The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-03-10

The following contest took Plsce "a
New Orleans some time since. between
bull and bear. In the arena was a
cage about thirty feet square and twelve
feet high, built Of timber, grated with
bars Of iron in it stood largo. power
| full, dark, slate -colored bull, Napoleon
4th-sole monarch of that estsblishs
ment. BY the side of this stood ano,h.
er cage, with large and powerful
grizzly bear. which would weigh about
four or FIVE cwt., and would stand from
three and alalf to four feet high, with
lank sort of 1ndia.rubber movement
and action about him--about half devil.
We had just time to notice the prepare
tory arrangements, when the crowd
from the outside broke through in
rushed several thousand people they
few like magic on to the top of the
large cage, which was covered witk
boards, 80 that the cage was soon sor.
rounded and covered in every direction
by sigLt.seers those from the staging.
and outsiders, who could not get sight.
commenced an assault on those on and
about the cage, with stones brickbats,
clubs, boards, turf, and everything that
came handy, to clear the way and give
fair play. This having the desired ef.
feet, and all being ready, the side door.
was hoisted, and Bruin notified with a
ten foot pole that he Was wanted in the
other apartment. The bull was stand
ing in the centre, ready to receiDe HE
guest. After the bear had made his
entrance, the slide door was shut, 20
that both animals were secure in the
large cage. The bull, considering tho
in rusion rather improper, commenced
paving. and making low below tho
bear, in the meantime. walking round
by the bars of the cage, with deep low
howl.
After going quite round tho Gage.
and finding it all secure, he stopped.
and his eyes began to Ere up. The
bull by this time appeared to be up to
the bulling pitch OF rage, unable lon.
ger to bear the insolence of the bear
At him he plunged. The bear struck
the bulls ear; this engaged the bull.
who made another plunge at the bear
the bear, not counting exactly on the
sport, got entangled on the bulls horns.
buried his teeth in the upper side Of
the bulls head the bull however.
whirled him off. After they had time
to breath awhile, they were stirred up
with long poles. The bull made a des-
perate drive at the bear. knocked him
on his back and jumped on him length
ways. There the two were-head to
head. The bear opening his paws
quick as fash of lighting, took tho
bull, clasped one paw each side of his
head, grasped his nose with his tusks.
and in this position held and hugged
the bull-both bear and bull kicking
with their hind feet, the bear still stick
ing to this embrace. After remaining
some minutes in this position, during
which time the blood flowed profusely,
the bull, suspecting that the bear was
sucking rather too much of his life.
made desperate effort, and cleared
himself. Another short respite. and
the bull was again warmed up to tho
scratch. The bear missed his hold, the
bull caught him in the eye. The bear
was perfectly savage. At it they wens
again (; the bull threw the bear six or
eight feet into the air, when the bear fell
and pretended to be dead. The bull.
not being satisfied with these preten-
sions, drove at him again-the bear
grabbed him by the nose, and another
hug ensued. The bull extricated him
self. and at the bear he went until Bruin
sneaked into corner, out of which he
could neither be coaxed, aattered, NOS
driven. The bull set up loud below.
as he proudly walked about the cage.
paving. The excited multitude gave
one long. loud yell for Napoleon 4th.
and d. parted.