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and hopeless. I told him that I knew of one more place , 

 and if he would go with me to it, and we found n( bears 

 there, I would then agree to go home with him. 



He consented to go ; and as we approached the spot, we 

 saw the foot-prints of a very large bear, leading directly to 

 the ground. I told Enlow that a bear was surely in that 

 place, as it had just gone by, and, with good management, 

 he would be our prize without fail. 



As the wind was blowing from us, we ran round to the 

 other side of the ground ; but by the time we arrived there, 

 the wind had changed, and blew wrong again. 



"Well, Enlow," said I, "if we go in at this side the 

 bear will certainly smell us, and we will lose him." 



He said that he would not be fooled in that way, but 

 advised that we should go in there ; and if tlie bear ran, 

 the dogs would stop him. 



This did not suit me ; so I told him that we might cer- 

 tainly count on losing the bear if he smelled us ; and that 

 I would turn as often as the wind did, until it would be 

 right. Whereupon, he agreed to go round again to the 

 place where we saw the track. 



The wind remaining in the same quarter, we entered the 

 ground ; and about midway I saw the bear going off, and 

 uointed him out to Enlow, telling him to stand and keep 

 the dogs quiet, and I would show him how to shoot him. 

 He agreed, and I set ofif to exhibit my skill in bear- 

 hunting. 



The bear was travelling out of the ground, and I did 

 not gain much on him ; but after a little while he turned 

 his course, so that I could cut across, and double my gaiu 

 on him. I soon got to a place where, if he continued his 

 course, he would be as near as I wished him. On he came, 

 until he was right opposite me, but crossing my track. I 

 spoke to him, and he stopped, when I sent a bal' through 

 his lungs. He ran but a shor+ distance, and fell dead. 



