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Fight Between Friday and a Bear

           Thisfilleduswithhorror,andweknewnotwhatcoursetotake; butthecreaturesresolvedussoon,fortheygatheredaboutuspresentlyinhopesofprey,andIverilybelievetherewerethreehundredofthem. Ithappenedverymuchtoouradvantagethat,attheentranceintothewood,butalittlewasfromit,therelaysomelargetimber-trees,whichhadbeencutdownthesummerbefore,andIsupposelaythereforcarriage. Idrewmylittletroopinamongthosetrees,andplacingourselvesinalinebehindonelongtree,Iadvisedthemalltolight,andkeepingthattreebeforeusforabreastwork,tostandinatriangleorthreefronts,enclosingourhorsesinthecentre. 

           Wedidso,anditwaswellwedid;forneverwasamorefuriouschargethanthecreaturesmadeuponusintheplace. Theycameonuswithagrowlingkindofanoise,andmountedthepieceoftimber,which,asIsaid,wasourbreastwork,asiftheywereonlyrushingupontheirprey; andthisfuryoftheirs,itseems,wasprincipallyoccasionedbytheirseeingourhorsesbehindus,whichwasthepreytheyaimedat. Iorderedourmentofireasbefore,everyotherman;andtheytooktheiraimsosurethatindeedtheykilledseveralofthewolvesatthefirstvolley; buttherewasanecessitytokeepacontinualfiring,fortheycameonlikedevils,thosebehindpushingonthosebefore. 

           Whenwehadfiredoursecondvolleyofourfusees,wethoughttheystoppedalittle,andIhopedtheywouldhavegoneoffbutitwasbutamoment,forotherscameforwardagain; sowefiredtwovolleysofourpistols; andIbelieveinthesefourfiringswehadkilledseventeenoreighteenofthem,andlamedtwiceasmany,yettheycameonagain. 

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