Inter-Mountain Farmer | 1902-11-25 | Page 11 | A Curious Bear Story

1 A CURIOUS BEAR STORY. $ I Ilcmnrkablo Experience of an Old I ,'fH Hunter In tho Wilds ot I ' BD Arkansas F Mm I VI The uintemi lilted War hunt of tho E S Hooseiilt parts up In the Stale of Mis ll H "Isslppt said an old hunter reminds jj 'M me of a unions lit lie- experleme I had f , a number ..r jeurs ago while hunting 31 heir In , Kansas sin, , that time I , I hat, nem n ti HI. slow nhoul bear i I hunting Sotm how th- ex.rlnio t ,71 4 W had ik im seed mi mid I have never f ii M been able 1 1 quite lecover fiom the hut I ' , effwlsotll It wns In one or the wild lull er entinna r lee tountj In eastern IR (In Xrknnsas The inn. must have been UiW (hilly feet high nnd the hrnlti wns aw- 1! I E fulls d.lis. . nun ni) get. UM "W thiough the nutted nnd tnngl I miss. ijif HI I had in some whs bi.ome separate 1 li II from lhe other munbeis of Hie put.' H li and was um , vn wllhln soun I of th 'fj 11 dogs t union i am with a large henvy ill f knire whhh I had with me and rnwl. ' Ifil Ing ou no oil r.uii., n tin ills sue. .'j! Ufn reeded In giltlug out hit i mi opening iTIItlU where I could g. t a . Ie irer view ot the ll I f surrounding i-nuntrs So Idenlv I heard W ft Hie .leaves rustle In n tn. m ur bs an 1 ' f whlth bent m a rather sluup angle If 1! (Ham lug lu (he illitiilm rrinu whkh J 4 lhe noise hud tome I saw a hear hug- J f glllg the nunk or the ti e The hear 3 jl whs or medium site and was thmwlng n Hi eulhn siulnta n roun I towni I me ut In- a Kj tennis Tin re was but one thing for f (1 me lo do an I Hint was lo blase away jU s lain as ms thing I hid rv r ! 3 lieu id iieroie mil In the most pitlietio Wt fj lone the wounled leal i rled out O. lit! I ord At the same time the hem with It klfej bis right taw reached out mid grab- J blng a wad or leivts altempled to put Jin "hi Into the wound I hnd evidently 1 i m made s qulrklj as possible I again I I il lonleil mj gun It wis an old fash lit lonecl mtissle loidei mid In nee It took B H.H snmi lime lo g. I rinds to make the B !( s. i on. I assault Hul ns soon ns my gun 1 S'B was iiloulid I blind nwns nt the benr all again I. (ting lnh barrels go Just ns H Sim I hid on th. runner occasion For the H B senind Hint the bear cried out O a f Isird mil reaihed ror leans Just us il T he had ou the lulllc Hon ot the first a&M woiinl llie iiuves wen slurred Intra H In th. wound I was reeling a bit shaky g M hs Ibis lime It was ms llrst expert I W i nte wllh u bear and I sui pose I was K ' a trllli t hit km hearted Hut I inus- I lend up enough tsiuinge lo shoit again I heard I he same sound but It fj I vvns weiikir than ber.ue I could hircj- tv Is hear II The Ih in tiathed for haves 1 ngaln I ul Hit p.uilj pnlslcd arm fell IH short The animals stteuglh was B . nhoul I.OI.I i, ai 1.1 not hold out Ml agnliist tin shower of had 1 had poured WW Into the ior iieatuies bods llu ly sh kuied fainted and fefl from the Ireo f(Kl lo Hit giound Tor some time nfter llaH that 1 rould In ar Hut wounded bear iifl! i crslngout O lord' nnd could sec his fM 11 law i. uli out foi huvrs wllh whkh iitli to slop the How ot IiI.ki I whlth crlm- Hell Mined the wound In his side That was iMtl ms lust buir hunt and tn be honest IPtl about Hie mutter, I don t niro for the i'IB exiirltnu ai,aln New Olieans B'SijE ilm.s-Uemocrnl ' JPfl