The Trapper's Journey

When Suddenly The Bear Rears Up Not Thirty Feet To The Front Of Us; I React Instantly Brining My Rifle To My Shoulder And Firing Almost At The Same Instant. I Hit Him Because He Looks At Us. I Turn And Yell Darleen Up That Tree! She Gets The Limb From Her Saddle While I'M Still Reloading And Pulls Her Self Up. I Wish That Tree Was Bigger But It Was The Nearest One To Her Position. I Get My Rifle Reloaded Just As The Big Grizzly Breaks Through The Underbrush Spruce And Aspen Saplings Not Twenty Feet In Front Of Me. I Throw The Gun To My Shoulder To Fire. But Pegasus Starts Bucking Almost As Soon As The Rifle Comes To My Shoulder. Consequently I Get A Shot Off But Its A Dead Miss; Because Both Me And The Rifle Are Flying Through The Air. I Hit The Ground Hard I Lay All Sprawled Out. The Next Thing I Feel Is The Bears Hot Breath. The Rifle Is Ten Feet Away It Might As Well Be Ten Miles And I Couldnt Reload Fast Enough Anyway.