The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-12-30

ketoon. The report Of the gun was instantly
answered 10y low moan appearing to come
from the lnnermOst parts Of the cave. II
was repeated several times, and at length Sc
veral Of the huntsmen imagining that the
sounds were those Of the human voice, grew
cmboldencd, and began explorations, Arriving
at the farthCSt extremity Of the den, they
came to little recess piled around with tie
bones of various animals, and in which they
discovered the living form of a woman,
She was so reduced in flesh, was so altered,
and had SO much the appearance Of wild
animal, that the daring hunters trembled TO
approach her Finally she spoke TO them,
md by mixture of signs and words, begged
them to leave the cave Instantly, for the
hear that inhabited the den with her was
most powerful and fcrocious, and would re-
turn in a very short time and deyour them.
Tho hunters, astonished almost beyond their
wits at the spectacle of q human being in
such II situation, and recognizing in her the
woman that years before had been seized
near the village, and, as they supposed, de-
voured delayed their departure and pcrsua.
sion 10 induce her to leave the cave, and
return TO her old home and family.
Finally; the party agreed to leave her for
the night in the cave and in the morning to
return with strong force to kill the mon
ster animal, and re-take the woman.
After they had gone some distance from
the den they came suddenly upon the bear,
who was on his way to his retreat. y terri
Die fight cnsucd. In his paws the animal
held What seemed 20 be female cub, but il
bore such n resemblance to q young babe,
that the hunters, for fear Of injuring it, did
not use their guns but continued the con.
nict with their spears and lauccs a'onr.
Eventually, victory crowned the efforts Of
the party. and tic cub was taken from the
arms of It's father, the bear" The hunts.
men then Immediately returned to the cave,
and delivering the cub or child to its moth
cr, and. telling her that Eruin was s'uin,
persuaded her to leave her mountain home
and return once more 10 her family and
friends.
Th, cub or clii was considered great
curiosity bv the villagers, aud 81, il grew up:
began to dcvclopc the ordinary faculty of
mind, retaining only the hair and animal
face Of its wild prog.nitor.
Ithas now reached the age Of twcniy-fJur
years, and under the management OF several
wealthy Mexican gentlemen is proceeding to
Europe for exhibition, and is the same which
came up to our city on the Flying Cloud and
passed on for New York.
The mother Of thi. wonderful specimen
s,l, remains in thcprovinccs ofDurango, in
the northern part Of Mexico
This narrative impaired to the officers Of
the Flying Cloud by the Spanish Interpreter,
is most remarkable Il sounds much like Ia
bic. and rival, in wonderful romance even
the renowned story Of 'Bcauty and the
Roas''
We have no opinion TO pass upon the pro
liabilities or truth Of the story as delivered
hy the interpreter; but yet such a phcnome.
non rs woman half bear and hall human,
actually passed through our city on its way
uoriuward
We remark in conclusion that this story
Of the Mexican villagers tallics well With the
extraordinary acoouu, published IN the Eve.
ming News Of certain race Of men lately
Cnund who "havc tails The subject OF our
Mexican story Lo"f-, "lsn sirikip" similar
ity TO Barnum's great wonder; the woolIy
Lorsc.-St. L0u.s D.m. cf saturday.