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Show Hear shooting in Thibet. As I drew near 1 snw a largo bear FtanliMg fti the river feeding on the car-i-.i of yak. Taking a gun from oris of my nu n I lirisl at it, breaking itu ihot.hier. When my men saw what 2 Lad shot at they turned and beat a hasty iv;r..al. slioiiiinft to me to run, that the 'wild man" might not devour me. Another An-other shot, better aimed, put an biul to tho bear, but not to tho flight of my Mongols, who even 1 hen would not ap- proach. Our failure to skin my prize nearly broke my Tientsin servant" heart, for bv it ho lost his chauco to secure se-cure the gall, a much valued medicine in China, and worth eight or ten ounces ( of silver in any drug shop. Mongols and Thibetans attack a bear only when they tire a strong, well armed party. My having hav-ing killed one of these dreaded monsters alone seemed a feat of groat daring, und the story was told to every Thibetan wo met afterward as proof positive ol tny dauntless courage. W. Woodville Roes-bill Roes-bill in Century. |