The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1855-01-12
TEE FATAL TRICK.
Bounds with one iashing spring the mighty

Bounds with one lashiug spring the mighty
------- wide waving 10 and fro .,.l.
Ills angry tail red roll his eyes, dila'ed glow.
Whers his vast neck just mi lies with the spine
Slesthed in his form the deadly weapon lies.
& .5 fOnkpE HARoLb's PIron,MAGE. It
Upon the evening, party of collegians
and young bloods Of the town had met to-
gether at my room to play n carouse. In
tact.it was a regular meeting of Sud hsaas-i
ers, who assembled twice III every week.
ekeptitupjollily until midnight, having
ia that time managed to get full of 5Bac-
chas, when Somers. proposed that we
should sally forth and liistonish the town
by some well-piahned and well-directed
piece of mischief. Without any one of us
having very clear conception Of our acs
,ions or intentions, we hailed the PROPOSE
ton with drunken rapture and started forth
A travelling menagerie had arrived m
town the day before, and among the won.
ders it contained was o young bear. The
poor animal had been 80 well beateuy that
lie became very humble, and acquired a
number of amusing tricks OF this We
were all aware, having visited the mena-
gerie the day before. DUST sswe passed
the spot where the animals'were confined,
it occurred to melwhat rare isportit would
be to capture young Bruin and place him
in the chemical lecture.room, to astonish,
on the next day, the professors and the
class. ea.g.lau p.dYoil
No sooner had l made a proposition to
this effect, than it was adopted, and all vol
unteered their assistance, in carrying it
into execution, Thetent Of pavilion which
covered the beasts, was erected in the great
yard Of the principal tavern, The cages,
each containing one or more animals, were
iron grated boxes, standing on wheels, by
means Of which they had been dragged
oithe't town., They were ranged around
the interior Of The tent, forming circular
array of wood and iron. Not imagining
that any. one would disturb the animals
the 'showmen and keepers had retired L
rest along with tie inmates Of the tavern
leaving thetents entirely unmatched. Thl'
we were afforded clear field in which K
execute our scheme. After sevefalof oul
number had been posted as sentinels, tb,
rest crept in under thecanyas, and entered
the arena. 1t was some time before W,
could, in the deep darkness Of the place
identify the cage in which our friend Bru
in had been placed to sleep. After stun
bling oyerdiyers things which lay scatter
ed about and peering here and there il
the dark, we found the object Of our search
There, in substantial cage, was the din
outline Of the animal, his twowhite eye
flashing dropsofIfre atbeing aroused from
his quiet slumber. s,i I'd g,lY sr,ysssI
The next difficulty that occurred to u
was the mode Of conyeyinghin tothecel
lege, which was several hundred yard
distant. Some of the Feyalers proposes
thatwe should throw, a, halter around hi
neck, and SO drag him along Welbeject
ed this, not from any personal fear. sine
we had arrived at that point which make
one obliviops Of danger, but lest We, ,shoul,
be seeniby some late straggler, and hay
oIiefHh spoiled A better plan was, afts
much scheming. devised, and one sswihicl
metWith universal Hc9iiieyceHce.M 4 il.u s'l
1nthe tavern yard stood a water hogs
head, with a-sliding lid fastened BY mean
Of hasp and staple. Webad oplyto.rel
this In, Slide down fbe boz from til
wheelsg6pen The door immediately nj lffon
ofjths lhogsheadl and idsigeEtho animal n
We could then push down the:slidaofsth