Fortunately the bear was underneath and lay stunned at full length upon the ground.

Our friend Leonard naturally did not wait for his travelling companions to pick him up.

He had lost his musket and it was a good job that his hunting-knife had snapped off close at the hilt instead of running into his body; then, too, his knees and elbows were badly crushed, yet he had sufficient strength and presence of mind to drag himself back to our hunting box, and his story was a very pleasant surprise for us, I can tell you.

At first, indeed, we were much alarmed, and fancied that every bone in his body was out of joint, but now we can look on it merely as soldiers' luck.

To-morrow he'll be up no doubt, and the day after to-morrow we shall all be dancing." Henrietta had never removed her eyes from her husband's face during this narration, and it was plain from his looks that he was not proud of his adventure and did not want it talked about.