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up and fled on the wings of fear as the death shriek of his companion struck his ears. The next am the villagers set out led by the [[strikethrough]] widod [[/strikethrough]] wife of the hapless hunter and all armed with guns they came to the scene of the occurrence just at dawn and found the bear had ab eaten all but a portion of his victim and he was still engaged upon this when the widow fired the first shot into him which was followed by a volley from the rest which ended the career of the Bear - The widow then drew a long hunting knife and rushing like a fury upon the carcass of the bear cut and slashed until her strength was exhausted and the animals skin hung in shreds - Every winter the bears do more or less damage to the natives of the north coast.
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Here among the natives of St. M - and probably among other [[strikethrough]] natives [/strikethrough]] Innuits the idea is held that if the Red - or the Black bear is made short of or called by any disrespectful terms the bear will know it at once and the next time the one thus reviles him goes out away from the village he or she will by torn by a bear and killed - Consequently the natives always speak respectfully of them. They say it makes no difference even if the one thus speaking is in his house and the bear in the mts - the latter will know it

They say it makes no difference even if the one thus speaking is in his house and the bear in the mts - the latter will know it

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