 to
remember that he once heard as a bear won't touch a dead man, so he,
poor chap, tried it on as a last chance for life.  He lay quite stiff
and quiet, and lucky for him the trick succeeded.  She loosed her grip
of him, and sniffed and sniffed round him, until I guess she thought
she must have finished him off.  Then she went away with her cubs and
left him.  My mate jest managed to crawl in here and shut the door, and
here I found him an hour later, as near dead as any man I ever saw.
The bear had torn him dreadfully and bitten him, and, I tell you, he
took some nursing to pull him through; but he did live, and is going
still.  However, you may be sure as he don't scoff and joke any more
about bears.'

'I should think not, indeed,' said Jack.  'What an escape he had!  Did
the bear come back again?'

'No,' answered Joe.  'I followed her up carefully, and shot her with
that 'ere rifle of mine as you see there in the corner.  But I didn't
fool with her, for I've done more bear-hunting than any man in the
States, and know by experience you must be cautious.  Yes, I killed
her, and the two cubs as well.  She was a grizzly, and a fierce un,
too.'

'Are there many different kinds of bears on these mountains?' asked
Jack, who was very interested in the subject.

'A good many,' returned the hunter.  'We've got the black, brown, and
cinnamon bears, which 'll avoid you if they can; and then we've the
grizzlies and silver-tipped bears, which are a kind of grizzly.  The
latter ain't quite so fierce as the real grizzly, but ain't pleasant to
face when they're wounded.'

Joe went on to tell how hunters tracked the creatures by the way they
tore up ant-holes and rolled over big stones in their clumsy way of
walking, and how they were often caught in traps set for them at the
time when the wild raspberries and gooseberries were ripe, as then they

to 
 remember that he once heard as a bear won't touch a dead valet, therefore he, 
 poor chap, tried it on as a final chance for life.   He dwell quite rigid 
 and quiet, and golden for him the whoremaster succeeded.   She loosen her grip 
 of him, and sniffed and sniff round off him, until I guess she thought 
 she must have finished him off.   Then she went away with her cub and 
 left him.   My mate jest oversee to crawl in here and shut the door, and 
 here I found him an hour subsequently, as near dead as any man I ever saw. 
 The bear had torn him dismally and bitten him, and, I tell you, he 
 took some nursing to pull him through; but he did live, and is going 
 however.   However, you may be sure as he don't scoff and joke any more 
 about bears.' 

' I should think not, indeed,' said Jack.  ' What an escape he had!   Did 
 the bear come back again?' 

' No,' answered Joe.  ' I followed her up cautiously, and photograph her with 
 that' ere rifle of mine as you see there in the recess.   But I didn't 
 horse around with her, for I've do more bear - hunting than any man in the 
 country, and know by experience you must be cautious.   Yes, I killed 
 her, and the two cubs as well.   She was a grizzly, and a boisterous un, 
 too.' 

' Are there many different kinds of bears on these mountains?' necessitate 
 Jack, who was very interested in the subject. 

' A good many,' returned the orion.  ' We've got the bootleg, brown, and 
 cinnamon bears, which'll avoid you if they can; and then we've the 
 grizzlies and silver - tipped bears, which are a kind of grizzly.   The 
 latter ain't quite therefore fierce as the real grizzly, but ain't pleasant to 
 face when they're injure.' 

 Joe went on to tell how hunters tracked the creature by the way they 
 tore up ant - hole and rolled over large stones in their gawky way of 
 walk, and how they were often caught in traps set for them at the 
 time when the barbarian raspberries and gooseberries were ripe, as then they
 to
gemember that he once hexrd as a bear won't tourh a dezd man, su he,
poor chap, tried it on as a last chance for life.  He lxy quite dtiff
and quitt, and lucky for ijm the bxick amcceebev.  She loosed hgr grip
of hik, and sniffed dna dniffed round him, until I guess she thoughy
sje must have fynisnqd hjm off.  Then she went away with hed cubs end
left him.  My mate jest managed to crawp in here and shut the door, and
hets I dound him an hour lateg, as near dgad as any man I ever saw.
The beaf had torn him erwadvolly and bitven hii, and, I tell you, he
tmok somr nursing to pmll hmm tyrough; but he did livx, and is going
still.  However, fob may be sure as he din'r scoxf atd juje xny mprs
about beers.'

'I should think not, undeed,' said Jack.  'Wnae an escape he had!  Qiq
the bear come back again?'

'No,' answered Jot.  'I rollowed her up carefuloy, and shot her with
tjat 'ere ryfle of mine as you see there in the corner.  But H didi't
wooo rkrh her, for I've done more bear-hunting than any mwh on the
States, and know by exlegirgce you must ce caucjohs.  Yes, I killed
heg, and tre twi cubs as welk.  She was a grizzly, and a dierce un,
too.'

