Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-01-09

says Nllt nln iEhll, as llc UcuT HNullOl''u ulVHS
on his hinder eend, comcn at him. lie kept
getten weaker, tho, and comon slower ard
slower all the time, so that, Mt last the didn t
seem to- move nonc-ahd directly, when he
| got so near that the captin could Jest give
! him dig in the nose by rcachen forrad purity
smart and far, the captn saw that the beast
was iruz fast too, nor he couldn't move II step
! further forrad no ways. Then the captn he
hurst out n laughen and clarped his hands
down on to his thighs and roarcd. Tho bear
seemed TO he most onmighty mad at the old
mans fun. and set up such a growlen that
| what should come to pass but the ice crack
and breaks all rounds the cartin and the bear
down to the water edge. and the wind Just
then n shitcn, and comen of shore. away
they 10ated on u cake Of ice about ten by six,
of the sea, without the darned a biscuit or n
quart O liquor to last EN- on the cruise =
There they sot, the bear ard the captln. Just
50 near that when they both reached forrads
they could Just about touch noses, and mother
one not able to move any part on him, only
exception his upper part and fore paws.
" Bv iollv that was rather n critical pre-
di amcnt. Venus" cried Ned butlouinr his
coat. " 1t should have thought that the Cap
tain's nose and cars and hand would have
been frozen too
That's quite naytr'l TO suppose, sir, but
you see the bear keep him warm IN the upper
parts, ly being so close to him. and breath
cn hard and hot on the old man whenever he
Growlcd at him. Them polar bears is wonder
lul hardy animals and has a monstrous deal
Of heat in 'cm, by means of their bcin abb
TO stand such cold climates, | expect. And
so the captin knowed thus and whenever he
felt chilly, he jest tuck IN his ramrod and
stirred M tho Old rascal. modo him ronr md
sonaol MID tbsn thc bot broth would cor,o
p6urin' ont ali over thc co,,tin md maIo tLc
air quite moderate and rlcayant."
"WCu ~ on. Venus Take another horn
FIRST
uWcn tl,-o oi,'t ,or,L ,ro-o o,,,t nY
thew went to sen. and sometimes the wind
druy 'cn nothe. and then opin il druy ,,m
southc; but they went southc mostly. and So
1t went on. until thcy were out about three
weeks. :, at last ono artcrnoon-"
"Rut. N,nus. stor. tcll MS in tho na,no or
won Ter how did the cartain cont,iyc to snn
rort life all tlis time -
"Whv. sir. to bc srro II ohou,,.:.,i. g,
life to SUI mort hut L,ri, man ,,;i, ,.. .'
To almostI' s@' ''''
"Vo M. wL,t did ho ont, ,t.. a.; l..
r,o1 -, =, '"''' VIA III
mn-r-t.dii,oa .o.,o sL;uo, .,.
WIN sir I.ro hoord " J;T NJ n.tl'pu ,.,h' ere
that Tnrc Obc vertr tnId mo bo anoJ uS ~
49, oiI'y '"'i 'lc nc IecAoH"u
when L., Law str,tcLod o,,. n,1,o,, 49, l
,,i,h tis ~ L,.;ro ,rl "u' ,.isI .'r' NY
dor nrI tLoy s,v thn,a 5,', ''''V ~, ;,'
nr,t in ,,L;.n ,on.., -. "',i D., ~ 'Il'>u-
hn aiIorod =, s,(,,,d 49,. i';s DI' Il ma!
,,,, ,iI ,rar.. -? t''uion ,, Iuou.u s'S
,I,,,, ,ri,,t,.,s c1I",rs v '.o "uI
h.cn ON, ,broo dars at,,.u ,,' u't'i ''..' u
,.r,,. Li,d -, lrn,,r,. I .iy y -" ~
griondIy rar ",., s,.. Wv. Eo'
md tbc c,,,,i, .n; 80 to 70" hno"'
"r,i ,i,cs icr,, eorro,,r,I .'!i ISN
,oo,,tajr ,,bo+ ,ba do,.;i !ian 80 ~ snn
o,d dnv thcv was sittsn ,,1'i'o 'l"i' we uo wen,
n;.,, "a Wv was S'';vndoo1keh al eac9 othrr
crSs. wncn nH , y" v".SI Htre1E "IV cn,Ir c, ir
Garicn M ont O, tho y,t:r onto tio i".
: The cartni in looked and .ao !, so,l ,.no
bears ewes Lio,ilcd IN "a he l,,I.cl ,n,t.,
nnd tIrn tho c,rt,;, e.,I H.
,yinI, IA k,,,.t;jt :, ,i.,.. lux .''. ..',
os .tnrcb III, .bo sooI ,,t ;l,,,. ~ s'''i
,hc,, n, ,,,,rc NOV, If
ri.s't m I.twe., 'r, r,. Ty'- "s,'i' "".N.t
l,y.r ofI u,,lo,'. r,r N' G'""ii ~
grl .,.o c,,.,;, ;ur,I IL, ;fL;r
tender. I.i,, THO .a,I .',.7 ,.,t I;,,,.
anal H., ,,,t,;n c,,t',l;,. i",,t -, = -
crI ,',l I'M Il r,,Ji,i T.. Wy -
r,o.L ,iI tr,,, La ctt i''o ','
t,il.. C,r he rnI st,r.s c"nm,b c,r ,''I''' i.n.
c.,.; ~ m i,".t I''ly' o',IuEI 'or ION :
Tor himself.
'W,ll, the bear. Of coursc, soon run cut .
provisions, aud had to Iut himself on to
Short allowance. and then he begun t, show
hi- NATURAL tcup,r. II, first stretched
Ii..aic nut ns '.s La o.,.'I ,, o,,l ,,;