The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-07-26
A DESPERATE
BATTLE
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Winnipeg. from which We and our
dogs had been driven by bitter
binding. blizzard storm He said.
zone summer. long ago. was Win
large party Of Indians. We were /
making p long Journey over the rolling /
prairles from one place 10 another |
That we might have plenty OF meat 70
eat. two OF us were appointed 70 keep !
about two days journey ahead OF the
company 20 XIII an the game we could
The reason why we kept so iaT
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 far
away.
Well. we two hunters had kept iar
/ ahead Some days we had good luck
and killed great deal. and then other
days we did not XIII much. What we
got we cached. so that the party couia
easily find 1t by the sign we gave
them when they came along. We al
WAYS put It near the trail for them.
Then we could push on. looking Tor
more
"One day as we had passed severai
valleys and had seen nothing that was
worth our while. We came TO tho top
Of a pretty large hill and cautiously
looked over There was a sight that
we shall never forget.
Right down before as, within gun
shot was a very large grizzly bear
with two big buffalo bulls. Well ior
us the wind was blowing from them 10
ua. They were very very angry look
inc and were preparing for a big hght
The bunalos seemed TO know that the
bear was an ugly customer ana nc
looked as n ne did not know how %
manage The two Of them az once.
After a while both OF the bulls sud
, denly lowered their heads. and to
3 sethor they charged the bear As
q they rushed at him he quickly rose NJ
on his launches. and as they closed II
pnon him ne seized one Of them by
The head and neck. and with a suddeI
,ork SO quickly broke his neck that n
tcl down as dead as stone
The older buffalo, which ha'
charged 40 the same time. gave M
hear "a fearful thrust with his shar
horns. one OF which pierced him tf
tween his ribs. causing an ugly wound
from which the blood soon began L
dow. The bear. having killed the othe
buffalo tried % seize this one also
but he. having given the bear the uel
wound. quickly spfang back out ot NJ
roach. He ran of for a little distance
but as the bear did not follow ne cam
back again. There they stood lookin
m each other. both very angry, oI
both very cautious. As they keI
moving around Il seemed to us
though the buffalo had so come aroun
ON the windward side Of the bear thi
be caught the scent OF blood from vi
wound The smell Of blood elway
ercifes 90 fury these animals, and g
lowerlng his head. he furiousl
charged at his wounded yet still SO
ere enemy. The bear rose W on h
., hind quarters 70 receive him, ar
T. seizing him as he did the other hll'
him on the spot
"We saw him 60 from one buiia
10 another and smell them both. b
he did not offer 10 tear OF eat eithe
We conld SEQ that ne was very bad
wounded from the way he ke
twitching his side. from when u
blood was running. II was an ue
- wound. and he was a very SICK pe'
. but he looked 50 cross that we we
not in hurry 10 let him know an
thing about us.
Imagine. If you can. said Baptis
while his eyes flashed at the recoll'
ton OF this royal battle, how excit
we were as we lay there in the 10
grass and watched this great battle
Then we thought. Now If we C
only XIII that wounded bear we "
have plenty Of meat for the VIII
oamo-enongh TO last A long whi
"a nnt although we had our guns.
, roro none too anxious 20 begin
hattie with such bear MS that one
NO crouched low and watched him
was very forunate that the VII
= which was quite a breoze. blew as
- d,d He never seemed to suspect u
4 other foes were near
l. After a while ne went on a III
It d,stance and laid down in the lc
- ,r.ss which rose up 10 high aror
a h,m that We could not see him.
oa,tod long for him 20 get up, but
he d,d not. and we could not ST
a thore All day, We prepared for
V. oght with him. We put our kni
wboro we could instantly draw th'
and carefully examined our guns
soe that thoy were all right. II
we began to crawl down through
grass.
"we got very close TO HIM altho'
,o. near enough 70 soc hin. IN
hearing no sound. we made Il
.oise. but he did not STIR so we
nm and crept forward. when we fo
him as dead az the buffaloes. win
firing shot we had a great quan
Of meat
The recital Of this story has brou
We. rho whole 50 vividly before Bapt
that he became very much eNci
and concluded with: What VIC