bruin's

I took off the skin and head of the dead bear in half the time that some people would be in skinning a rabbit, and wrapped myself in it, placing my own head directly under bruin's; the whole herd came round me immediately, and my apprehensions threw me into a most piteous situation to be sure: however, my scheme turned out a most admirable one for my own safety.

Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 Charles Herbert Sylvester

They did rescue him, however, by lunging a knife into bruin's side, compelling him to release his hold, after lacerating the soldier's arm and side.

Three Years on the Plains Observations of Indians, 1867-1870 Edmund B. Tuttle

Old bruin's keeper first gave him a drink of water, then poured a pailful over him, which he seemed to enjoy very much, as the day was a warm one.

Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 3, January 19, 1884. A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside Various

Their pleasures were much the same as those of their kinsmen across the sea in merry England -- fox-hunting, feasting and dancing; though to these amusements of the old country were added the more exciting deer chase, and the far more dangerous pastime of a bear hunt, when bruin's presence near the homestead became too evident for comfort.

In Ancient Albemarle Catherine Albertson 1938

As soon as the ceremony of wiping away poor bruin's tears had been performed, the assembled Gilyaks set to work in earnest to devour his flesh.

The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion 1922

There was a quantity of fine sandy soil at the lower end of the narrow cut and on the edge of the ledge, and her trained eyes had slight difficulty in seeing the signs of little bruin's headlong flight.

The Short Cut Jackson Gregory 1912

"I'll fix him!" grated the boy, as he thrust the muzzle of his rifle almost against bruin's head and pulled the trigger.

Frank Merriwell's Bravery Burt L. Standish 1905

Thus the old hunter saved his dogs, for in bruin's deadly clutch some of them would have been killed.

The old plantation : how we lived in great house and cabin before the war, 1901

As soon as the ceremony of wiping away poor bruin's tears had been performed, the assembled Gilyaks set to work in earnest to devour his flesh.

The Golden Bough James George Frazer 1897

And then the hunt begins, although it is not sport, but revenge and self preservation that urges the farmer forward on bruin's trail.

North Carolina and its Resources. North Carolina. Board of Agriculture. 1896