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a few moments. The bear moved out of 

 sight, behind some of the rocks, and the 

 poor fellows, beginning to feel the effects 

 of the wonnds they had received, from 

 which the blood was running in streams, 

 made the best of their way to the village, 

 which was nearer than our camp, and 

 sent a messenger over to tell me what had 

 hapi^ened. 



I hastened directly to the village, to give 

 what assistance I could, and to see what 

 injuries they had received. Dirgoo's arms 

 were dreadfully swollen, and in each, were 

 four ugly gaping wounds. The other 

 man, thanks solely to Du-goo's unshrinking 

 courage, had escaped comparatively well. 

 His hand however, was bitten right through, 

 and he had several deep cuts upon his head, 

 inflicted by the bear's claws. 



Both men being in great pain, I had warm 

 water fomentations applied throughout the 

 night, which, in some measure, reduced the 

 swelling, and allayed the pain, and after- 

 wards, the wounds were poulticed for several 



