Wild Western Scenes - A Narrative of Adventures in the Western Wilderness, Wherein the - Exploits of Daniel Boone, the Great American Pioneer are Particularly - Described by J. B. (John Beauchamp) Jones
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CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. Glenn and Joe--Their horses--A storm--A black stump--A rough tumble--Moaning--Stars--Light--A log fire--Tents, and something to eat--Another stranger, who turns out to be well known--Joe has a snack--He studies revenge against the black stump--Boone proposes a bear hunt. CHAPTER II. Boone hunts the bear--Hounds and terriers--Sneak Punk, the hatchet- face--Another stump--The high passes--The bear roused--The chase--A sight--A shot--A wound--Not yet killed--His meditations--His friend, the bear--The bear retreats--Joe takes courage--Joe fires--Immense execution--Sneak--The last struggle--Desperation of the bear--His death--Sneak's puppies--Joe. CHAPTER III. Glenn's castle--Mary--Books--A hunt--Joe and Pete--A tumble--An opossum--A shot--Another tumble--A doe--The return--They set out again--A mound--A buffalo--An encounter--Night--Terrific spectacle--Escape--Boone--Sneak--Indians. CHAPTER IV. |
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