The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-04

pullIllb III LLSP lupu AS sl4u ldlSu, III a tree IL Was III Adnu asdln anu dgaln lt WhlsLled anu nurueu tnfousA tne keen aI, tier tAroW was pelLer tnIs tune. The Ioop Tell almost over the pears head tnls tlme, but a Qulck DaeKwaru JOSS oI hls pig head anu tne ioop sApped from It and areW taut apout one of the little pig-like ears, A4ls, Bear snappng and pawlng at tne rope yieiously.
 Mrs. Beall now changed her tactics. Gathering III ner rope aS before, sne essayed a feat that IS most ditncuII, even With the expert steer ropers who wear trousers. IAls Was no less than an attempt to rope one of the bears hind legs, Summonlns all her cool itss, sAe made the throw, and this Lme the rope sped true and snapped l over uhe ol the bears hooks. The mare then settled back upon her naunches, as she was wont to do when steers were being roped. But the tactics assumed in handling an unruly tWo-year-Vld steer did not go with Mime. Bruin. Though badly hampered by the tightly drawn rope, she did not propose to be trussed up m such summary manner, but arose and made at her captor. Mrs. Beall was now In quandary. She could not sit her horse, for with the ap-l proach of the bear the mare was talk Ing fright and was about to bolt. Mrs. Beall then began racing around the maddened animal, alternately playing out and taking fin the rope in hopes of tiring out the bear This game was Kept up for the space of half an hour and the mare was becoming visibly winded with the rapid whirlng and wheeling. and Mrs. Beall was begin Ing to think she would have to cut | her precious horse-halr rope and make q spurt for the ranch to get l help.
 But just at this juncture the young cousin of Mrs. Beall appeared upon the scene, coming from hls fence rid Ing. Taking in the situation at a 4 glance the youngster who is one If tho champion rope throwers of the plains, | with q yell swooped down upon the struggling, straining, grunting and squealing trio, his rope whirling above his head and describing wider and wider and quicker and quicker cir- cles as he rode.
 S-s-s-sss-sswh-ss sang Pete Bealrs rope and in another second 1t had settled about the bears other hind leg. Mrs. Bear was then soon upon her back. between the two horses, which were both settled upon their launches with the ropes drawn taut between them.
 Quicker than 1t takes to tell l., be- tween them Mrs. Beall and the lad had the bear trussed up and hitched to their ponies. dragging the animal ing and pantlng of the bear very soon apprised tho captors that the animal was about to be choked to death, so she was quickly dispatched with Petes six-shooter and galoping on home d force of tho ocwpunchers was sent ou' and dressed the dead bear. and tha; and the neighboring ranches reveled 1 III btdI sltuhb loi uhyS tobttilti'
 When tho steaks were sent around and distributed it was learned how Mrs. Bruin came to bs so far away from her usual haunts. A party of hunters had been stopping on r,Ich some 90 miles from Beall's place and day or two before in the White mountains of New Mexico they had captured two cunning little oaoy bears after woundlng the mother,
 Tho bear mother had evidently re. covered sufficiently to take up the tral of the hunters, and 1t was to find hei babies and wreak vengeance upor their captors that was guiding her SC far from her beaten paths, for 1t i' seldom the bear wanders from the VI clnlty of the mountains.
 The skin of the big bear will bt dressed and placed upon tho wall o Mrs. Bealrs sitting room as a troph, and souvenir of this brave little wo' mans prowess.
 But she bears the honors and com ] pllments heaped upon nor with be- coming modesty. declaring that sht does not see anything .1 be marvelec at just because she roped little olt bear"
 And this, too, Is the Texas Yay--St l; Louis Globe Democrat.