A Bear Story
In the summer of 1835, several different parties came up Bean Creek (Tiffin River) in canoes, and stopped for the night at Rev. Thomas J Prettymans. They had a pleasent chat until late in the evening, then retired for a quiet rest; but no sooner had they done so, than Mr. Prettyman heard his hogs make a fuss. He had twelve or fifteen fine hogs in a pen on the bank of the creek. As he looked out, he saw a large bear jump out of the pen. Mr. Prettyman, who was quite sick and somewhat delirious, ran out in his bare feet, and kicked the bear on the nose. This made the bear growl, which aroused Mr. Prettyman, who ran to the house. By this time, the men who were stopping for the night, got up, took their guns and ran out after the bear, which had entered the pen again, and was just climbing out with a hog in its arms. It let the hog drop and ran. The men shot at it several times, but it disappeared the woods. No doubt their excitement, together with the darkness of the night, enabled the bear to escape.
History of Williams County 1882 page 433
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