Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-06-20
A Bear Run Loose.

naturalist, in Fraser's Magazine for May, gives
the following account of the recent escape and re-
capture of Polar bear from and in the Geological
Gardens London. 1t is as graphic and amusing as
| it is true:
| The Polar bear has escaped a vinculo nat,1mouii
and remains in his bachelor den on separate main
tenance. | thought how it would be. They led a
regular cat and dog life-she growing and swapping
whenever he came near her, and he looking and act
ing like thorough Jerry Sneak, and giving unmis-
takeable evidence of his anxiety get of such
company, by rearing himself up against the walls
OF his prison, and examining every part of it-not
without effect For, some days since, he scaled the
smooth wall OF the yard and notwithstanding the
inverted cheval- de-frse with which it was fortified
got clear of his prison and his termagant wife at
once He was discovered, early one morning. near
the Documentary house, by blacksmith who had
! come to his work.
"The blacksmith looked at the white bear and
the white bear looked at the blacksmith Who like a
valiant and wise smith, did not run, but stood his
ground and shouted whereupon the bear retreated
into bush of laurel. Presently the bear put forth
bis nose as IT meditating advance, when the smith
shouted again, and the bear again drew back. This
amoebean scene continued till the shouts of the
collected some OF the Keepers who instantly took
measures for his recapture He walked off, got up-
the shed at the end of the aviary and descen-
ded thence into the paddock. Hereabouts Cocksedge
who some years back boldly marched up to crouch
ing hon, OF which he had the care but which had
near the spot where the Dromedary house stands
and was ogling some antelopes and deer in the ad-
joining close with amorous intentions, came up
with the bear. Him he treated differently from the
lion, whom he seized by the name, and led back to
his den; but the bear having no name, Cocksedge
tackled the Polar" he called in some of the fair
bills in a different way. The brave keeper advan
ced with strong rope, which had a running noose
and threw it over the monsters neck and then be
pulled and the bear pulled till the rope broke Bru
in quietly lifted his and with his fore-paw dis
embarrassed himselfof the moose Cocksedge nothing
daunted, caught him with another rope, and strug
gle ensued, the Infatuated beast biting the rope till
he got free, and walking on, followed by detach-
ment of keepers, who managed by heading him at
proper intervals, and showing bold 'front.' to keep
him out of the park. While they were trying to
prevent this, he made desperate, but luckily jnef
tectual, rush at Of the men AT last bv dint of
marches and counter marches, they so managed
their tactics, that they drove him gradually up to
the door of den which stood inviting ely open, and in
he went and secured not, however, without
dashing with all his weight and strength at the gate
of his prison This escape led to an immediate order
for caging the whole of tn white bear yard over
head with iron, where Bruin is domiced with his
partner, reconciliation having taken place; and
now, with the exception of an occasional squabble,
not uncommon in such cases, they get on very we'll
together