The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1861-01-16

animals often started chorus of strange
noises during the night, and the keepers
thinking nothing unusual to be the mat
ter, merely cursed the unruly beasts for
destroying the unity of their rest, and
turning back, went to sleep again.
AS soon as quiet was restorted, we slit
hole in the canyass-for we were afraid
to emerge by the aperture which faced
the tavern--ro rolled tho hogshead through
the back gate, which we unfastened, and
then passing into the road, started at n
quick rate for our spot of destination
Over and over went the hogshead, the
animal within growing at the rough
treatment he experienced, and we nearly
all conyulsed with laughter at the uncouth-
ness of the noise which Bruin made.
At length we reached the back part of
the college, when one Of the party climb
Cd over the wall and unfastened the gate.
We rolled in our prize to the back
door of the laboratory, which was the
place where our, professor of chemistry
Icctured. We found that 10 consequence
of the narrowness of the door, the hogs
head would not enter. Such being the
case, we were about to start the animal
through the open door, when an idea,
more redolent of fun. struck the fancy
of Somers. Back of the lecture. room
was small apartment containing odds
and ends, which was not visited, perhaps
once month. He said rightly, that if
we put Bruin in that apartment, he
would not likely be discovered until some
time during the lecture of the professor,
when the uoiso lie would be apt to make,
attracting attention, the plot would read
iy be brought to a crisis. We joined
our strength, and upon our shoulders,
up went the hogshead until it was placed
on level with the window. A light
young fellow, the smallest of the party,
climbed up, hoisted the window, and slid
up the III or the cush. W. shook the
hogshead violently, but at first to no pur-
pose. The animal was thoroughly
frightened, and lay still, with only an
occasional growl. We shook it again and
! he started. There was but one possible
mode of progression. which was straight
forward-and the brute gave a spring
, through tho window. There was q
crash of glass and howl. and the terri
fl d animal couched in the corner, re-
manned silent. Our little companion
closed the sash and lealied down. We
rolled the hogshead into the corner of
the yard, and returning to our rooms,
continued our reyvlry till near daylight.
1t was about noon when | awoke. |
hurried on my clothes, swallowed some
soda water, and afterwards cup of cof-
fee, and then FASTENED to the college. 1t
was tho hour of the lecture by the pro-
fessor of chemistry, and | entered the
room just as he had commeuc ii to des-
cant upon the subject. The class were
all wrapt in attention, for the lecturer
was an able man. and was treating upon
Light, q matter Of interest, and capa-
Die of beautiful Illustration. He had
scarcely finished his short and eloquent
exordum, lerore we heard crash of bot
ties, and a low, startling growl in the
next room. The professor started, and
stopped moment, while those in the
class not in tho secret, looked at each 9th
er in astonshment There was n pause of
few seconds duration, and then the pro-
fessor proceeded.
began to be alarmed remember
ed what had been done the night before.
Under ordinary circumstances there was
nc danger to be apprehended The
bear was tame enough, and had been
whipped until he had imbibed proper
sense of the superiority of man. But
from the sounds, judged that Bruin had
! worked himself into the room, only sep
arated from us by thin partition, full of
windows, in which were kept the var
ious drugs used in illustrating expert
ments. There were great many car
boys and bottles of acid in that room.--
Should he oversee any of these and their
contents touch his skin, he would be ant
to break through the windows of the
apartment, and do some mischief before
we could secure him. By the looks of
my companions | saw they entertained
tho same fears.
There was another crash and a growl.
The professor stopped again, and the
class looked around in dsmay. Those
who were acquainted with the cause of
the noise could hardly keep their counte-
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