CHAPTER XIII. 
HUNTING PL JARLES IN TEXAS—A BEAR-HUNT WITHOUT 
THE METAPHYSICS. 
NatuRAaLists are very fond of calling our American ani- 
mals cowardly. This sweeping statement is only a partial 
tii; and I, for one, have got tired of hearing it reiterated. 
The animals of this continent were originally just as ferocious 
towards man,—if that’s what they call bravery, and the fear 
of him cowardice !—as were any of the most formidable of 
the Eastern hemisphere, in proportion to the size and strength 
of the races. 
Our forefathers, with their terrible rifles in hand, found 
our wild beasts quite sufficiently disposed, for their comfort, 
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