The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-10-05

the other animals, and our ears were re-
CALLED for the next ten minutes with
variety of hideous sounds that wakcned
fcarfully the sleeping echoes of the
night The animal in the hogshcad,
growled and his voice came like distant
thunder so dcadened was it by the wood
in which he lay. His fellows had no in
cumbranco to their voices, and they howl
ed as clearly as though they had been
free in their own native forest
Fearful of being discovered, We rca
maincd quiet for time, holding our in
breaths suspense. But no one listurbed,or
thought of disturbing us. The animals
often started chorus of strange noises
during the night, and the Keepers think
ing nothing unusual to be the matter.
merely cursed the unruly beasts for dc.
stroying the unity of their rest, and turn.
ing back went to sleep again.
As soon as quiet was restored, VIC slit
a hole in the canvas for we were afraid
to emerge by the aperture which faced
| the tavern, rolled our hogshead through
the yard to the gate, which we unfastcn.
! cd, and then passing into the road, start
ed at quick rate for our destination
Over and over went the hogshead, the
animal within growing at the rough
treatment he experienced and we. nearly
convulsed with laughter at the noise he
made
At length We reached the back part
of the college, when one of our party
climb over the wall and unfastcned the
gate. We rolled our prize 10 Ihe back
door of the laboratory, which was the
place where our professor of chemistry
lectured. We found that in consequence
of the narrowncss Of the passage through
the door, the hogshcad would not enter
Such being the case we were about TO
start the animal through the open door,
when an idea more redolcnt of fun struck
the fancy of Somers. Back of the lee.
turc room was small apartment contain
ing odds and ends, and which was not
visited but once Il month. He said right.
ly, that if we placed Brun in this apart.
ment he would not be likely to be dis
covered until some time during the lee.
turc of the chemical professor, when the
noise, lie would be apt to make, attract
ing attention, the plot would readily be
brought to a crisis. We Joined our
strength, and upon our shoulders up went
the hogshead till it was placed on a level
with the window. A light young fellow,
the smallest Of the party, climbed up the
lid Of the cask. We shook the hogshead
violently, but at first to 10 purpose The
animal was thoroughly frightened, lay
still, or with only an occasional growl.
We shook it again, and he startod.--
There was but one possible mode of pro-
gression, which was strait forward-and
the brute gave a spring through the win
dow There was a crash Of glass, howl
and the terrified animal, cronchng in
the corner remained silent. Our little
companion closed the sash and lcaped
down. We rolled the hogshead up into
the corner of the yard, and returned to
our rooms, continued our reyelry until
it was near daylight.
1t was about noon when | awokc. /
hurried on my clothes, passed a wet tow
el round my head, swallowed some soda
water, and afterwards cup Of coffee and
then fastened to the college 1t was the
hour Of the professor Of chemistry and
| entered the room just as he commenced
to discant on the subject. The class
were all wrapped in attenton--for the
lecturer was an able man, and was treat
ing upon Light" matter of interest,
and capable OF beautiful illustration. -
lie had scarcely finished his short and
eloquent exordium, before we heard Il
crash Of bottles, and n low, startling
growing in the next room. The prolcs.
sor started and stopped a moment, while
those of the class not in the secret, look
ed at each other with astonishment.-
There was a pause of a few seconds dura-
tiou-and then the professor proceeded.
| began to feel alarmed as ] remember.
ed what had been done the night before.
Under ordinary circumstances there was
no danger to be apprehendod. The bear
was tame enough, and had been whipped
until he had imbibed proper sense of
the superiority Of man. But from the
sounds, judged that Bruin had worked
himself into the room, only separated
him from us by thin partition full of
windows, in which were kept the various
drugs used in illustrating experiments
There were n great many carbeys and
| bottles of acid in the room. Should he
overset any of these, and their contents
touch his skin, he wonld be apt to break
through the windows of the apartment,
and do more mischief before we could
secure him. BY the looks Of my COM
panions l saw they entertained the same
fears
There was another crash and growl
The professor stopped again. ard the
class looked around in dismay. Those
who were acquainted with the cause of
the noise, could scarcely keep their
countenance. In spite Of the alarm
under which they labored, there was
something so very ludicrous in the growl,
especially when We pictured to ourselves
the coming CONSERVATION of the class,
that they could scarcely refrain from
laughing outright Tho professor, who
could not tell from whonce the sound
proceeded and thought it a trick of the
class, reproved them severely, and then
continued his lecture Gentleman" said
he, preparing for brilliant experiment,
IL will now show you most startling
eleet.n
And he did Hark there was a
sudden crash as if every bottle in the
place had been broken at once, a smoke
rose up, there was a terrific howl that
made the blood curdle and the marrow
thrill, and through that frail glass
Enther of Truth | We had mihtakon the