Memories of a Bear Hunter 



detail, as it was one of the most exciting adventures 

 I ever had, in an experience of more than seven 

 years with this big bear, and required the exercise 

 of the greatest coolness and judgment and knowl- 

 edge of the habits of this fierce animal. 



Had the last bear received any other wound, 

 however fatal, except the paralyzing shot through 

 the brain, there might have been not a little trouble 

 that moonlit night, in which the bear's partner 

 might have taken a hand. 



Wm. D. Pickett. 



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