Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-01-31
Bnecdote Of a Bear.

Bnecdete Of a Bear. 80
Leopard, Dukesof Lorraine, had a9bear
named Marco. which was kept in a small
den, or hut, placed in barn. During the
winter Of LOG some very poor people, who
had ikedto have .perished with the cold,
went into the barn. for shelter. Among
these poor people there was a littIebey; whe,
being very cold, and seeing that Marco
pen was a snug and warm place went into
| it, without thinking of doing so. Marco,
however, instead of tearing the poor little
fellow in pieces, as might have been expect
| ed, took him between his paws and shugged
HIN to f6s breast, azd him f5ls ana
comfortable until morning; he then let him
60 to ramble about the streets of the city.
At evening the boy returned to the bear, who
was glad to see him, and took him between
his paws 10 keep him warm, as before. For
several nights the poor little boy had no 9TH
er place to sleep but with the bear, and
what was still more singular, the animal
kept part of his food, to give him for his
supper when he came. The keeper of the
bear knew nothing Of this for several days.
At length, going one evening later than usu-
al, to give the bear his supper, he was sur
prised to see the animal roll his eyes in a
very furious manner at him. The cause of
this strange conduct the keeper did not at
first understand, but on looking more close
ly, he saw to his astonishment, that the
bear had child clasped in his arms, fast
asleep, and that his fierce looks were in
tended to warn him not to awake the child
by making noise. The keeper found, when
he placed the food before him, that the ami
NAL did not seize upon it as usual but lay
still without touching it, for fear, as he
supposed, of awaking the child.
A report of this strange story was soon
carried to the duke, who, with some of his
mobiles, wished to see so curious and inter-
esting sight with their own eyes. They
therefore one night went and staid near the
bears hut, where they could now and
then look in, s. see what he was doing They
saw with astonishment that the animal never
stirred, so long as the boy lay still and con-
tinued to sleep. The child awoke very ear
ly in the morning, and was much ashamed
to find the duke and his gentlemen were
looking at him; he was also afraid of being
punished for being found there. The bear
was all this time trying to make the boy eat
what had been brought to him the night be-
fore, and which he finally did at the request
of the gentlemen. The duke was so much
pleased with this singular friendship that he
had the little boy fed and taken care of, but
the poor little fellow died short time after
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BEAUTIFUL ExTRAcT.-The Indepen-
dent Order of Odd Fellows boast of Pc
culiar philosophy, but which is nothing
more than Christian benevolence under
another name, as is plain from the follow
ing elegant and glowing description Of it,
taken from the oration Of brother:
"Hers is q calm, sweet realm. Hers
are the green pastures and the still waters,
hers are the ways Of pleasantness and
the paths of peace!-The garden which
she tills is the human heart, and the seeds
which she scatters will bear their fruit in
heaven. Hers are not the pomp Of science,
the splendor of genius, the glitter of wealth,
the might of armies! With her pale fin
fiers she points to the annals Of the past,
and they all become but as chaf upon the
bosom of the wind. Yet she stops not here.
Speaks she now in tones as solemn as a
midnight bell, Of the nothingness Of human
greatness? Listen again! and ye shall hear
her clarion voice, proclaiming aloud that,
human virtue never dies! Appears she
now with the shadow of death upon one
hand, and the history of the world upon
the other, to teach how pitiful is individual
ambition, and how senseless the love of
self2 Look again! and ye shall behold her
descending upon the angel pinions of Glove
and charity" to gather the entire human
family beneath their ample folds. Comes
she now in the shape Of hoary philoso-
pber, bent with the weight of years?-lo!
she comes again in the shape of minis
tering angel, with smiles, sympathy, and
tears of pity, to the abode of want, and the
house Of DEATH"