78 TRUE BEAR STORIES. 



As a rule, he did not show fight when 

 once in the toils of the lasso; but in a few 

 hours, making the best of the situation like 

 a little philosopher, he would lead along 

 like a dog. 



There were, of course, exceptions to this 

 exemplary conduct. 



On one occasion particularly, Ed Parish, 

 the son of a celebrated missionary, came 

 near losing his life by counting too con- 

 fidently on the docility of a bear which he 

 had taken with a lasso and was leading 

 home. 



His bear suddenly stopped, stood up 

 and began to haul in the rope, hand over 

 hand, just like a sailor. And as the other 

 end of the rope was fastened tightly to the 

 big Spanish pommel of the saddle, why 

 of course the distance between the bear 

 and the horse soon grew perilously 

 short, and Ed Parish slid from his horse's 

 back and took to the brush, leaving horse 

 and bear to fight it out as best they could. 



When he came back, with some boys to 



