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

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natl is bear-pit which has for months
been peacibly inhabited by 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
.sTwo of the four bears climbed the
snag of a tree set up in a 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
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 assall-
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 mis- 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 nina 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 thell
turn would come next. The little one,
though, that had stood on the floor a
looker-on all the while, crouched in q
corner, half in defiance and half il
fear.
Old Cinnamon ate his fish and then
returned to his mutton, the little bear
The little fellow jumped into the pool
and old Cinnamon pounced on him
to drown him. Again the hose was
applied. Old Cinnamon did not seem
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out Of the pool and commenced chew
!, ing him up.
| At this moment John Nordheim
bolted right into the den. armed with
a long handled, heavy spade.
..Oh. don't go in. shouted men and
/ shrieked women. but he had passed
! the portals. and walked right face t.
face with death.
Thud. thud, thud-three thuds oil
| the shovel on bruins head released
little blacky. but turned Cinnamon or
brave John Nordheim. who had moth
ing but spade and John Nordheim
muscle and brain with which to make
the fight.
Thud. thud-lown went Cinnamon
and up he got again, and staggered
close to little blacky and opened thu
fight again.
Thud. thud. thud, thud. thud-thicl
and heavy fell the blows on old CHINA
mon skull. The old beast loosenet
his hold and ran in the dungeon mex
the pit.
Unlock that gate. shouted Nordheir
to Mr. Tenner. and III lock him up 70
; good. now.
Mr. Tenner obeyed, and Nordheir
shut the door.
When the door was securely shut
. it was amusing TO see the three fright
ened, but unhuTt bears leave thei
posts and strut up to that door, the
stride around the cage as much as t
say, Won't somebody please knock
chin off nv shoulder
Around and around thEy marched
returning TO the door. smelling it. fee
ing it cautiously and rearing mp agains
it, as II TO make sure that all was safs
then strutting of. Falstaff-like, whe
the danger was gone.