West-Jersey pioneer., 1871-12-08
From the London (Canada) Free Press.
FIGHTING A BEAR.


IAN INDIAN LOCKED UP WITH BEASTS
A TERRIBLE FIGHT-MoNKEYs AND
I SNAKES LOOKING or = BREAD, TuR-
| Nlps, AND IS A Month.
The men on the mixed train going
| west yesterday morning had a pretty
| good-sized sensation just as the train ar
rived, at Boutwell, AS the noise Of the
wheels subsided, unusual and excited
sounds were heard issuing from bond
| ed car, which all along the passage from
| the Suspension Bridge had remained
under lock and key, attracted no special
notice from any one, as no one on the
train seemed aware of its true contents.
\ Gradually the noises grew louder and
more excited, scufaing was heard, &C
companied by yells and imprecations from
"a human voice, and series of low,
fierce snarls and growls as from an en-
ragged and powerful animal, then a shuf-
Alng to and fro, and more excited but
perfectly unintelligible ordinations
The men were ut a loss what to make of
all this, aud maryeled exceedingly. A
crowd, collected, and noises of the same
\ character continued within.
| There appeared TO be terrible rum
pus inside the car, which each moment
grew more desperate and alarming. All
at once violent humping against the
| doors and the voice Of the man, which
| had by this time grown more coherent,
but sounded faint and smothered, broke
out in exclamatory appeals, "Brek door,
| I brek door! Injin get kill" After
which the struggle seemed to be renewed
more furicusly than ever, 'Ipjin" giving
vent to short yells of pain and distress.
y No time was lost by the men outside,
who proceeded at once to obey the call
and break the lock. No oosooner had the
door been partially opened than eut
ispranga strappiug young Indian, in ter
oribly excited state of mind minus his
hat, with his clothing hanging il. shreds
about his body, and displaying several
bleeding wounds, He was we'll nigh
exhausted. but did not stop running till
he got behind the station-hsu=e in a
place of safety, where he stood painting
A luIs sUEtdtu lUI bOmO uttutoo DclUEc al Y
Of those who surrounded him could elic-
it any information from him as to the
pature of the ordeal through which he
| had passed, That, however was perfect
| " Ineligible to those who witnessed his
escape, for lie had no sooner got clear
than large black bear came shutting to
the door, wanting to get out too, and
pursue his enemy, like roaring lion, to
sfy,.sour him. On seeing the men howev
er, and not prosab!y carinwto jump into
the immediate presence of so many per
sons, Bruin recoied and sneaked hack
into corner, from which he glared saw
4 agely at them. Il o4a .aa wlI paT
M There were several other animals in
the. car some in cages, and some secure
ly fastened up with chains and ropes. =
Among them was young cub belonging
| to the old bear, who at once took refuge
behind his ma in the corner, apparently
somewhat bashfui by the appearance Of
SO many grown men There was also an
antelope, couple Of monkeys, a wild
kangaroo, some curious specimens of the
feathered creation and a box Of snakes,
which remained comfortably coiled up
in the blankets, either too tired or sleepy
to take any part in the fuss. The col
lection it appears, belonged to travel
inglshowman, who proposed to exhibit
in a Western town.
The Indian boy, for he was scarcely
out Of his teens, although big and mus
cular, as soon as he could collect his ideas
and began to realize that he was safe and
sound, related that he was employed by
the proprietor at So per month to attend
the animals ia their travels as keeper;
that he had been shut up with them in
the car for nearly three days, with moth
| ing to eat but bread and turnips, and
with only water to drink; that the old
bear had become restive in the car while
on the journey, probably from hunger
and thirst, and ended by committing an
\ assault on him, which he repelled as long
as he could hold out. He thought every
q moment be would have to give in, and
consent to be eaten up for breakfast by
/ theshe- bear and her interesting offspring
i Twice, she got her arms fondly around
him, andfyould, have certainly have hug.
i ged him to death but for the herculean
4 strength which enabled him to throw
her off, and spurn her advances. Being
somewhat cramped in her physical ener
,giest by the confinement and Gull routine
| Of show life, besides not being as young
as she used to be, she was more easily
overcome and failed TO make as stout an
attack as the circumstances seemed tc
demand from her. The young man from
the, country parts, however, was deter
mined not to be "taken in" any more
| by the deceptions and allurements Of side
show life, and then and there resolved
fto abandon a profession in which he dis.
covered he had neither the talent nor the
education to shine very resplendently.
r"Hetink me big fool!'' said he; "In.
gin only get eight dollars a month, and a
chance to get ateFuprin the bargain / No
4 no my friends, that muchly too thin! !
Ugh!o Not for Jeseph-not if he knows
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IolaTREATMENT OF SMALL-Pox.-H 9
1patient, in the beginning Of the attack
be put in q room from, which absolutely
4 all hight is excluded, save that of eau
die, the effect is to- arrest the disease in
jspapular or vesicular stage; the skin be-
tween the yesicles is never iDAamed OF
swollen s. the large scabs, of matter never