Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1895 — A Surprised Fisherman. [ARTICLE]

A Surprised Fisherman.

A Massachusetts sport, fishing for trout in Steubens River, Maine, met with a surprise the other day. Instead of getting a bite he was startled by the roar of a bull. On looking around he saw the bull coming at him full speed. There was no time to be lost so he quickly*removed his rubber boots, took them under his arm and forded the river. On reaching the other side he encountered a huge bear that had been awakened by the terrible roar of the bull. After a severe struggle with the bear, he succeeded in making his escape minus one boot, which he threw at the bear. The next day | the sport with a company of armed men went to hunt for him and the lost boot. After hunting a few hours they succeeded in finding the boot, buu bruin was nowhere to ba found