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over the other, and rested his head upon them, 

 exactly like a cat watching a mouse. Every now 

 and then he licked his chops, as if he had just 

 finished dining, and was not disposed just then to 

 sit down to another repast. The gi'izzly bears are 

 said, however, to be verj^ fond of human flesh, and 

 no doubt he was waiting for the return of his appe- 

 tite to make a meal of me. 



" I felt myself to be in a most critical position. I 

 remembered having once read of an Indian who had 

 been kept in this manner all day by a grizzly bear, 

 and who, yielding to fatigue, had fallen asleep at last, 

 and when he awoke again the bear had disappeared. 

 I did not get off so well, and felt persuaded that the 

 bear was only waiting a hungry moment to spring 

 upon me, and that he would be on me if I made the 

 slightest attempt to escape. The sun had now 

 risen, and the heat, reflected from the sand, became 

 intense. I had a wide-awake hat with broad flaps, 

 which sheltered me somewhat, but the direct rays of 

 the sun were very oppressive. Fortunately, I did 

 not lose my presence of mind, but waited coolly for 

 whatever was to hapi)en. My men might take fresh 

 heart and come back for me. Alas ! I little knew 

 what cowards they were. They dared not come 

 within a quarter of a mile of the bear ; and it is 

 possible that if he had seen them coming, he 

 would have rushed on me and made an end of the 

 business. 



