Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-02-07
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Bat Tile
By HARRy siMoLAiR.

1 The following story was told US b
ia staIwart Indian, who, having bee
Imong the French half-breeds q goo
deal, had received from them tn
. French name Of Baptiste. He told u
+ 1.-The story as We were huddled aroun
/. . campfire on the eastern side Of LAX
. Winnipeg, from which we and GU
logs had been driven by bitter
binding. blizzard storm. He said:
"One summer, long ago, was wit
Ma large party Of Indians. We wer
making q long journey over the rollinl
prairies from one place to another
That we might have plenty Of meat T
eat, two Of us were appointed to keel
about two days journey ahead Of tn
company to kill all the game we could
"The reason why we kept so IA
apart was because we had dogs, ana
babies and women in our party, and
you know, they all make much noise
SO they would scare the animals IA
away.
well, we two hunters had kept fal
ahead. Some days we had good lucl
and killed great deal. and then Other
days we did not kill much. What We
got we cached, 50 that the party could
easily find 1t by the sign we gave
them when they came along. We al
ways put 1t near the trail for them
Then we could push on. looking fol
more.
"one day as we had passed several
valleys and had seen nothing that was
worth our while, we came to the top
Of a pretty large hill and cautiously
looked over. There was a sight that
we shall never forget.
Fright down before US, within gun
shot, was very large grizzly bear
with two big buffalo bulls. Well for
US the wind was blowing from them to
US. They were very very angry look
ing and were preparing for big fight.
The buffalos seemed to know that the
bear was an ugly customer, and he
looked as II he did not know how to
manage the two Of them at once.
After a while both Of the bulls sud.
denly lowered their heads, and to-
gether they charged the bear. As
they rushed at him he quickly rose up
on his launches. and as they closed in
upon him he seized one Of them by
the head and neck, and with sudden
Jerk so quickly broke his neck that he
fell down as dead as a stone.
The older buffalo, which had
charged at the same time, gave the
bear a fearful thrust with his sharp
horns, one Of which pierced him be-
tween his ribs, causing an ugly wound,
from which the blood soon began to
flow. The bear, having killed the other
buffalo, tried to seize this one also,
but he, having given the bear the ugly
wound, quickly sprang back out Of his
reach. He ran of for q little distance
but Hs the bear did not follow he came
back again. There they stood looking
ct each 0ther. both very angry, but
both very cautious. As they kept
moving around It seemed to US a.
thoueh the hnfea,o had n coyoa around
ON the windward side AZ 4ha hear FRAT
IL oaueht he cent az blood from ne
wound. The smell Of blood aiways
exoites to fury these animals. and 40.
lowering his head. he furioualy
charged At his wounded vet stir say.
age enemy. The bear rose nm ON iia
hind Quarters 10 receiye him and
seizing him AZ he ala the other killed
him on the spot
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