. Stephen of Philadelphia; a story of Penn's colony . to lessen the number of bears. A BEAR HUNT We had not been troubled by the beasts during thewinter, because of their not leaving their dens oftenwhen snow is on the ground; but as soon as wre hadpigs and sheep, as was speedily the case after theships began to arrive with those who had agreed tosettle in William Penns city, the bears came out ingreat numbers. One big brown creature seized a pig at which Jethrosfather was looking, leaping into the pen and outagain with the squealing fellow in his jaws, and madegood his escape, owing to the fa
. Stephen of Philadelphia; a story of Penn's colony . to lessen the number of bears. A BEAR HUNT We had not been troubled by the beasts during thewinter, because of their not leaving their dens oftenwhen snow is on the ground; but as soon as wre hadpigs and sheep, as was speedily the case after theships began to arrive with those who had agreed tosettle in William Penns city, the bears came out ingreat numbers. One big brown creature seized a pig at which Jethrosfather was looking, leaping into the pen and outagain with the squealing fellow in his jaws, and madegood his escape, owing to the fact that William Norrishad nothing near at hand which would serve as aweapon. A BEAR HUNT 57 Therefore it was decided that three full days shouldbe spent in ridding the land of bears and wolves, andwe lads made great preparations for the sport, thinkingto prove ourselves heroes at the outset; but, unlessI am much mistaken, we did nothing of the kind. On the morning of the hunt, at early daybreak,thirty men were sent out to form a line straight across. from one river to the other, and at the same timetwice as many more were ordered to range themselvesalong the bank near where were our caves. Thenthe two companies marched in the line of a crescenttoward the meeting place of the two rivers. 5S STKPHKN 01- IHILADKUIUA Hack of these, and close in the rear so that theremight IK no danger from their fire, came all the others,Indians as well as white men, who eared to take partin the hunt, and 1 dare venture to say there were nonewho remained at home just then. The line began to move forward about sunrise, andnothing was heard or seen of the hears until a fullhour had passed, when three or four shots from thefurther end told that one had been brought down. Of course, in thus sweeping the country we routedout rabbits, partridges, porcupines, and a host ofsmall game; but the orders were that no powdershould be wasted on anything except bears or wolves. It seemed to me as if 1 saw on that
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