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Sta5at4f Haethod ot takulg q bear.- A Officer 0! GU. ar:.sy, C.; d;.t; iss ths snterior ot Louisiana, observed at q house where hehad put up forthe night several bear skins, and one of them par ticularly large. He entered into con- Tersation about them, and received lle following account of fine manner in which one of the bears had been taken.

 \ man had gone out to drive in his cattle, a few days before, mounted, but with no other weapon than COW whip. A COW whip consists of stiff round whip stock about three feet long, sup piled with T lash of twisted raw hide nearly thirty feet long. The lash is coiled up to be used on the arm, and is Thrown out with great violence by those who are expert with 1t.

 While armed with this whip and hunt ing up his cattle, the man came sudden ay upon a large bear. Thinking 10 have a bit of fun in tine lone woods, he gave -sthe bear whack with his whip. Bruen growled and made battle. tho horse eprang out of his reach with his rider. who gathered up his lash, closed again, aud gave anether whack and continued the contest in this way about an hour, she bear soreiy annoyed and enraeed. but unable to cope with the activity of the horse, who always sprane of after a throw of the whip. The bear at. Tempted several times to climb tree. but was as frequently brought down by a severe stroke from the formidable whip. At last, he seemed to be both cred and disposed to beg of, and now for the first time, 1t entered into the head of the man to drive him to the house, which was about six miles from the scene of action. He commenced by heading him and whacking him with she whip when pursuing any direction but the one he wished him to follow. which poor Bruen after some efforts 10 avoid lt- quietly took. finding no peace II any other way. Getting him at last into COW path leading to the house end Hogging him severely whenever he Jeff it, he got the bear 10 move moderately 'on the path, making but few efforts to leave It, and sure of a heavy whack whenever he did. in this way he drove him entil within hail of the house. when calling to another man who was thero D came out with his rife and shot him

 The officer thinkingii an extraordina. " adventure. took great painsito ascer- tain is correctnessFr from several indivia. aais "ho vere sin at the death" He ss~s also toe man who performed 'fhe