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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875. Excerpt: ... glancing off the thick skin, and producing no other effect than eliciting a lond growl from the animal. Just as Jack Ross fired the bear moved his head, so he missed'altogether. The shots, however, had the effect of infuriating the animals, who forthwith charged the wood-pile and commenced scrambling over, roaring loudly. "Within the enclosure there was quite a panic, but Adam Bell, who did not lose his presence of mind, ran to the large fire in front, and seizing some burning sticks, threw them at the beard as they appeared at the top of the wood-pile. His example being imitated by others, the ferocious animals beat a hasty retreat., They seemed, however, to have no intention of leaving their Quarters in the shed, for after sniffing about a bit, they squatted own. "Well, this is a pretty thing," said Jack Ross, "what are we to do? They'll eat and destroy all our meat." "I don't see we can do anything except keep a good look-out and wait till they go away. It would be madness to attack them with cutlasses only, and we have nothing else, except the axe, and we should have little chance with them, even with such a formidable weapon as that." Morning came, and still the two white bears remained. The shipwrecked mariners had the mortification of seeing the great brutes pull down and eat what they thought proper of the seal meat, which had been obtained and cured with sue! difficulty. After a slight morning meal of some thirty or forty pounds of flesh, the two bears lay down in the shed, seeming utterly indifferent to the proximity of man. "This can't go on," said Adam Bell, "something must be done; they'll eat all our stock of meat, and seals are getting scarce." A long consultation was held, and at last a plan decided on. It was to get possession of the powd...
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