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we had considerable trouble, and were some 

 time before we coidd ascertain the dii'ection 

 in which he had gone. But we managed to 

 hit him off at last, and tracked him into a 

 cave. How to get him out, was now the 

 question ? we reconnoitred his stronghold, 

 and upon close examination discovered a hole 

 in the rock, that seemed to communicate with 

 the main cave. As soon as Wilson had taken 

 up a position commanding the mouth of the 

 cave, I fired a shot in at the other entrance, 

 a noise between a grunt and a moan was the 

 response, and out bolted Bruin. Wilson 

 fired, missed with the first barrel, and 

 wounded him with the second ; I discharged 

 the other barrel of the rifle which I had in 

 my hand, but with no eflect, and jumping off 

 the rock seized my second rifle from my man, 

 and just as the bear was ascending a high 

 bank, I fired and he fell backwards, rolling to 

 the foot of the bank. " Hurrah ! he's done 

 for, Wilson," I shouted out. "Not a bit. 

 Colonel, look at him, there he goes ; " and 

 sure enough, he had got on his legs again, 



