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765 
MAJOR STONER'S BEAR. 
Vhile Major Stoner was living in Johnstown, 
: 1 not long after he commenced housekeeping, 
j irge bear came into his wheat field, doing no 
i : e mischief. To destroy this grain destroyer 
erected a staging and watched repeatedly for 
1 1, but his vigilance was all in vain, and the 
sat, when ripe, was harvested. As the corn 
an to fill in the ear, bruin again thrust him- 
upon the hospitality of the major. His bear- 
1 soon found, however, as have some more 
thy though less courageous, that the charities 
he world are granted grudgingly to strangers, 
several evenings after his first entrance the 
bandman vainly sought an interview with his 
elcome guest, with malice aforethought rank- 
in his breast, death intent absorbing all his 
ights, and a rifle loaded with two balls rest- 
in his arms. 
t length, in one of his nightly watchings, he 
-d his dusky visitant testing the quality of 
tender ears, and although the night was dark, 
approached sufficiently near to gain an in- 
nct view of him, and instantly leveled and 
1 . At the report of his rifle, agreeably to 
•ert, a large watch dog confined in the house 
let out by Mrs. Stoner, and as the inter 
r retreated from the corn, was soon yelling 
tis heels. He leaped a fence into a field 
re a lot of flax had been spread, and after 
uing some distance the dog returned home, 
he morning blood was observed on the fence 
re the animal had crossed, and it was con¬ 
jured that if wounded he would not return. 
; gine Stoner’s surprise, therefore, the very 
day, when a neighboring woman came run- 
to his house, near which he chanced to be 
ork, to tell him that the bear had come back, 
was then in their orchard, but a short dis- 
i i off. 
aving the dog confined in his dwelling, to 
‘ ?t out if he fired, armed with his rifle, he 
to the orchard. He was not long in getting 
j °h and soon the dog was at his side. The 
| badly wounded, was overtaken by Growler 
| e roots of a dry tree, and several times, as 
l ormer attempted to ascend, the latter pulled 
back. Without leaving his tracks after he 
the sportsman, as was the custom, lodged 
! ier charge in his rifle. To his chagrin he 
1 that the stopple to his powder horn was 
1 tn off, and he was obliged to cut a hole in 
iorn to obtain a charge of powder. This 
loned some delay in loading, and by the 
he had finished his dog was crying most 
j -tsly. Not pleased with being so uncere- 
>usly drawn back, the bear turned upon his 
sar Y, , and. succeeded in getting a paw of 
t itter in his mouth. 
dog in distress never fails to bring down 
vengeance of its owner upon the object caus 
• and hurrying to the tree where was enact 
I ie tug of war, he thrust the muzzle of the 
into bruin’s mouth to pry open his jaws 
iberate his canine friend. Not altogether 
y d WIt h the interference, the grain and 
b eater struck a blow at the intruder with 
1 his monstrous paws, tearing off one leg 
J > pantaloons, and leaving the prints of his 
if on the flesln The end of the gun being 
l ! i the animals mouth, he discharged it and 
® u t his brains. The yell of the dog at- 
d the attention of several neighbors, and 
s btoner fired a second time, Lieut. Wallace 
! s hired man Hulster. arrived at the scene 
| ion, armed with pitchforks. 
| )ear proved to be very large, and had one 
1 paw ; 0° examining, to learn the cause, it 
j ound that one of the bullets fired at him 
1 co r n had passed through the center 
P r ^‘° ot while in an erect position, and the 
J had sucked it until the inner part was 
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