306 SKALL NEAR TO STORA ULLEN. 



" Winter Bear Skall, near to the lake Stora Ullen, in the 

 parish of Rada, 15th of March, 1815. 



" The Cordon having been formed, the Dref was ordered to 

 advance ; but it had not proceeded far before a Jdgare (Chas- 

 seur) belonging to that division came directly upon the bear, 

 who, whilst leaving his den, growled fearfully his usual 

 token when bent on mischief. To avoid being bitten, the 

 man instantly cast himself backwards into the snow. So 

 soon as the enemy had passed him, however, he got on 

 to his legs again, and fired, the bullet passing obliquely 

 through the body of the beast. At first there was a 

 great flow of blood from the wound, but this, after a time, 

 ceased in degree. 



" When the Skall had progressed somewhat, and the bear 

 was again roused, he, without its being possible to stop him, 

 rushed at another Jagare, by whom he was also wounded ; 

 not sufficiently, however, to prevent him from springing 

 on to a boulder, or fragment of rock, where his assailant, 

 after firing, had taken refuge. Seizing hold of him with 

 his paws, he cast him down from thence, and buried him 

 in the deep snow beneath ; but happily, although the beast 

 tore away the collar of the man's upper coat, he in no wise 

 injured his person. 



" The bear now charged a pikeman, overthrew him, bit a 

 large piece out of his thigh, and tore off the lower part of his 

 nose, so that it hung over his mouth ; afterwards he broke 

 through the Ring. 



" A Jagare, near at hand, by taking a short cut, succeeded 

 in coming up with the beast, whom he would probably have 

 killed had not his gun unfortunately missed fire. The bear 

 now rose on his hind legs, and with his fore paws embraced 



