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heart, however, was the champion. The action of our veteran 

 mustang's was accounted for on the ground that bruin emerged 

 too suddenly, so did not give them time to think. This may 

 have been the cause, but to me it looked like want of courage 

 and experience. Our camp was the scene of hilarity that 

 evening, and the song, " IFennom esla la noetic" was sung 

 many times over, and with immense gusto, as all were pleased 

 with the success achieved. 



We started out the next morning at six o'clock, and worked 

 up a piece of woods half a mile from the coppice of the previous 

 day, but it proved a blank draw. "While we were passing 

 from this to another promising country, we espied a grizzly 

 and her two cubs playing together in a dell in the most 

 affectionate manner, and as we felt sure that they could not 

 escape, we watched their ludicrous and clumsy antics for some 

 moments with keen interest. When weary of that, the dogs 

 and a huntsman were sent to the windward in order to drive 

 the animals to the leeward, where we posted ourselves. As 

 soon as the hounds came in sight of the bears they set up a 

 tremendous yelping, and charged them boldly, but they 

 reckoned without their host, for the entire party stood boldly 

 at bay, and did not make even an effort to avoid their canine 

 foes; and when the dogs came to close quarters the cubs drew 

 near their dam, and all raised themselves on their hind legs 

 as if they were willing and ready for the contest. 



The dogs tried to get a nip at them, but their effort was in 

 vain, for their ungainly opponents met them in every direction, 

 and frequently charged them in return, but their canine caution 

 and nimbleness enabled them to escape all blows and attempts 

 at a hug. The old grizzly finally became so angry at their 

 pertinacious annoyance that she rushed suddenly at one that 

 approached very close, and giving him a sweeping blow with 

 her paw killed him as easily as she would a mouse by crushing 

 his skull. While she was engaged in this affair half a dozen 

 of the dogs surrounded the cubs and gave them several severe 

 nips, which caused them to howl fearfully, and their cries 

 brought the dam back in a hurry to aid them, but before she 

 could come up one of the youngsters had killed another of its 



