The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-03-12
A REAR STORY EIGHTY YEARS OLD.-The

A BEAR STORY EIGHTY YEARS OLD.-The
Cleveland Herald extracts the following from
a file of the New London Comm Gazette,
published in 1772. In the way of bear stories
we thought this generation was "some," but
We must knock under to our ancestors. IL
stands in the shape of an "extract from a
letter from Bennington -
A very odd kind of providence happened
lGtely in our neighborhOOd, viz :-Mr. Zebuion
StanhOpe, a farmer. living about five miles n.
Z. by \. of this township, having trained up a
couple of large bears to the plough, and other
services, clapped them before his sled last week
with twenty schipples of wheat, for the New
City. The animals drew extremely well for
four miles and an half; when the halter of the
near Bear giving way, the farmer set about re-
pairing it !; but whilst he was thus employed,
the inhuman brute Selling him by the leg tore
it miserably; and both Bears hauling at once.
ran away with the sled SO that with the utmost
difficulty, he got home in four hours on foot
Messengers were dispatched to look for the sled
and cargo; and two days being spent in fruit
less search, they were given up for lost. But
on the third, at noon, the noise of a carriage
near the house was heard, and young Cad STAN
hope jumped up to see who was coming; when
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be the two Bears drawing the sled into the
barn, with no earthly thing in it, except four
large Bears and three Cubs. The lad and two
men that happened to be then in the house. ran
nimbly, and shutting the barn door with my
long gum shot them all through a crevice.--
The wheat has since been discovered; but the
farmers leg is expected to calve in day or
two.
HELPING THEM ALONG.-In his last report to
the National Popular Educational Society, Gov.
their success in getting married tout Wcst,'
says
"Of the teachers thus sent out, seventy
five have married at the West-nne of whom
are still teaching. We have seen no reason to
change the opinion in regard to the marriage
of our teachers expressed i'll our last Report.
On the contrary, it is source of no little salts
faction, that we have been instrumental in fur
nishng seventy five good wives to as many gen.
tlemen of the West; and to think what an eX-
cellcnt influence our Board is thus cXerting, to
say nothing of the good these teachers had ac-
complished before marriage. Indeed, we are
half inclined to agree with very intelligent
Western clergyman, who, not long since, said
to us, that this was the best part of our enter
prise. We arc willing, at any rate to take the
vi my. li1ul, lnOuSn IL 10 nO
part of the object of the enterprise, yet it is an
Incidental result which justly commends it to
the confidence and support of thinking intelli-
gent men. We say this, without intending to
qualify, at ALL the disapprObation expressed in
our last Report of the marriage of teachers be-
fore the expiration of two years from the time
of their going out, unless it be in the cascs-a
few Of which have occurred-of such declining
health as to render u suspension of teaching ne
cessary.'
DIRECTLY TO THE POINT.--IIere is something
for croakers and grumbers at editorial discrep-
ancics and mishaps. 1t is altogether the best
thing of the kind on record -
81 pity the printer" said Uncle Toby.
Hes poor creature" rejOncd Trim.
GLOW SO? - said my uncle.
''Bccause. in the first place." continued the
corporal, looking full upon my uncle, '.bccause
he must cndeavOr to please everybody. In the
| negligence of a moment, perhaps a small para
graph pops upon him; he hastily throws it to
the compositor; it is inserted and he is ruined
to all intents and purposes.
Too much the case, Trim said my uncle
with a deep sigh. TOO much the case
':And, please your honor" continued Trim
''this is not the whole
'Go on, Trim said my uncle, feelingly.
"The printer sometimes pursued the corpo
raj, ''hts upon piece that pleases him might
ly; and he thinks it cannot but go down with
his subscribers But alas! Sir, who can cacu
late the human mind! He inserts it, and all i.
over with him. They forgive others, but they
cannot forgive the printer He has a host tC
print for, and every one sets up for critic
The pretty Miss cxclaims, why don't you give
us more poetry. marriages and bon n,ofs? away
with these stale pieces!' The politician claps
his specs over his nose, and reads it over i'm