had no chance of escaping.
The horsemen now dismounted and dashed recklessly
into the bushes, where they soon discovered and killed
two of the bears; the third was not found for some
time. At last an Iroquois came upon it so suddenly
that he had not time to point his gun before the bear
sprang upon him and struck him to the earth, where it
held him down.
Instantly the place was surrounded by eager men; but
the bushes were so thick, and the fallen trees among