The Republican journal., 1871-03-16


IDENTIFY from the interior, turned rather
near the cage to gaze at the Corpulent
Woman, then being festooned with ana
condas, when old grizzly with a growl
threw out his huge paw with such force,
rapidity, and precision, that not only the
countryman's coat but the seat of his stout
pantaloons disappeared. My friend left
the place in the midst of a fierce alterca-
ton between the country fellow and the
Snowman, as to who should pay for ''them
clothes.'
The strange acquaintance did not end
with this. Years after, in visit with
some friends to the Geological Gardens of
Paris, the Englishman was delighted to
recognize again his former foe. Old age,
had not only subdued his ugly disposition
native Americans, and rendered the beast
kindly from his once deadly opponent,
and, as the weather was extremely warm.
he rolled into his stone trough to lie on
his back, permitting the cool water to
trickle over his hairy head, while he lazily
gnawed at the bone. This falling from
his ndoent grasp, he closed his eyes and
stuff rs bears dreams are made of.
was once told how bear was used to
illustrate Il fact in science. 1t was al an
early day in the history of galvanism. A
negro had been condemned to suffer death
on the gallows for murder in Cincinnati,
and some learned men announced that,
for and in consideration of twenty-five
cents admission, to be collected ut the
1po,. f,r tl, tDf hoc,,;tal
ments with the galvanic-battery would be
A circus tent had been procured for the
purpose, and the medical slvans counted
largely on the profits to accrue.
The fatal day came, and with it thou
sands on thousands of people, men, wo-
men, and children, to witness the perpetll-
alton OF this remnant of stupid barbarism
called hanging. From midnight until
,norn, from all the hills and valleys of
Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana, came pour
ing in the motley crowd of ignorant. curl
Gus humanity. The taverns, stores, streets
and alleys were crowded with people; and
when the sentence hour approached, the
procession that accompanied the cart,
made Il sensitive mind sick of the human
race.
gathered in the huge tent to witness the
scientific experiments. that promised to
restore the wrctched convict to life, or.
failing in that, to make his dead body
struggle and kick in the most exciting
manner. The preparations were signiii-
cant and startling Near the centre of
the sawdust ring was Il table. and by it
the wonderful instrument that was be-
f,, hal
life while about them were gathered in
yersing in low measured tones, or walk
ing to and fro. calmly indifferent to the
gathered crowd, as great men are wont
to do on such occasions.
Hours Wore away The noon came and
passed. The excitement grew intense
At last Il rumor spread and reached the
tent that the sentenced man had been re-
pricved upon the scaifold. This was con-
tirmed by the returning crowd. that push
ed IN without paying and packed every
content broke out. aud We're taken up by
the motley crew Of the non-paying audi
ence. in a high state of wrath al being
disappointed in the hanging In the
midst of the tumut Professor D.
lIiouHeCu liiC tstDlt, ttutl- COMMANDING
silence, said; ''Ladies and gentlemen
We regret deeply that mistaken elem
ency on the part of the Governor has rob-
bed the gallows of its own and science of
subject. 1t is impossible to return You
your money, tor so many have rushed in
without paying, and they would be pre-
cisely the sort to demand the admission
fee. We have determined, however, so
| tba+ No a Il
| laudable curiosity to witness an execution
and those wonderful exhibitions of mod
ern science, to purchase of Mr.. Brown Il
| bear that he has fatteued to kill, hang the
animal here, and then proceed with our
experiments. VIII this satisfy vou?''
An uproarious and unanimous shout in
the affirmative was the response. The
bear was sent for But BIuin had not
been consulted, and declined the engage
ment The audience waited impatientlv
for hours. At last great noise of men.
| boys, and dogs on the outside gave wei
come note of the coming event The fat
.ianitor of the Medical College, Il bald
headed enthusiast in the cause Of physic.
appeared inside the entrance, Juggling at
a rope that seemed to be held by some re-
luctant party outside. so reluctant was
this party that twice the fat janitor, dis
appeared, pulled back by superior force.
The .janitor, cheered by the crowd, and
at length assisted by stout men, pulled
the animal into the arena.
| TO hang 4 bear without the animals
consent (and | never heard OF one COM
mitting suicide) is at any time difficult;
! but to hang fat bear is almost inpossi-
BILE. The muscular neck is quite as large
As the head, and on this occasion Bruin
was pulled up twice, and twice, assisted
by his paws, he twisted his neck ont of
the moose and came down amid loud
cheers from the crowd that was rapidly
passing into sympathy with the four-toot-
ed animal. The third attempt proved the
charm. Bruin kicked and struggled at
the end of II line as naturally as a man
would have done, and ut the close of
twenty minutes he was pronounced y dead
| bear by the learned faculty in attendance
The body was lowered with some haste
and placed upon the table,
AT the first shock the struggles were re-
newed. At the second discharge the eff
forts were more decided, and growls were
added. At the third shock Bruin sat up
on his launches and gazed stupidity at the
audience. The audience rcciprocated the
attention by still louder cheers While
this was goin on, the subject of these
wonderful experiments happened TO get
sight of the fat .janitor, and, while the
fourth shock was being administered. he
suddenly, with Il terrific growl. jumped
from the table and ran after his corpulent
foe. The ring, that up to this moment
had been somewhat crowded, was abrupt
| ly cleared. A fair field was given the
atfrighted official, who fairly aStonished
himself at the rate with which he carried
his adipose over the ground. So long as
the bear chased the .ianitor, the crowd
was entertained. In all such exhibitions,
however, certain women are sure to be
present who mar the enjoyment by scream
ing at the wrong moment, and then, faint
ing, force people to carry them into the open
air This is to be reprehended, and the wo-
men should be rebuked. On this occasion,
when the popular enjoyment was at the
highest and the heted janitor-by the way,
a body-snatcher- making his third
round, with the bear gaining on him,