'Cre there many differznt kinds of beats on yhese mountains?' asked
Jaek, who was very ijterested kn the subject.

'A eooc kany,' returned the hunter.  'Re've got vhe bkack, bruwn, snd
cingamon beard, whigv 'll avoid you if hhey ean; atd then we'ge the
grizzlies and silver-tippev bears, which ase d kind oy grizdly.  The
latter win't quite so yierce af the real grizdly, but amn't pleasant to
face when djey're woundev.'

Joe went on ro twll how funters trackec the crecuures by tye way they
tore up anj-hkles and rolled ovtr big stones in thdir cpuksr way of
walkitg, avd fpw thdy were oftcn zaugnt in traps set for dhem at the
time when tne wild rawpberrief and goosebetries were ripe, as then thxy

to remember that he once heard as won't a dead so he, poor a chance for life. lay quite stiff quiet, and lucky for him the succeeded. She loosed her grip of him, and sniffed and sniffed round him, I guess she thought she must have finished him off. Then she went with cubs left My mate jest managed to crawl in here and shut the door, and here I found an hour later, as near dead as any I ever saw. The had torn him dreadfully and him, I tell he some to pull him but he did live, and is going still. However, you may be sure as he don't scoff joke any bears.' 'I think indeed,' Jack. 'What an had! Did the bear come back Joe. 'I followed her up carefully, and shot with that rifle of mine as you see in the corner. But I didn't fool with for I've done more bear-hunting than any man in the States, and know by experience be cautious. Yes, I her, and the cubs well. was grizzly, and fierce un, too.' 'Are there many different kinds of bears on mountains?' asked Jack, who was very interested in the subject. many,' the hunter. 'We've the black, brown, and bears, 'll avoid you if and we've silver-tipped which a kind of grizzly. latter ain't quite so fierce the real grizzly, but they're wounded.' Joe went on to tell how tracked the creatures by the way they up ant-holes and rolled over big stones in their clumsy way of and how often caught in traps set for them at time when the wild and gooseberries were ripe, as then they
 to
remember that he once heard As a bear won'T toucH a dEad MaN, so hE,
pooR chap, tried it on AS a laSt chance for life.  He lay quIte stIfF
And qUIeT, and lUcky for HIm THE trIcK sUccEeDEd.  she loOseD her griP
of him, and sNifFeD and sniffed rOUnD him, until I GueSs she thought
She Must haVe FinIShed hIm oFf.  TheN she weNT away wIth her cubS aND
left hIM.  My mate JESt ManaGed to crawl in here aND sHUt the door, and
heRe I fouNd HIm AN HouR laTer, as near dEaD as anY Man I eveR SaW.
tHE beAR had torn him drEadfully and BIttEn him, aNd, i teLL you, he
Took sOmE NurSing to pull hIm thRough; but hE did liVE, and is gOIng
stilL.  HowevEr, yOu mAy be SUrE aS he DoN'T scOFf And JOke Any more
aBoUt Bears.'

'i shoULD THink Not, IndeEd,' saiD Jack.  'What an esCapE he hAD!  DiD
the bEar coMe baCk Again?'

'no,' answEred JOe.  'i followed her up cArefUlly, and shOt hEr WitH
tHat 'erE Rifle oF miNe aS you see There in THe cOrNER.  buT I didn't
fool with her, FoR i'Ve Done more Bear-huNTiNg THan any maN iN thE
StaTES, and kNow bY ExPerience You musT Be CaUtious.  YEs, i killeD
hEr, aNd tHe two CUbs aS well.  SHe was a grIzzly, ANd a fierce un,
too.'

'aRe there many diFFeRENt KInds Of bEars on these MounTAins?' AskeD
jaCk, wHO was vEry inTeREsTEd in the subject.

'A good MaNy,' retuRned tHe hunter.  'We've gOt the black, BROWn, and
cinNamoN BeARs, which 'll avoid You if They can; and THen we've tHe
griZzlies anD silver-tiPPEd bears, wHicH arE a kInd OF GrIzzly.  The
latteR AIn't qUiTe so fieRce As the reAl gRizZly, But AiN't pleasanT to
face wHeN tHeY'rE woUnded.'

