THE STORY OF THE BEAR. 



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placed, dropped lightly to the ground, and caught up his own gun, while the 

 bear, fully occupied witli his victim, did not observe the appearance of this 

 second actor upon the scene. 



Running hastily forward, the second hunter placed the muzzle of the 

 gun under the upraised fore leg of the animal, and fired, the ball entering 

 his heart. 



Another moment's delay and it would have been too late. 



A PERFECT SPECIMEN OF THE AMERICAN BLACK BEAR. 



THE AMERICAN BLACK BEAR. 



The American l)lack bear differs from the brown bear much more than 

 does the grizzly. It is a smaller animal than the brown bear, v/ith a small?!" 



