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our friend would either come out, or give 

 some signal of his presence. It would 

 have made an excellent subject for an artist, 

 and nothing was wanting to make it perfect, 

 but a charge from the old bear; although, 

 what in that case might have been the 

 consequence, is hard to say. The adven- 

 ture however closed without this finale, 

 for after firing one barrel of the gun, to 

 see if that would rouse the inmate, with- 

 out his giving any signs of his presence, 

 we again emerged into dayhght. I came 

 to the conclusion, that this bear must have 

 been shot through the nose ; and would 

 most probably die a lingering death, in the 

 recesses of that dark cavern, in which most 

 likely, we were the first, and will be the 

 last human visitors. 



This is not much, you will say, to make a 

 story of ; not even a struggle, or a lucky shot, 

 just in time to save some unfortunate or 

 rather fortunate attendant's life or limb. 

 I can't help it ! as it happened to me, so I 

 tell it to you. If you would Hke an account 



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