The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-28
The Cincinnati Bears.


natl is a bear-pit which has for months
been peacibly inhabited by q CHINA
mon bear and four black bears. The
cinnamon is much larger than his COM
panions, and fiercer, but he took Of
tense not long since at something done
by the most active of the blacks, and
the encounter which followed is thus
described by the Cincinnati Enquirer ::
ssTwo of the four bears climbed the
snag Of tree set up in pit, third
clambered up the iron gate. and the
fourth paced around the pit in terror.
The noise Of the conflict drew crowd
to the scene.
The cinnamon's style Of fighting was
to seize his adversary by the throat,
just back Of the ear, and, quartering
under the jaw close upon him like
a steel-trap, and hold him down shak-
ing him occasionally with short shakes,
but always bearing down and holding
fast.
The little one, which was only half
or two-thirds the weight of his assail-
ant shrieked most human like. At first
his cries were appalling. but they soon
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sigh and half shrek.
At first the keeper, Mr.. John Nord.
helm, as brave as an old tiger-hunter,
tried the effect of punching hole to
make bruin quit his hold, but it was
not noticed. He next threw lot Of
fresh fish III right under his nose, but
the bait did not take; then water was
thrown on him-a big stream from a
hose. This made him let go.
The little lacerated blacky got uI
and made circles around the cage
shrieking and crying at terrible rate
while the bear on the CRATE bars and
the two perched in the tree shook
like blown leaves, as if fearing theil
turn would come next. The little one
though, that had stood on the floor .
looker.on all the while. crOuched in 3
corner, half in defiance and half in
fear.
Old Cinnamon ate his fish and Their
returned to his mutton, the little bear
The little fellow jumped into the pool
and old Cinnamon pounced on hin
to drown him. Again the hose wa:
applied. Old Cinnamon did not seen
to mind it. He tugged little blacky
out of the pool and commenced chew
ing him up.
At this moment John Nordhein
bolted right into the den. armed witt
a long handled, heavy spade.
"Oh, don't go in, shouted men and
shrieked women, but he had passet
| the portals. and walked right face K
face with death.
Thud, thud, thud-three thuds O.
the shovel on bruins head released
little blacky, but turned Cinnamon OF
brave John Nordheim, who had moth
ing but spade and John Nordheim'
muscle and brain with which to maxi
the fight.
Thud, thud-down went Cinnamon
and up he got again, and staggere'
close to little blacky and opened tn
fight again.
Thud, thud, thud, thud, thud-thicl
and heavy fell the blows on old CHINA
mons skull. The old beast loosene
his hold and ran in the dungeon mex
the pit.
unlock that gate, shouted NordheiT
to Mr.. Tenner, and Ill lock him up 70
good, now
Mr.. Tenner obeyed, and Nordheir
shut the door.
4 When the door was securely shut
it was amusing to see the three frigh
ened, but unhurt bears leave thei
posts and strut up to that door, the
stride around the cage as much as I
say. Won't somebody please knock
chip off my shoulder. -
Around and around Thug marched
: returning to the door, smelling it. fee
: ing it cautiously and rearing up again:
it, as if to make sure that all was saf'
then strutting of, Falstafiike, whe
the danger was gone