The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-12

in the morning and ran it until well up in the day, when the bear made a stand after lively run over the mountain knobs and through coves. The pace was fast and hard for Bruin; he could not stand it. Being pressed by the hounds, he stopped, backed up against a tree, and made ready to fight, At the baying of the dogs some hunter slipped up within rife range and fired a shot into the bear. Old Jude knew well what to do when the bear turned on her. She had the courage to attack him, but her training was such that she made it warm and unpleasant for the grouchy old animal without closing in on him.
 While the other dogs charged at his head she would approach him from the rear and nip his hind legs. At this MT. Bear would wheel around and snap at her, but she would not be there. She knew how to get out of the way. The teasing, biting, harassing was kept up and the skirmishing fight made so fast and furious that it took the breath out of the bear. The dogs are taught to do just that sort of fighting until the gun- ner arrives and does his part, which is to wound the animal so he cannot get away.
 "On this particular day old Jude was at her best. She drove hard in the chase and kept the younger dogs hust- ling to keep up with her, and in the roundup battle she did clever work. She so directed tlle fight that not a sin gle dog got hurt until after the shot, the signal to close in, was fired. The bear was kept busy.
 "A hunter heard the change in the cry of the dogs and knew that his time had come. He beat his way among the laurel until he got close enough to do effective work with his trusty rifle and pulled down. The aim was accurate but the ball did not strike vital spot, But the moment the dogs heard the crack of the rifle they closed on Bruin and fought to kill, Tn the very first round two dogs were killed outright, As the bear fell he grabbed old Jude and bore her down with him; she fell fight ing. The bear fastened his jaws in the small of her back and tore off the flesh to the hollow, but she kept on fighting until she was so maimed and weak that she could not raise her head to take hold.
 Round and round the dogs and bear went, cutting and tearing each other un- til they were 100 yards from the place where the fight began, The bear was tired out by the time the hunters got to him. When the boys had gathered at the scene of the death old Jude was missed. Her friends went in search of her, and found her in what they consid- cred dangerous way. One of the party made litter of his trousers and carried close to the dying bear and stretched her on the ground. Seeing thelbear jerk, she crawled, dragging her mutilated parts, and took hold of the bear. She was game to the last.
 Jude was carried down the mount aims to her home, a place twelve miles away, and nursed She partially recov- cred, but remained a cripple the rest of her life.
 Watch and Jolly the present leaders of the pack, are grandsons of Jude. They are great dogs of their kind. They had terrible fight once, and it was weeks before they were well again. Those are great hunts the boys have after Bruin on Santeela and Snowbird creeks in Graham. Bear hunting is a little too strenuous for people down this way, but the good men of Cherokee and adjoining counties like it now and then. President Roosevelt would do well to pay Messrs, billiard and Bell visit. They have the game and hunters, as well as the dogs"