
both little friends the porcupnes and eaten Of
the meat.
Perhaps you wonder ohyesa, why did not my
the beginning but had that if missed
with it, have this
it
to different animals in night often
been in similar places, and killed two Once a
common black bear stole whole deer from without
waking But all this life is fast disappearing,
world is becoming different"
CTo be continued)
Just Tiny Frec<les
curling. nursing don.