The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-06-18

J'iheu Jul AticiiHtli, dllu upoil our shoulders
up went the hogshead till it was placed on =
level with the window A light young fellow
the smallest of the party, climbed up. hoisted
the window, and Sided up the lid of the cask
We shook the hogshcai violently. but at first
to no purpose. The animal was thoroughly
frightened, and lay STILL or with only an oc-
casional growl. We shook it again, and he
started There was but one possible mode
OF progression, which was straight forward
and the brute gave spring through the win
dow There was crash OF glass, howl and
the terrified animal, crouching in the corner.
remained silent. Our little companion closed
the sash and lcaped down. We rolled the
hogshcad up int" the corner of the ward. and
returning to our rooms, continued our revel-
ry till near daylight,
1t was about noon when awokc. | hur-
RED on my clothes, passed wet towel round
my head, swallowed some soda water, and
afterwards a cup of coffee. and then hastenc,l
to the college. 1t was the hour of the pro-
tcs>or of chemistry. and entered the room
INST as he commenced TO dcscant upon the
subject. The class were all wrapped in at
tcntion-fo for the lecturer was an able man and
was treating upon Light matter of inter
est and capable of beautiful illustration. lie
had l. l.
eXorlium, before we heard a crash of bottles.
and I"w,>tartling crowlin. in the next room.
II" professor startcdand stopped a moment,
while those oi the class not in the secret.
looked al each other in aStonshmcnt There.
was pause "t few seconds duration and
then the professor proceeded bean tn
feel alarmed is | remembered what had been
done the night before. Under ordinary cir
cum>'ancc, there WAS no danger to be- apprc-
hcnicd The bear WAS tame enough and had
teen whipped until he had imbihed proper
sense OF the superiority of man Rut from
the sounds, Judged that Rruin had work r,l
himself INTO the room. only separated from
Us hva thin partition full of windows. in
which were kept the various drugs used in
illustrating experiments There were great
many carho>S and bottles of acid in that room
Should he ovrr>ct any OF these. and their
contents touch his skin. he would he apt To
break through the windows of the apartmenf
and do some mischief before We could scrrIr,
HIM. By the looks Of my companions saw
they entertained the same fears.
There was another crash and rrowl. The
professor stopped again. and the class looked
around in di>mav. Those who were acuuaint
ed with the cause of the noise could scarcely
keep their countcnance. In spite of the a
Iarm under which they Iabored, there was
something so ludricrous in the growl especial
ly when we figured to ourselves the cominu
CONSERVATION of the class. that they could
scarcely refrain from laughing outright. The
professor, who could not tell from whence the
sound proceeded and thought it trick of the
class, reprovcd them severely, and then con-
timed his lecture 'Gcn,lcmcn. sad ne.
preparing for brilliant experiment, 4 will
show YOU a most startling effect
And he did. llark there was a sudden
crash as ltcvcry bottle in the place had been
broken at oncc-a smoke rose up-thcre was
a terrific howl that made the blood curdlc
and the marrow thrill-and through that frail
"la>> Father of Truth we had mistaken
the cage here capcd forth, inturiated with
the burning liquid that strcamed over him
horror an untamcd roval tiger,
No words can describe the CONSERVATION
of the class. No one stirred. Petrifcd hy
horror -motionlcss- there we sat. Not a
muscle quivcrcd so rigid were we with our
intense fear. 1t was our preservation. Mad
dcncd with the pain, the animal rushed on
with terrific bounds, and mcetin" with no OBJ
staclc, passed down the stairs into the rreat
hall. There As he lcapcd and rolled and
howled IN his agony, the eldest daughter of
our Janltor, coming with message, unwit-
ting entered. She screamed and fell. The
tiger, frantic with the acid, which was eating
hi> very flesh, needed her not. On he passed
and the girl lived Better had she died. for
never more shonc the light OF reason in those
eyes. From that day forth she was cibber-
ing, incurablc idiot
On passed the tiser-on - through the
streets, with the populace flying to every side
for shelter-pasSed his old prison. where the
keepers stood wondering at his escapc-or.
he went, bound after bound, howlins scres m
ING with agony, On he went, while ehind
HIM, before and around, rose up the mingled
cry OF women and childrcn-'thc tiger the
Ii yer
At the extremity Of the main street a trav-
eiler was riding quietly to lis home. He
heard the noise behind him, and LOOKING A.
round saw the cause. He spurred his horse.
which started, snorting with terror for he
saw the coming of the mighty animal as well
as his Master. 1t was in vain. The ticer
r1ted not the man. He only saw the terrifi-
cd steed. One leap-tL:a distance was lust
sa'ed-an1 ne struck his claws into the hind
quarters of the horse, who unmindful of the
double burden, rushed on hearing the fearful
load as though it was feathers weight. The.
man received no hurt With presence Of