Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-25
BuIIs and Bears.
From the n. Y. Evening Express.
A BILL ON THE RAMPAGE.

BULL ON THE RAMPAGE.
An exciting scene was witnessed in the
vicinity of Fourth avenue and Union
Square this morning, which to one or two
of the parties Unwillingly interested there
in was far from amusing. A bull, on the
way to the slaughter, while passing
through Twelfth street, escaped from the
control Of the driver and dashed down
the street at q great rate, rejoicing in his
new found liberty.
Arrived at the corner of Fourth avenue,
and pursued by a constantly increasing
crowd, the animal dashed around the cor
ner, encountering an unfortunate bill
poster, who was at work on a fence close
by. In the %twinkling Of an eye the hap
less wight was describing a semi-circle
over the bulls back, the contents of his
paste-pot in his rapid flight being distri-
buted over his head and shoulders.
Regardless of his victim the now in
f~uriated animal dashed up the avenue.
Men, women and children fed in dismav
before the approach OF the animated bat
tering ram" On the corner of Fifteenth
street a lady narrowly escaped impale-
ment, the horns of the bull rushing past
her skirt, tearing the skirt of her hoop.
A gentleman a little later was less for
tunate. The animal in his flight made a
sudden detour and caught this individual
by the seat of his pantaloons, and in a
jify he was Initiating the evolutions of a
circus rider in mid air. Singular to say,
he was but slightly injured.
By this time his bUllship, apparently
tired of his freak, came to a halt near
Nineteenth street, and was soon surround
ed by people, who, however, kept at a re-
spectful distance from his terrible horns.
Two or three Metropolitans were on the
ground, and though they had r~evolvers in
their hands seemed unwilling or afraid
10 use them. At this juncture, a Mr. j.
b. Gibbs, doing business on Fulton street,
happened to be passing, stepped into a
and returning lassoed the bull, bringing
him to his knees, when Il knife was pro-
cured and his throat cut. The excitement
in the vicinity during the "raid" was
very great-a general skedaddle taking
place along Fourth avenue
A BEAR IN A BEDROOM.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel
On Thursday night a tame bear, which
is kept by the proprietor Of the Cambria
House, got loose from his kennel and
started on an exploring expedition
through the premises. Finding a door
open, Bruin entered, and made his way
through the house. In passing through
the hall he came in contact with one of
the servant girls, en- diShGbiIle, who, sup
posing that the bear was bent on mis-
chief fed screaming into a room close at
hand. Bruin seeming to appreciate a
joke, pursued her closely, and took his
stand in the door. The girl, seeing re-
treat cut of, crept under the bed to hide
from the monster.
The inmate of the couch, a lady, being
awakened by the screams of the girl, and
seeing Bruin making his way toward the
bed, started up in a hurry, completing her
toilet in a more expeditions manner, we
venture to say, than she had ever lone in
her life before, and added her screams TO
those of the girl. The bear commenced
a charge upon the fair ones, being evil
IDENTIFY in a sportive mood. By 8 dex-
truus flank movement he cornered them
both, and raising himself upon his hind
legs, he looked intently into their faces,
as if to say, What do you think now my
dears 2" BY this time nearly the whole
house was aroused, and came to the rescue
the besieged. Bruin was seized by
some of the masculine gender and taken
10 his kennel, while the frightened women
were taken care of by the female portion
Of the house. They blushed at having
been seen in so scant an apparel, and
laughed at the groundlessness |
IF their fright.