Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-11-30
A Dangerous Predicament.

THE men on the mixed train going west
yesterday morning had a pretty good
sized sensation just as the train arrived at
Boutwell,. As the noise of the wheels
subsidized, unusual and exciting sounds
were heard issuing from 'bonded car
which all along the passage from the Sus-
pension Bridge had remained under lock
and key, attracting no especial notice from
any one, as no one on the train seemed
aware of its true contents. Gradually the
noises grew louder and more excited.
Scuff1ing was heard, accompanied by
yells and imprecations from a human
voice, and series of low, fierce snarls
and growls, as from an enraged and power
full animal; then shuffiing to and fro,
and more excited but perfectly unintel-
ligible ordinations. The men were at a
loss what to make of all this, and marvel
ed exceedingly A crowd collected, and
noises of the same character continued
within. There appeared to be terrible
rumpus inside the car, which. each mo-
ment grew more desperate and alarming.
All at once a violent humping against the
door, and the voice of the man, which had
by this time grown more coherent, but
sounding faint and smothered, broke out
in explanatory appeals, "Brek door, brek
door, Ingun get killr' After which the
struggle seemed to be renew ed more furi-
ously than ever, "Ingun" giving vent to
short yells of pain and distress. No time
was lost by the men outside, who proceed
ed at once to obey the call and break the
lock- No sooner had the door been par
TALLY opened than out sprang a
young Indian in a terribly excited state of
mind, minus his hat, with his clothing
hanging in shreds about his body, and dis
PLAYING several bleeding wounds. He was
well nigh exhausted, but did not stop rum
ming till he got behind the station-house
in place of safety, where he stood pant
ing for breath for some minutes before any
one of those who surrounded him could
elicit any information from him as to the
nature of the ordeal through which he had
passed. That, however, was perfectly in
telligible to those who witnessed his es-
cape for he had no sooner got clear than
large black she bear came snuffiing at the
door, wanting to get out, too, and pursue
her enemy. On seeing the men, however,
and not caring to jump into the immediate
presence of so many persons, Bruln re-
coiled and sneaked into corner, from
which she glared savagely at them. There
were several other animals in the car,
some of them in cages and some securely
I fastened up with chains and ropes.
4 Among them was young cub belonging
d
| behind her in the corner. There were al
/ SO an antelope, couple of monkeys, a
wild kangaroo, some curious specimens OF
! the feathered creation, and box OF
1 ''snaix" which remained comfortably
coiled up in their blankets, either too tired
/ or sleepy to take any part in the fuss. The
( collection, it appears, belonged to travel
/ ing Snowman, who proposed to exhibit in a
western town. The Indian boy, for he
was scarcely out of his teens, although
! big and muscular, 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 $500
month to attend the animals in their trav-
els as keeper; that he had been shut up
with them in the car for nearly three days
with nothing 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. He thought every moment he
would have to give in, and consent to bC
eaten up for breakfast by the she bear an6
her interesting offspring. Twice she 60
her arms around him, and would certainl,
have hugged him TO death but for thu
strength which enabled him to throw he
Off The young man was determined no
TO be taken in any more by the decep
tion and allurements of side-show life, ant
then and there resolved TO abandon pro
fession in which he discovered he ha6
neither the talent nor education TO SHINE
very resplendentlv. "He tink me bi:
fool - says he; fngin only get eight dol
lars and a chance to get ate up into th'
bargain. No, no, my friends, that muchl,,
too thin, Ugh, Not for Joseph-Rot j
he knows it r'-[ Toronto Express.