Show A Thrill ilig near story life saved by to a hog dog A correspondent of the lewisburg era writing from nicholas county va gives agn es an incident of a most exciting nature which occurred there on the ath dinst wm win C barnett went on a bunting expedition taking a doc dog with him after being out a short time he shot a large arge bear breaking his back and rendering de rilin his hinder limbs useless lie ile then advanced on the animal knife in in hand to dispatch him the letter says sas the spot where the bear was vms shot is is on the mountain side immediately above abo e the decayed trunk of a fallen tree no sooner had bad mr B mounted the log in m reach each of the bear when Nhen he was tripped up ip falling prostrate his head down the nil hill his legs resting on the log the bear ear then drew him up and commenced cawing and biting him at a rapid rate g mr r B knowing know ing his dangerous situa tion felt that something for the better must be did raising himself partially up in in a sitting sitting posture his right hand band still grasping his knife with which he aimed at the head of the bear several sev eral reflective blows blos one however mis missing sinn his mark inflicting a deep horizontal gash in in his right leg above the knee so bo soon as the bear eager eager for re rev venne enge discovered this mistake caught the wound in m his jaws tearing it horribly finally mr B succeeded in in direnga disengaging r ging himself while the bear very nigh ni g aex exhausted hi retreated several yards ards down the mountain steep where from the effect 0 of f the shot hot ani cuts he instantly expired mr B feeling his almost helpless condition and fast growing 11 weak from loss of blood resolved in in his weak state to prove more than reloaded his gun the fourth time lime dragged himself down don the hill and shot his bis antagonist again the bear being some moments dead no further danger being possible from this source mr barnett was in made ade to reflect upon his s situation a distance of four miles from any neighboring house almost dying belond bj ond the reach real of human aid reflecting in thus a happy thought occurred to io his his mind which was to rend from the bom of his new linen a strip contain coniam ing the buttons which he crimsoned crim in in his own blood bound it around the neck of the dog and endeavored through gentle means to persuade him to leave him and go home and give the alarm the do dog advanced a few paces and returned to his master licking his wounds and howling bowling most piteously mr arr B D then he took a piece of his hunting c shirt attached it to the neck of the dog also and proceeded to strike him which he had refrained from doing until he found it strictly necessary to save his life this th the e second time he be was successful mr B fearing his dog g would not lot go directly home dragged himself up the mountain in in order to gain the summit where should the dog fail he might be heard halloo more plainly th the dog however was faithful gave the alarm but would not return on account of the company going a contrary direction from his master in the meantime a mr john Buff buffman inan traced the dog up a mountain stream whence he had come arriving at the top he distinctly heard barnett halloo procured the assistance of his friends made baste to the spot and conveyed mr B to his home almost insensible last accounts he was wal very v ery ill and not expected to survive sarv ive |