Year: 1875

ENCOUNTER OF MOTHER AND DAUGHTER


WITH BEAR-A TERRIFIC STRUGGLE, END


mo IN VICTORY FOR THE HERoINEs.


DELHI, N Y, Dec. %, 1875.


Two women, mother and daughter, named Butler.
living that spur OF the Catskills OF which Mount
Prospect is the recently had an encounter
with q bear In which manifested heroism worthy
OF those early days in American history when the set
tiers wero compelled be continually on the alert
against ferocous beasts and still moro ferocous In
dams.


STORY FIGHr


Mrs Butler is a woman about thirty-nve and her
daughter Jennio is sixteen. II Is the custom OF the
husband and father to be absent in the woods
times three days. leaving his wifc and daughter
alone with good watch dog and rife in the cabin He
was away Sunday last. About hve O'Clock that
day the daughter Jennie, was preparing the evening
meal for the hogs, which squcaling In the pen
log enclosure short distance from the house sud
den change in the emitted from the sty, and the
furious barking OF tho dog Joe caused both
mother and daughter 10 TO the door Of the
cabin and look out What was their amazemcnt
large black bear with shote weighing sixty or
seventy pounds tucked IN under tore leg and try
ing climb out OF the enclosure. The Buffers bad lost
three hogs already by the inroads OF bears other
animals and the women resolved 10 rescue this IL
possible The dog making great iuss on the out
side OF the pen but afraid 10 Jump inside and attack
the bear Mrs Butler seized heavy maui, used in
driving wedges in logs aud her daughter snatched the
from the woodpe and tho two moved at on e
the pen. They both jumped


INSIDE ENCLOSURE.


embodened by which tho dog also eapcd and
mcnced harassing Bruin in the The
raned blows heavy and quick on tho boar, which pres
emily dropped the pig, and turning the dog had HIM
IN his embrace in a twinkhnG and crushed him TO
death Tho efforts OF the despatch the bear
redoubled. The bear was now raging with fury,
and advanced with his jaws dstcndcd upon the girl who
was welding her numerically. With one sweep OF
his great paw he struck the weapon from her hands
ana the next instant had pressed her into corner
OF the pcn but the terrible blows that
shoNcrcd upon him BY Mrs. Butler
with the maui forced him to leave the
girl before dong her any great injury. He rushed
furiously upon Mrs Butler. who managed to elude his
grasp and retained possession Of her weapon, which
shc used good advantage She shouted Jennie to
hasten to the house and bring the rife and shoot the
bear. The girl jumped iron the pen, her clothing


roRx PROM HER PERSON


and hurried aftcr the gun The blood IRON the wounds
the floor Of the pen and over the shaggy coat Of tie
monster Round and round the enclosure the contest
wagcd until at last the bear struck tho weapon
with his paw and IL flying tho ground Tie
pressed Mrs Butler into corner where she dropped
crouching position and placed her hands her
eyes expecting TO


BR TORN TO rIEcgs


the next instant just then her daughter returned
with the rifle. She pushed the barrel through chnk
IN the log and fred The bear staggered an instant on
his haunrhcs and tell back dead. The ball had entered
aud passed clear through his heart Afterwards
Ascertaincd


with the removal OF tho great tension on her nerves
Jennie fell litecss TO the ground, and Il long
time before her mother could summon strength sum
cent to climb out Of the pen TO her ard She finally
got her into the cabin and succeeded In restoring her
consciousness. Neither Of tho women was hurt 70
any great extent, the daughter having the nesn torn
under her arms whore the bear sezcd her and being
considerably scratched about tho body.