The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-01-10
Upton CEDAR Co lOWA s ATURDAY, JAN 10, 1857

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ID - avsss yard stsd ! walss ksgs,
hsaA, - Z slidiae u, iasssasd by
assus d hAsp an1 aapis. We hid O..
y y roll this II. side dewn he box frsas
Tie wheels, open ~ de-. immsdiatsly
N front Of ~ hogshead ana drive ~
animal ID. We coald thsn rosh dswn
the lid Of the cask. secure Il BY means Of
. rope passed through 10 staples, Aod
roll our prisoner and prison-house 70 he
college.
No sooner was this suggested than We
hassened to pat il into execution. The
cage, with our united efforts, was slid
quietly down from the wheels BUN
growing oil the while VIII sanger--the
hsgshsad was rolled ID And placed upon
end in front Of the cage, aud the animal
stirred up with our canes. With a ter.
riic yell he rushed in, and we closed the
lid suddenly down upon him, fastening
Il at the same time in a secure manner.
The yell Of the bear rouse d the other AMI
mails, and our ears were regaled for the
next ten minutes with Z variety Of hide
Gus sounds that wakened feariully the
sleeping schoes Of the night. The ani-
nal in the hogshead growled and his
voice came like distant thunder 60 deaf.
ened was il BY the wood ia which be lay.
His fellows had no ,ncumbrance to their
voices, and they howled as though they
had been in their native forests.
No one disturbed, or thought Of dis,ur-
bing u. The animals often started a
chorous Of strange noises during the
night, and the keepers thinking nothing
unusual 10 be the matter, merely cursed
the unruly beasts for destroying the Uni.
y Of their rest, and turning back went to
sleep again.
Az soon - quiet was restored. we sli,
. hole i The canvass. fos ws were afraid
. emerge BY the aperture which facsd
The tavern, rolled our hogshead through
the yard 10 Tie back gate. This we un.
fastened and passing into the rad, star.
ted u . quick rate, Tor eur spot OF desti.
nation. Over and over went the hogs.
nead, the animal within growing At the
rough srestment he experienced, and VI
nearly convulsed with laughter at the I'm.
cobshnsss Of the noise which. he made.
AZ length we reached the back part o.
the college when one Of our party climb.
Cd ever the wall and unfastsned the gate
We rolled in our prize 70 the back dool
OF the labratory, which was tbs place
where our professor Of chemistry lectured
We found that in consequence Of the par.
rowness Of the passage through the doc,
the hogshead would not enter. Such be
ing the case we we're about to stars the
animal through tho open door, when ar
idea more redolen. Of fan struck the fan.
cy Of Somers. Back OF the lecture room
was small apartment containing odd.
and ends, and which was not visited
perhaps, once month. He said rightly
that il We placed Bruin in this apart.
msnt he would no. be likely 10 be discov,
eied until some tIne during the nigh
when the no.ss hs would b. apt TO max Z
would attract attention, and The plo
would readily b brought TO crisis.
We joined our strength, and upon oul
shoulders up went the Logshead until i
was placed on level ~ilh the wind ow
a ligh. young fellow the smallest OF the
party climed up, hoisted up the window
and sided up the cask. We shook th.
hogshead violently, but at frs, to no pur.
pose. The animal was thoroughly frigh.
tened, aud lay s'raigh, forward = and the
brute gave a spring through the window
There was crash OF glass; a howl. and
then the terrified ANIMAL, ,crcuching in the
corner, remained silent. Oar little com.
panion closed the sash. and leapsd down
We rolled the hcgshead up into corne,
Of the yard, and returning to our rooms
continued our. revelry, I'LL near light
1t was abou, noon when awoke.
hurried on my clothes, passed a, we, tow.
el around my head, swallowed some 50,
da water, and afterwards cup of coffee
and then fastened 10 the college. /, wa:
the hour Of professor of chemistry. and
entered the room just as they had com.
menced 10 descant upon the subject
The class were all wrapt in attention.
for the lecturer was an able man, an.
was treating upon Light, matter ef in
terest, and capable Of beautiful ill1stru
tion. He had scarcely finished his shor
and eloquent exordium, before VIZ heard
crash Of bottles, and low, startling
growing in the next room. The pro
lessor started, and stopped a momen.
while those OF the class not in the secre
looked al each other in asionishment.-
There was pause oil few seconds du
ration, and then the professor proceed
ed.
began to feel alarmed, as I remem
bered what bad been done the night be-
fore. Under ordinary circumstance,
there was NO danger 10 be apprehendea
Tbs bear wss tame eno.gh. and had beer
whipped until he had imb,bed 1 prope
sense Of the superiority Of man. bu
from the sounds. judged tha, Bsuin ha.
worked himsslf into the room, only sep
ara.ed from 10 BY thin partition, full o
windows IN which were KEEP. tho variou
drugs used in illustrating experiments
There were great many carboys and bot
ties Of acid il that room. Should /,
overses any Of these. and their cortent
touch his skin 10 would be apt to breal
through the windsws Of the apartmen,
aud do some mischief before Ne coul.
secure him, Bv thu looka of NV eo,,