The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1905-03-02

himself atm cot cf ratge Coekltg b
gun, be strobe soms tven,y psces ini
the ops ., plused. ard turk a long, dclibe
ATE aim.
Catching sight "a hln the moment !
ene'ged, the beck ODD for some moment
eyius bin with sheer eariosiIy. Was thl
q harmless pas by, or wo0ld-he trs'
ps, ser on lia nts domsia II cabbag,F o
seoord glsnef, he q Il led that Il lookr'
lise he roi.y Azure ~bich had waved d. q
sDee from The top Of the feucr. Resizlnl
this, nd clean came into the bucks eyes
He wheeled, stamped, and shook his antler
10 eh.llenge.
Al ihl. moment, htvmg gat good aim
c Ken pulled The trigger. The esp refuset
to sxp'nde. Angrils be lowered the quo
removed the esp and examined Il. II look
ed all tight, ard these was plenty Of prlm
ing In The tubs He lurntd the cap round
and sgsln took careful sim.
Nov these actions ssmtd TO The buck
no,hlrg less than pain lasistioa to NOR
tai combat. He wgfills. the meod to &C
@ pt sueh 30 invitation. . $50 bounds he
cl ared the csbsases, sd csme mincingly
down to The fray,
This uns xptcn iurn sf,irs so Aus-
tered the 1, Yptli, ed hun or hat ! e al
together f1rgo, 10 cock hi. gun. Twice he
pulled desperately on III liieger, but with
no result Ther, sui.teu vi b q sense tf
impotence, be hu led th gua st The tnemy
and I'D
Over the felc he s,n. almost at bonnd
and dsrted for the Iesrost tree that looked
Easy TO climb As hIs Ill luck would have
It, this tree stood ist on the edge OF the
thlcket wherein the much interested bear
was ket ping watch
A wild animal knows when man is run.
1ing away, aDd rarely loses 3 chance to
'how It's sppr,, ion Of the fact. As Sam
Joxen sprsrg fer the lowest branch ard
'wupg himself up, the tear numbered out
rom bis tLicket ard reared him nself mensc-
ngly against the tiuk X.
The buck, who had ist cleared the fer ca,
topped short. IL was clearly bis turn now
o play the part Of spectator.
When Coxen looked and saw bis new
De his heart swell,d with a sense CT Ii Jury.
We're the creatures Of The wilderness allied
gait st him. lie was no coward, but be
egsn to feel distinctly worried. The
hought that flashed across bis mind was
What'll happen to the team II don't get
sck to unharness themfn Bu. meanwhile
g was climbing higher and higher, and
'oking out for 0 way to etcape.
About halfway up the tree long branch
lrust Itself forth till 1t fairly overhubg
lick young spruce Oat along this branch
oxen oiked his way carefully. By the
me the bear had climbed to one end Of the
ranch, Cox n had reached the other.
ere be pau.ed, dreadiog to let himself
'op.
The bear came on cautiously; and the
eat branch bent low under his weight,
i Coxen was not more that q couple OF
ct from the top II the young fl. Then,
'rvously letting 60, he dropped, caught
c thick branches 10 his desperate clutch,
ID ciupg secure.
The big brsueh, 'bus suddenly freed from
* n. substsntisl weight, sprapg back
ith such violerce that the besr almost
st his hold. Growing argrily, he tcram.
ID back to lhe msin trunk, down which
b gan to lower himself, tail foremost I"
From the busiLesslike altcrity OF the
ar's movements, Coxen realiz d that his
spite was to be only temp ,rary. H. was
I more than twelve feet from the g><lod,
d could easily have made his escape while "
2 bear was deicending the other tree =
1t there below was the buck, keeping an !,
e Of alert interest On both bear ar d man u
ken had no mind to face those keen ant
9 ard trampliDg hotf., BE preferred TO -
" where he WAS and hope for some un.
pected Intervention Of fate. Like most "
ckwooc men, he had dry fenae Of the -
iculous, ard The gravity OF his situation e'
aid not quite blind him to the humor "
II.
While Coxen was running over In his "
nd every conceivable fcht me for getting 81
Of hi. dilemma, the last thing that he
uld have thought Of actually happened Nv
g buck lost interest 10 the man, and :"
ned all his attention 10 The bear, which
6 Just Low about seven feet from the '" "
'und, hugglrg the great trutk ard let -
z himself down carefully, Ike a small -
? afraid OF tearirg his trousers. 81
/ 10 possible that that particular buck '.
y have had some old score sgsinst The "
IT. II so, this must have seemed an cx. ="
eI t chance TO collec. little on account ue
e bears awkward position and unprc-
ted bind qusriers evidently appeal, d to ~ -
}. He smbled forward, reared half -
! fully, halfvlnoict yely, and gave the oe
II savage proddipg with the lcen tips
,is antleIs, Tben be bounded back some w
BIT or ten pscep, and waited, while the "
T cid abruptly to the ground with fat ap
Mt Of fury. ~
am Coxen, taisting With silent laughter 'n'
fell out Of his Il -:rte. VI
he bear bal now no room left for any
ism5rarcs Of he msn II vas 10 per. -
,cftasy OF rsRa 1T the ifsf Urea OF the "
k, and ru,ted upon bin isea cyclone
,inst tha ir,sistibe charge the buck
thou. ht OF IN kirg stand. Ju.t In
II X tf time h- fp'srg aside 10 d b VI d
earn d tim fsll uifty feet, Ano her ,.' rr,'
!, another sDd ano,hei and tie1 he
It eapeilrg II frivol, usly down the