22O ADVENTURES OF DR. ALLEN. 



grizzly some terrible wounds with his horns, and he finally 

 made a desperate charge which compelled the bear to relin- 

 quish his hold, when the buffalo ran over his body and at- 

 tempted to join the herd. 



Wild with the rage, the bear quickly regained his foot- 

 ing, pursued and overtook the bull, who then turned like a 

 flash and gave him another charge. This time bruin sprang 

 upon the buffalo's back, and fastened his claws and teeth in 

 the great fellow's flesh, a surprise for which the bull was not 

 prepared. But he was equal to the situation and showed no 

 small skill as an imitator of the bronco bucker. The buffalo 

 plunged first one way, then the other, while the bear held on 

 with a death-like grip, until it also was surprised by the 

 bull's turning a complete somersault. Before the bear could 

 recover the bull was upon it with his feet, and buried his 

 horns deep in its shoulder. The bear then dealt the bison 

 a blow with its paw, which sounded far off and made the 

 bull shake his head with pain. 



All this time the herd stood awaiting orders from their 

 leader, and, whenever there was a lull in the battle, he 

 glanced anxiously toward them. The bear was now deeply 

 wounded in the shoulder. The bull was fearfully mangled 

 about the neck. The blood flowed freely from both, while 

 great bunches of hair were scattered in every direction. The 

 bear now made a leap for the bull's back, but was caught be- 

 tween the fore-legs on the horns of the latter and received 

 a terrible wound. It was then thrown upon its back and 

 the bull plunged over it, goring it the while with his sharp 

 horns. 



The bear seized the opportunity to catch its enemy in 

 the flank, tearing off a great mouthful of hide,, but the bull 

 turned and jumped upon it with both fore-feet and gave the 

 animal another wound. The bear then caught his antagonist 



