Identifier: youngnimrodsinno00knox (find matches)
Title: The young Nimrods in North America : a book for boys
Year: 1881 (1880s)
Authors: Knox, Thomas Wallace, 1835-1896
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Publisher: New York : Harper & Brothers

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s Harry, and therefore had not seen the scar. SAMS FIGHT WITH A BEAR. 87 Well, continued Jack, that scar was received in a fight with a bearfour or five years ago, about twenty miles from here. Sam—his nameis Sam Brown—was out with a friend, when they came upon a couple ofbears, and so suddenly that they were not ten yards off when they sawthem. One bear was killed at the first shot; the other rifle missed fire,and the bear that was not hurt rushed on the two men. They drew their hunting-knives to defend themselves; but Samsfriend did not stay long: he ran over the hill as fast as he could go, andleft Sam to fight it out alone. lie killed the bear, but he had a terrible struggle before he succeeded.His arms and sides were torn and bitten, and his face was scratched whereyou saw the scar. The mark on his face is nothing compared with thosewhere the other wounds were made, and since that time Sam says he doesnot want to fight a bear with a hunting-knife unless the bear is deadfirst.
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SAM BROWN 8 BEAU-FIGHT. 88 THE YOUNG NIMRODS. CHAPTER VII. SNOW-SHOES.—MOOSE AND ELK HUNTING. T^IIE long walk in the mountains, which Avas an unusual exertion forthem, had wearied our young friends so much that they slept late onthe following morning, and were not in a condition for renewing theirjourney in the forest immediately. But in spite of their weariness theywere desirous of having a further experience in hunting matters, andtheir first question on meeting Jack was in relation to the plans for theday. Jack told them they were to do nothing more exciting than stayaround the house and look at his hunting implements and trophies; ifthey tried to do too much at first, they would run the risk of becomingsatiated with hunting, and therefore it was the best plan to take mattersvery quietly in the beginning. One of the first things to attract their attention, on entering the room\vhere Jack kept his spare articles of the chase, wras a pair of snow-shoes. Harry wanted to try them on,

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