Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-08-17
AUGUST II, 1854.

carrying off the least particle of lead in his
skin. Goliah threw himself furiously upon one
Of the dogs that were worrying him, and tearing
the poor thing to pieces, retired contentedly to
his lair.
The hunters were compelled to abandon the
pursuit of their game for that day, and returned
to Luchon, somewhat ashamed of having missed
their prey.
The same evening each man was manifesting
his disappointment, when DR.. Pegot-who is
one of the wities-Medics in the Pyrenees-cried
suddenly:
Gentlemen, if you will do as say, we will
return in pursuit of Master Goliah-and my
word for it, we'll have him, dead or alive, in
Luchon at night Only take few things be-
sides what you had to-day-our cloaks, some
woolen blankets, and especially some stout iron
bars-and we'll start at seven o'clock--the very
latest The rendezvous is fixed at the Hotel de
Londres Tomorrow, then, gentlemen, and be
as sanguihe as am Of SUCCESS -
We were punctual to the appointment, and
proceeded on our expedition at fifteen minutes
after seven. At hall-past ten we had reached
the heights of Superbagnerc, where con,idera-
bic snow had fallen during the night; but it
did not bear single track of the giant, and we
inferred, pretty correctly, that the fellow was
still in his den. That was exactly what DIR. P.
wished should be the case.
Gentlemen" said he " want you to close
gradually around the cavern, and hold your
pieces ready for execution, while | do my part
of the business. You," he added, turning to
the guides, you will place the bars of iron
across the mouth of the den. And now, gentle
men, we shall administer chloroform to him, and
carry him sound asleep to Luchon
When the cloaks and blankets had been hung
upon the bars Of iron in such a manner at to
exclude completely the introduction of air into
the cave, the doctor thrust IL force pump thro'
n small aperture in one of the blankets, and
projected aquantity of chlorolorm into the bear
quarters. As soon as the instrument had played
the doctors satisfaction, he cried
"Of with the blankets "
And oh, prodigious," there lay before US
the victim of anesthetic agents, motionless and
in profound snooze Still we stood on oul
guard, and kept our bead drawn on the black
mass.
"Don't be afraid" exclaimed DR.. Pegot.-
"Tll answer for your lives Now let us bint
the bear, construct litter, and we II carry Go
liah to Luchon, where weshal makea triumph
ant entrance tonight"
Accordingly, after IL delicious and merr,
lunch, we placed the bear on litter, and turned
towards Luchon, taking care, however, to hol,
a bottle of chloroiorm under the brute's nose
in order to keep him still in the embrace of Nor
pheus. We reached the city at nine O'Clock
and found the streets illuminated to greet ou
entrance. The hero of the day, DR.. Pegot, le
tho procession, Which marched to the town-hall
where Goliah, still asleep, was placed in a Gag
adjoining one occupied by young female of hi
own species, which the shepherds of tho noun
tains had snatched from her mothers tende
cares short ii nc before
Large numbers of visitors crowd around Go
liah' cage every day, and the old fellow look
as though he owed DR.. Pegot grudge for hay
ing applied chloroform to a new purpose of s
mean Importance.