The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-02-23
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highly exciting, as follows: Mr.. r. A. White
had been missing his fowls for some time
back ssl couldenot t3octhe thiefs hnt; one
soft noraing, discot sned = large lad gbgds
larry shaped track Of some Wild beast with
which he was unfamiliar. He determined to
watch, and, lasVhWht, hearings tremendous
noise IN his hen coop, proceeded 1t once to
the spot, and was surprised, dumbfounded
and somewhat alarmed, at being confronted
by = large, black bear. He was alone, mr.
armed and unprotected, and, sedw those
oirsa s,stancs, vas psrfsctly p,ati6ed il
shouting loudly for assistance, which he did
TO the top Of his lungs. His wife. who was
born on the border and fears no beast that
ever wss made, heard his cry and rushed 70
his assistance with a loaded revolver in her
hand, and by a lucky shot popped Mr..
Bruin plump in the eye just as he was
about to demolish Frank with his claw.
The bear can be seen at Franks store, mi
nus the eye-shos out, and no doubt he will
prove 10 be the tenderest and sweetest bear
ever seen in ST. Louis County. 1t is not
every day bear is killed in the Tenth
Ward, aud we understand that the proceeds
of the sale Of this bold Bruin who has in
er Convention, will be given to the brave
woman who popped him in the eye.-S.
LOUIS Dem, Feb. 10.
A Washington correspondent says of Hor.
ace Greeley: +" He has the strangest fashion
OF seeming to hear nothing in particular, and
of appearing to see nothing in particular, yet
Of seeing and hearing everything. ! renem4
beronce thought him sound aslesp through
the whole Of one Of DR.. Chapin's sermons.
He certainly nodded, dropped his head, and
made all the fearful lunges of man in a pro-
found nap. But the moment it was ended he
arose, shook himself, and IN the aisle said
capital sermon capital sermon And
as he went on to talk, sure enough, he did
know all about it, Thus he will look as if be
did not recognize you, and act as if he had
nothing whatever to say And when you
have concluded that he regards you as an en-
tire stranger. he will astonish you by sudden-
ly making 40 announcement or referring to
something back in the past, which makes /.
perfectly palpable that he knows all about
YOU
FEMALE Hisn~ ay,a NJ wives Re venge.
from the Fam aqua PA JournaIY -
The Pottsyille Journal, of last weeg, pub
lished an account Of a seighing party Of la
ives anu 5tHtieuttH irOiH ol. NihtI Asf ~
been attacked on the mountain, as they were
going from that place to Mahoney City, and
robbed The Journal adds at may seem
incredible, but it is positively stated that the
rosbers stripped the occupants Of the sleigh
of their clothing, leaving nothing but the un-
derclothnr e the women and the buffalo
,obr. that were in th~ s,a'-A m
1922. .ac roupers
compelled them to turn back and return TO
81. Clair
We have since learned that the occupants
Of the sleigh were party Of married men
with women other than their wives who we're
ont fer good tine son the sly, thinking
their sponses knew nothing about it !; and
that the " h.ghwaymen were the wives of
the aforesaid gentlemen, who, having got
wind Of The delinquency OF their liege lords,
had disguised themselves and laid in wait for
the party. determined by this means TO ayenge
themselves and punish the offenders,
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man in Cleveland a-raigned for keeping
house Of designation, intimated that if the
judge fined him more than ten dollars, be
would blow on the respectable patrons OF
the house.
''lu that case, remarked his Honor, 81
guess ! witt let you unbarden yourself, and
will therefore fine you $50.
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