Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-05-05
The Bear im Mr.. Punch's MenagerIe.

There he is, ladies and gentlemen Let me di-
rect your attention to that igantic and bulky kevo
druped, the Rooshan Bear. This hnteresn' but i'll
lookin' speciment of Natural lstory is, his
implies an inhabitant of the North of Europe: in
which dominions the Lion bein unknown, he is look
ed upon by the unhappy and Ignorant natives as the
King Of Beasts Ia disposition, howsomdever, he by
no means, resembles the generosity and magnanimi-
ty of that noble hanima his natur partakin' of the
craft and cunnin' of the ox, the malice of the hape
or haboon, and the ferceness and woracity of the
larfn' lena.
The hanilnal now before you, ladies and gentle.
men is we'll known He is better known than trust
ed. Bears in general is treacherous mammals but
more particular that there indvldjle of the genius
He keeps has eye upon his prey tor years together;
awaitin his hOpportunity undered times paenter
and ser than cat watchin mouse. In the mean
while be conceals carniverous propensltles with so
much art as to impose upon and deceive the closest
hobserver; whereby experienced judges have been
led into the mistake of supposn' of him to be veg
eable feeder In consequence OF The hinsdjus char
acter of the Rooshan Bear ope ladies and gentle
will excuse me from wenturn' on tie dangerous
attempt OF henterin' his den This azardous and
fooardy experiment has been tried by three Quakers,
who is SAID to have went in and shook i'm by the
por but ave not yet eerd whether they've come
out again
The Rooshan Bear is notorious for his cruelty and
wndictiveness to the human specie and specially
TO the female sect, in which barbarty he exceeds the
Howrang Howtang. The story of the unfortunt
Nuns of Minsk, whose back cruelty laceraed
by this onmercfu brute is too familiar to inspire
comment.
Though the inhabtant OF Russia, the Bear OF that
country extends his ravidges and depredations into
the admin territories in all directions far he
possible Being sometimes resisted by the cour-
age of the population, he is forced to beat retreat,
and take to his ees with flea in his ear, and q So
reed, wich as been more than wunce inflicted by the
renowned Schamyl the Lion Wallis Of Circassia.
The diet of the RoOshan Bear consists mostly Of
the witals of the nation, innards which he is pur
wided with under the influence of fear by the Roo
shan serfs, to satisfy his mawr. Peraps you'll be of
opionion that them demeans themselves 10 carry
i'm is wsera, is sort of creechurs that amt fit for
no better employment. For want of proper offa this
here hanimal have been pilchn into Turkey, which
bein too tough for him, he is sufferin from ndi
gestion.
The temper of the Rooshan Bear is usually morose
and sullen interrupted with fits of rage and frenzy;
when he goes down on his marrow bones and turns
his eyes up into his ed growln meanwhile and show
in his teeth in orrble 10 witness and pain
full TO relate Of late this hanlmal has grown so
furious that have resolved to chain and muzzle
him, which, though service Of danger and difficulty,
we shall endeavor to accomplish hundetcrrcd by per-
il and regardless Of expense.
shall now, ladies and gentlemen, proceed TO ex-
hibit some highdear of this hanimaI's ferocity by
means of strrin him up with long Pole a Pole in
his flank bein', YOU will observe, sort of thing
renders him particularly cantankerus.