Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-06-04

Bounds with lsAhing spring tia mighty brute.
i------~---atith waving 70 and fro.
| His angry tAil3 red roll Ais eyes dtiAtsd grsw."
'WheFs hIa vAst aeck just min&lss vita the spine,
CAIlss Haroldss Piigrs@sss
Upon one evening party of coIlegians
aud young bloods Of the town had met to-
gether at my rooms to play and caronse.
In fact, it Was q regular meeting of the
hunters, who assembled twice every week.
We kept ii up jollily until midaight, hav-
ing in thas time managed to get full Of
Baechns, when Somers proposed that We
should sally forth and astonish the town
by come well-planned and wall-direesed
piece Of mischief, Without aay one of IL
having aleaE conception TO our action O.
intentions, we hailed the proposition with
drunken rapture, and started forth.
4 travelling nenageTie had arrived in
town the day before, and among the won
ders was young bear. The poor animal
had been 80 well beaten, thai be became
very humble, and acquired q number of
amusing tzisks. OF this we we're all well
aware, having visited tha menagerie the
day before. Just as We passed the spot
where the animals were confined, it occur
red to nae what rare sport it would be TO
capture young Bruin, and place him in
the chemical lecture room, to astonish on
the next day, the professor and the class.
No sooner had made the proposition
10 this effect, than it was adopted, and all
volunteered their assistance 10 carry it
into execution. The tent or pavilion
which covered the beasts was erected in
the yard Of the principal tavern. The
cages each containing one or more ami
mails, were iron grated boxes, standing ON
| wheels, by means of which they had been
dragged into town. They were arranged
around the interior of the tents, forming
. circular array of wood and iron. Not
imagining thai any one would disturb the
animals, the showmen and inmates of the
tavern left the tsnts entirely unmatched.
Thus We, were afforded q clear field IN
which TO execute eur scheme. After sew
eral Of o4tf number had been posted as
sentineIs, the rest erept In under the can
yass and entered the arena. 1t Sas some
time before We could in the deep darkness
of the place, identify the cage in which
our friend Brain bad been put to sleep.
After stumbling over divers things, which
lay scattered about, and psering hare and
| there in the dark, We found the object of
our search, There, in substantial cage
was the dim outline Of the animal, bis two
white eyes flashed drops Of FIRE at being
aroused from his quiet slumber.
The next dilhGalty that occurred to us
was the mode Of conveying him to the
college, which was several hundred yards
distant. Some of the rsvelers proposed
that we shoald throw . halter round his
neck, and SO drag him along.
We objeesed to it, not from any per-
sonal fear, since we had arrived at shai
lpoint which makes one oblivious Of dan
ger, but Lest We should be seen by some
late stragglsr and have our fan spoiled.
4 better plan was, after much seheming,
devised, and enc which met With UniVer'
sal acqaIssDe0oe.
In the tavern yard stood water hogs
head, with sliding lid, fastened by
means Of hasp and staple. We had onlJ ]
10 soIl thsB nj, aide down tt1a boz from
the wheels, open the door immediate il
front Of the hogshead and drive the ami
| NAL 10. W. eould then pash down th'
lid of the Gssk, secure il BY means of |
rope passed through the staples, aud rol
our prisoner and prison house TO the col
lege. .4.
r No sooner was this suggested than VI
haSsened 10 put them into execution. Tn
cage, with our united efforts was slid qai
ctiy down from the ewheels--BFuin gFowl
ing all the while With angeF-the hogs
, bead was rolled In and placed npan d
, end in frpnt of the cage, and the anima
stirred up with our canes. With q tsr
: rife yea he rushed in, and We closed th
! lid suddenly down upon him, fastening
: at the same time in secure manner. Tn
u veil af tbs bear reused the Other animal
> aud our emFs were RECALLED for the next &C
: minutes with q variety Of hideous sound
: that weakened fearfally the sleeping ech
: oes of the night. The animal in the hogs
g head growiad, and his voice came liz
8 distant thunder, 50 deafened was il by th
. wood In which he lay. HE fallows ha
no incumbrance to their voices, and the
q howIed as clearly IS though they had bee
= In thair native forests.
o Fearful Of being discovered we remain
: ed quiet for some time, holding eur hrss'
i in suspense. Bat no ous disturbed, {
n thuughs af diBtarhlag uss Ihs saiEna
II often started chorus of strange ndls'
d during the night, and the keepers thinkir
:. nothing unusnal 10 be the matter, mare
sarsad tbs gaxaly brutsa for destroyiE
- the unisy of their rest, and turning ba1
:. went 70 slsap again.
= As sosn as quiet was restored 80 slit
y hola in the sanvass, for wa were afraid
y szasrga by the aperture which faced 7
= tavern, rolled our hogsAead Through .
Iyard 10 the back gate. This we unfas
ansd aaa passed into ths road, started
quick rate for our spos Of dessructio
50 Over and over went sAe hogshsad, the .
70 imal wishin. Howied ss shs rough tres
us ment be experienced, and wesnearly GO
4. yalssd With laughter st the ancouthae
% the Noise which ha made.
At leMgth we reached the back pars
% sha ssllsgs, whsn one of our party ciin
ID psx aha wala anxa aaaassaasa ths gal