PERILS AND PLEASURES 



OF 



A HUNTER'S LIFE, 



CHAPTER I. 

 A ROUGH, BEAR-FACED INTRODUCTION. 



THE grizzly monster glared at me from his rocky perch 

 with 'the eyes of a fury. It was no time for hesitation. 

 I raised my rifle, took a quick aim at the shoulder of the 

 bear, the only part fairly exposed and fired. The 

 next moment there was an awful growl, and my fierce 

 enemy came limping down the pass towards me. I 

 turned and ran toward a small pine that stood by the side 

 of the pass, about a hundred yards from the spot where 

 I had fired. I reached the tree, dropped my rifle, and, 

 with a few rapid jerks, reached the lower limb, just as 

 the bear dashed to the foot. Such was the monster's 



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