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raeadi)\v and milk the heifer. In a little while the neprro 

 fame back and said that Nancy could not do anything 

 with the cow, she was so cross. 



"Go down, Browninfj, and Iielj) them," said the old 

 woman. 



I was far more willinj^ to go than I wished her to un- 

 derstand. However, off I went, and we tried to get the 

 cow into a fence-corner ; but she would always break by 

 us. At length, as she was passing, I seized her by (»iic 

 horn and by the nose, i)y which I held her until she wns 

 milked. Nancy then laughed at me again, and said, " You 

 are no coward, Browning, though mother did scare yt»ii 

 so last night. That heifer was dangerous : did you sec- 

 how she ran at me with those sliiir[) horns ?" 



" Oh, to be sure I saw her run at you, and was afraid 

 she would catch you ; but I was determined to stop her." 

 By this time we were on our way to the house ; and hear- 

 ing a great noise there, I said to Nancy, "What docs nil 

 that mean ? " 



" Why," said she, " they called out ' a bear, a l)ear I ' 

 Run, Browning, and see what is the matter amonj; 

 them." 



I went off at the top of ray speed; nnd on arriving at 

 the house, I found that four or five geMtlemen, who, with 

 their ladies, had come to visit Mrs. Caldwell, and had 

 brought with them their bird-guns and little dogs, had 

 seen a very large bear passing through the field in front 

 of the house, and had started in pursuit with those little 

 animals, two of which would make but a mouthful for the 

 bear. Mr. Caldwell was a successful bear-hunter, and liad 

 two fine dogs, which were well trained to fight bears. I 

 called the dogs, took the old man's gun, and ran in the 

 direction of the noise till I overtook the party ; they hav- 

 ing halted as soon as the bear had reached the woods. 

 The little dogs would not leave their masters ; as if the\ 