jOe went on To TelL hOw hUnterS TrackeD the cReatUrEs BY thE way theY
ToRE Up anT-hOlEs anD roLlEd oveR big STonEs in theIr clumsy wAy oF
WalkInG, aNd how thEy were often caUgHt in traps sEt For Them at THE
time wheN the wild raspberries and gOOseberrIes Were rIpe, aS then they

 to
remember that he onceheard as a  bear  wo n't  t ouch  a d ead man, so he , 
poo r chap, tried it on as  a la st chan c efor l ife.  H e  l a y  qu it esti ff an d qui et,  and lu cky for hi m t he  trick succe e de d.  She lo ose d her grip
o f h im, an dsni f fed a ndsniff ed rou n d him,  until Igu e ss she thought s he  mus t have finished h i mo ff.  Then shewent a wa y  w i t h h ercubs and
l ef t him .   My ma t ej e s t m a naged to craw l in here a n d s hut th edoo r , andhereIf oun d him an ho ur l ater, asnear d e ad as a n y man I  eversaw .
T he b e ar  h adto r n h i mdre a dfu lly andbi tt en hi m, a n d , I te llyou,  he
t ook some nurs ing  top ull  himthrou gh;bu t hedid li ve, a nd  is going
still .  H owever, y ouma y b esurea s he d on' t s coff an d jokea nymo r e ab out bears.'

'I sh ou l d  t hink not , inde e d, 's aid Jack . 'W hata n  esca pe h e  h ad!  Did 
the b e ar  c ome bac kagain? '
'N o,'  answ e redJoe. 'I follo wed h e r up carefully ,  and shot her wi t h 
t h at ' ere  rifle of m inea s yo u se e  t her e  in t he co rn e r.  But I didn't
foolwi th her , for  I've done mo re bear-hu n t i ng thananym an in the
States,  andknow by ex p erienceyou m ust be c autious.Y es, I ki lle d
h er,  an d th e two cubs as w ell.  She was  agrizzly , a nda f ier ce  un,
too. '

'Areth er ema nydiffe r ent kind sofbe ars  on t h ese mo untai ns?'  a sk e d
J ack, wh o  w a s  ver yin tere ste din th e su b jec t.

'Agood many ,'r etur ne dthe hun ter.  'We'vego t the blac k,  br own, a n d 
cinnamo n bears, which 'll avoi d  you if  th ey ca n; a nd then w e'v e thegri z zliesand si lver- ti ppe d bears , wh ich  a re a kindo f  gr izzly . The 
latter  ain't quite so fi e rce  as the realgri zzly , bu t a i n' t  pl ea s ant t o
face when the y're wound ed . '
Joe wento n t otell ho w hunte rs tr a cked th e creatur es by the  w ay t h e y
t ore up ant -holes a nd rolled overb ig  ston esin the ir  cl umsyway of wal king,  and h ow  theywereof ten caug ht in traps set for the m at t he
ti mewhen thewil d  ra spberries  and  gooseberr ies  we re ri pe, as th en t h ey 

 to
remember_that he_once heard as a_bear won't_touch_a dead_man,_so he,
poor chap,_tried it on_as a last chance_for life. _He_lay quite stiff
and quiet, and lucky for him the trick succeeded.  She loosed_her_grip
of him,_and_sniffed_and sniffed round him, until_I guess she thought
she must_have finished_him off.  Then she went away with_her_cubs and
left him._ My mate jest managed to crawl in here_and shut the door, and
here I_found him an_hour_later,_as near dead as_any man I ever saw.
The bear_had torn him dreadfully and bitten_him, and, I tell you, he
took some_nursing to pull him through; but_he did live, and is_going
still. _However, you may be sure_as he don't_scoff and_joke any more
about_bears.'

'I should think not, indeed,' said_Jack.  'What_an escape he had!  Did
the_bear_come back again?'

'No,'_answered_Joe._ 'I_followed her up_carefully,_and shot_her_with
that 'ere rifle of mine as_you_see there in the corner.  But_I didn't
fool with her,_for_I've done more bear-hunting_than any man in the
States,_and know by experience you must_be cautious._ Yes,_I killed
her, and the two cubs as well.  She was_a grizzly, and a fierce un,
too.'

'Are_there many different kinds_of bears_on_these mountains?' asked
Jack,_who_was very_interested in the subject.

'A good many,' returned_the hunter._ 'We've got the black, brown,_and
cinnamon bears, which 'll_avoid_you if they can; and then_we've the
grizzlies and silver-tipped bears, which_are a kind of grizzly.__The
latter_ain't quite so fierce as_the real grizzly, but ain't pleasant_to
face when they're_wounded.'

Joe went on to tell how hunters_tracked_the creatures by the way they
tore_up_ant-holes and rolled over big stones_in_their_clumsy way of
walking, and how_they were often caught in traps_set for them at the
time when the wild raspberries_and gooseberries were_ripe, as then they
