The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1855-01-12

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cage; with otr united Efforts, Was slid DUR \
letly down from the wheels Brpih gtoMl9
ling an the &hile with anger the hogs
fhead was rolled in and placed open end ID
fffontof theicage, and thelahihial stirred up
with ourtcanes. With aeteffifcagel[ he.
rushed id, land we closed tthe'ii suddenly
flown nponshim, Fastening itiat ctfs satde
ftime id aasecure' manhershi The yell the
lbeaf had reused the other animals, and:our'
FEARS weTe9egaled forsthS hextiten minutes
With variety of hideous sounds, thatiMas
tkenedfsarfully thessleeping echoes ofthe
hight. The animal in the hogshead grdwl4
led, and hisxoice came like distant thunder
tso deadened was it by. the wood iniwhieh
be lay. Ills fellows. had mo ihGuhbrahce
Ito theirIyoices, and they howled as clearly
las though they had been in their eliatipei
fforests!193 b5iiqx9an p'A - ifnoJ 9taqi
~ Fearful of being discovered! welreniains
leu quiet for a time; holding our bfeaths m
suspense. But no one disturbed, ,sorithe't
iiof disturbing US! AsFhe animals often start
ed a chorus of strange noises during the
might, and the Keepers thinking nothirg
unusual to be the matter. merely cursed
4 the unruly beasts for destroying the unity
of their rest, and turning back, went to
isleep again. ...,,. t'l&al UT
4 As soon as quiet was restored, we slit a
hole in tile canvas, for we were afraid to
temerge by the aperture which faced the
tavern, rolled our hogshead through the
a yard to the back gate. which we uniasten-
ed, and then passinginto the road, started
4 at quick rate for eur spot of destination.
r Over and over1went the hogshead, the an
imal within growing at the rough treat
tment he experienced, and fwe nearly con-
vulsed with laughter at the unccuthness oi
the noise which he made. 9,@a'21aH lef7
+ T Atlength VIC reached the back part o
the college, when one of our party climbed
lover the wall and unfastened thegate We
n rolled in our prize TO the. back door Of tht
Laboratory, which was the plaeewhere olii
professor of chemistry lectured. We found
that in consequence Of the narrowness q
1.-The door, the hogshead w6ud not enter
Il Such being the case,rwe were laboutt'
g start the animal through the open door
: 1whenan idea more redolent of fun struol
: the fancy Of Somers. Back Of the lectur
. 1room was a small apartment scohtainin,
y odds and ends, and which was not twisted
perhaps, once a month. He said rightly
: that if we placed Bruin in this apartment
ie he, would not likely be discovered unit
some time during the lecture, of the chem
u ical professor, when the noise would be aI
rs to MAKE attracting attention, the plot woal
o. readily be brought to acrisis. We joine
I'M our strength, and, upon our:shoulders, Il
esfwent the hogshead, until; its&asaplaee
k. on a level with the window. light youn
ig fellow, the smallest Of the party, clirnbe
C. up, hoisted the window, and sided up d
We lid Of the cask. We shook the hogshes
vnf violently, but'at' t'frststo no purpose III
ed animal was thoroughly frightened ,aldlla
Us STILL or with only. an occasional grow
c. We shook itagain, and helstaited:s The
ssiw was but one possible mode OF progression
h.dwhich was straight forwarda-anl the bru
M gave spring through the window. The
n. was a crash iof glass, a. ihowBtand the te
heiri6ed animal, crouching in the corner, n
at manned SILENT 0urfittle companion close
"a the sash and .leapeda down. Wefolled II
We hogshead up into corner Of the yard, an,
"a ietnrning to our rooms; continued our rel
ed ielryiuntil near day light aA toH's'inp'a
d, Etgwas about noon when i awoke!n
Id Hurried on my clothes, passed .aswet tow
i'm round nv head, swallowed some soda w
h, tier, and afterwards a cup of cofeey af
he then FASTENED to the college, It.was u
oil hour of the professor Of chemistry; and
TO entered the room just as he had conime
OIL ced to- descant upon the subject! II
, it class were allwrapt in attentibnGf6r U
ch lecturer WAS an able man, and was treatil
lat upon Light" a matter ofaintefest al
es, Icapable Of beautiful illustration. He hi
pre- scarcely finished his short and eloquent e
by ordium, before,we heard a. crash Of bottl
ed and IA How, startling groBl in the ne
nd room. The professor started, and stopp
lar moment, while those of tile class not
ng the secret, looked at each other in asto
lis, ishments There wasa pause Of a few Sc
TO onds durationAand then the professor pi
m, ceeded, ln .Ag4i'ifas ~ bHS H9a
lus Ibegan I'd feel alarmed. / remember
to what had been done thenight before. U
)ur der ordinary circumstances, there was
the danger to be apprehended. The bear VI
red tame enough, and had been whipped ur
We he had imhihed a proper serIse OF the Z
ce, periority Of man.. But from the sount
ru- I Judged that Bruin had worked hims
M into the room, only separated from us
err thin partition, full Of windows, in viii
inI were kept the various drugs used,in III,
ch. trating experiments There were d gr,
linn many earboys and bottles Of acid in u
yes roomsos Should he overset any of the
ON and their contents touch his'skih, lie wot
,A be apt to break through the windows
ms the apartment, and do some mischief I
,el. ifore we could secure HIM BY the Iot
rds lofmy companionsI saw they entertain
sed 1.-THE same fears. Eils4 %llaiooHad ~ q
b;sl Vbaya, vyas annthhr ~ 4o,.,d 4;+k