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the bear, but at last it occurred to some 

 one to make a lay figure and lower it 

 from the rocks above into the very mouth 

 of the den ; there by means of a rope 

 round its waist the dummy was made 

 to dance in so irritating a manner that 

 the bear rushed out at it and was shot. 

 Near the village of Chetterpur, where 

 there was no other inducement to attract 

 bears than a cluster of rocky hills con- 

 taining some convenient holes and caves 

 usually tenanted by porcupines, a bear 

 would occasionally take up his quarters, 

 but he was sure to be observed and re- 

 ported by the women who visited a well 

 near the hill, and equally sure to be shot. 

 During my stay at Chetterpur I killed 

 two bears in this way, within a mile of 

 the village. 



