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of them wounded a cur, that would insist on keeping in the 

 way, in the shoulder. 



\Vhen the conflict was over the ground was freely sprinkled 

 with blood, and the bear's face was fairly covered with it, from 

 the wound inflicted by the scimitar. I then turned my atten- 

 tion to my arm, and soon had that bound up, using- my linen 

 for a bandage; and when that was done 1 felt rather pleased 

 with myself, as it was my first actual contest with the planti- 

 grade, and I had come off better than I could expect. True, I 

 had every advantage over the slain, but one forgets that in his 

 pleasure at having killed a dangerous \\ild animal that has 

 caused him any injury. 



Before leaving the spot I commenced shouting for help, and 

 in about fifteen minutes a young brave came up. I explained 

 to him what had occurred, but he was content with saying 

 " masatchee itsoot," which might be translated that it was 

 either a bad or a dangerous bear. 



As I wished to return to camp at once I told him to have 

 the animal brought in when his party returned home, but he 

 objected to my walking to the village, and said he would take 

 me down in a canoe which was concealed in the bushes below 

 the jam of logs in the river. I accepted his proposal gladly, 

 and was soon dashing down the stream at a headlong pace, but 

 my misfortunes for the day were not over, for in passing 1 under 

 a huge fir which stretched across the river I did not stoop 

 low enough, and received, as a consequence, a fearful bump in 

 the forehead which almost threw me backward and made me 

 see a greater variety of vari-coloured stars than arc to be found 

 in the firmament. 



What with my arm and splitting headache, I was in 

 anything but a pleasant mood ; hence the wild and luxuriant 

 forest scenery which was everywhere visible was lost to 

 me. 1 was glad indeed when I reached the village and had 

 an opportunity of changing my garments and taking a stretch 

 on the humble pallet of si raw in my small tent. The young 

 fellow who was so kind to me, returned to his companions when 

 I stepped ashore, but before going lie told one of the women 



