Show T T hafl h d U bear U S i xie up p by mother with Two Cubs stopped a rural Del delivery lvery man and gava bavo him A a fight A mother bear with aith a bat bat nelson battle gleam in her eye and an ad wolgast fighting crouch ind arid her two little cubs held up undo uncle sams W mail aff in the road between sandy and marmot and gave C al bailey rural mall malf 1 carrier on tho the route the time of his hl life when lie he ac accepted her challenge saturday afternoon bailey was driving leisurely along toward sardy sandy in his mall mail wagon behind his two sturdy horses when the bear popped into sight eight as he rounded a curve she was standing stindt ng on her bar hav haunches inches in the middle of the ibe road in a distinctly belligerent attitude ude bet bei cubs frisking about her balley bailey was wae so BO surprised that he pulled up his bis horses and waited tor for developments ho he have to wait alt very long with a growl and a fi flourish burish of at her forepaws the bear madeford made tor the mall mail hlo i carrier c the e cubs waddling along after her on an all fou fours rs balleys baileys horses snorted in terr terror d r at this unexpected move by mother bruin and whirled about in the road so sharply that the wagon was upset and mall mail and mall mail terrier spilled out in the dust y As bailey picked himself up he be pulled his bis automatic revolver out of his bis pocket and fired at the bear which was almost on him the bullet went true and she rolled over in the tha road snarling and clawing she seemed to td have enough of battle for the next minute she picked herself up and scampered off In woods with the cubs leaving a trail of blood behind her i As soon as the shaken balley bailey could collect himself he be caught his bis horses which had bad stopped after running a short distance down the road and with the aid of at a party of that came along soon after he bo righted his vy wagon figon and hitched up morning Ore oregonians oregonian Oregon gonian lao |