The life and adventures of Daniel Boone, the first settler of Kentucky : interspersed with incidents in the early annals of the country . h he actually encountered a foe scarce-ly less formidable than the savage. Rendered doublywatchful by his late escape, none of the forest soundsescaped his notice. Hearing the approach of whathe judged to be a large animal by the noise of itsmovement through the cane, he held his rifle readyfor instant use, and drew from its sheath a long andsharp knife, which he always wore in his belt. Hedetermined to try the efficacy of his rifle first. Asthe animal came
The life and adventures of Daniel Boone, the first settler of Kentucky : interspersed with incidents in the early annals of the country . h he actually encountered a foe scarce-ly less formidable than the savage. Rendered doublywatchful by his late escape, none of the forest soundsescaped his notice. Hearing the approach of whathe judged to be a large animal by the noise of itsmovement through the cane, he held his rifle readyfor instant use, and drew from its sheath a long andsharp knife, which he always wore in his belt. Hedetermined to try the efficacy of his rifle first. Asthe animal came in sight it proved to be a she are exceedingly ferocious at all times, andtheir attack is dangerous and often fatal; but par-ticularly &o, when they are surrounded by their cubs,as was the case in this instance. As soon as the animal perceived him it ga^ e indi-cations of an intention to make battle. Boone lev-elled his rifle, and remained quiet, until the bear wassufficiently near to enable him to shoot with general his aim was sure; but this time the balldid not reach the print ;»t which he had aimed; and. LIFE OF DANIEL BOONE. 71 the wound it inflicted only served to render the ani-mal mad with rage and pain. It was impossible forhim to reload and discharge his gun a second timebefore it would reach him; and yet he dkl not rel-ish the idea of grappling with it in close fight. Hisknife was the resource to which he instantly held it in his right hand in such a position that thebear could not reach his person without receivingits point. His rifle, held in his left hand, served asa kind of shield. Thus prepared, he awaited theonset of the formidable animal. When within afoot of him, it reared itself erect to grasp him withits huge paws. In this position it pressed upon theknife until the whole blade was buried in its had pointed it directly to the heart of the an-imal. It fell harmless to the ground. The time fixed for the return of his
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