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a very unhandy customer to work witli, as he vvouhi l)ili; 

 and scratch severely. So I ran close to him, and kicked 

 him behind, hut he still kept on. I ran at him again, and 

 gave hira a thundering kick in the hind end, which raised 

 him up with such force, that he turned a somerset, and fell 

 with his head toward me. I jumped on him with my feet, 

 expecting that he would seize me by the legs, but that, as 

 they were thickly clothed, before he could do me any 

 injury, I could run my knife into him. So it happened, 

 for the moment I jumped on him, he laid hold of one of 

 my legs, and although one of his fore-legs was much in- 

 jured by the shot, yet he held me with his sharp nails, and 

 bit with all his strength, until I put my knife through his 

 heart. This done, I went to see what had become of my 

 dog and the other bear. 



As soon as I came within hearing, I found that they 

 were still fighting, and when I came up, they were both 

 so tired tliat they would stand and rest between whiles. 

 Wlien the dog would get the bear by the throat, the lat- 

 ter would scratch hira in the eyes with his hind-feet, until 

 the dog would let him go, when, after having rested, he 

 would tackle on to him again. 



I killed the bear, and relieved the dog; after which, I 

 gathered my prizes together, dressed them, and hung them 

 up, to keep other animals from eating them. I then went 

 into my camp, or rather house, and laid down to wait for 

 evening ; when I intended to give the bears another trial, 

 in a dliferent feeding-ground. 



In the evening, a man by the name of Enlow, who was 

 married to my wife's sister, joined me. Hearing of the 

 route I intended to take next, he advised me to bring iu 

 the three bears I had killed that evening, and leave the 

 proposed hunt until tuc next morning. This being agreed 

 to, when morning came, we started otf early, and hunted 

 from one place to another, until Mr. Enlow became tired 



