, 1877-12-25

suffered no Ill consequences and though lcfo
he1s H. sa9y u" '.,k k" a. sbattnan; r. @ ~he BENEATH
tic homcly exterior still lircs tho plutk and
sft,ew OF Iron that did not fail h1n even In lts
Fearful sw'ng.
A COLLEGE BEAIa-HUNT.
The True Etnry Of the Disappearance Of Mr.
rarsona' Chrlstfnas-IIInner.
When Mr.. Parsons, a gentleman Of sporting
proclivitles, accepted the gift Of a young black
bear, anil kept 1t upon hts premises ns pet. his
seiate nclchtors shook their heads omanoua1y.
and whispered to each other, "Thcrc's M nc
counting Tor ta4tes." But after hts bearsbtp
had manifested his enterprise and love Of ad-
venture BY breaking his bonds several times,
and exploring various remote portions OF tho
yiliagc tho citizens began to regard tho animal
as public nuisance, arti to fear for the safety Of
their children, while tho little ones In turn care
fully avoided the Vicinity Of The lot In which
Mater Druin WAa accustomed 10 disport him
self.
Bfr. Paraons lived ia quiet college town,
sort Of suburban Zion. situate not more than.. a
thousand miles from ChirnRo. Being endowed
with considerable Independence Of character, he
paid little heed to the complaints OF his neigh.
bors, but continued to support Ills pct In idle
ue'' a"1 "lt1ue".ss s'sf' '"N1ss"N '0e.A' o'1e'
for the carcass from an cnterprfslng butcher.
Tie feeling against tho bear continued TO grow
day by day. Finally, when the village paper
commenced to publish threatening letters from
Indignant citizens, Als. Parsons concluded that
trouble wss brewn'. Thanksgiving was ap-
| proachinu, md be decided to appcasc the wrath
| Of his neiEhbors by sacrificing the fattsl bear,
| and making incrry over the remains With his
| crnnlcs, In accordance with the Frcs11ents
proclamation. The result was thai several OF
hJs f-,,,5s in.,r,Jnr .,uo NJ tho rnruv,r n,.,u.
ha. ,., ns,.s.a E',., " ,xa.s ',,n,.'s1 ~ H.,
De.s ot 'he eoleoe aeIrtf' we're InsHca ~ III
dulae In q bear feast on ThanksrIvsn ng-Day.
And II ca no 10 pass 10 those days that some
" s"o ,s,.s 1 t,,ssr. hr rs,,,t,,a ths rs,i,ra
IRON sessna a. !aso.s ~ teaus sae '"'as'
paper anu kne" e".s pao!'e sen''n'e"' "ae oP
posed to the bear. They had also learned tint
The lucky Professors had been invited to dispose
~ autIarc meal, Fearing Tint such an occur
renco tIieht tncapacitato them for the proper
| dIscharxc of thelr college du,ics, the stulents
ofnrcsail thourhtfully DECIDED to avert The
threatened calamity. II is barclr possible that
thcrc NAV have been some connection hctwecn
this dtsieiou and tfe fact That, on tho Tuesday
muht bciorv lhnukrgiyln9, Muster Bruin lounl
hnmse. mile distant from bis masters real
Ienrr'
rhe {ollowtne tlav was devoted ty Mr., Par
ssaechtuo ftP t,,s hark lanh that baI 40 n,a,.
eounianiy disappeared. Dy a lucky accident
the trunpt was discovered during the
cyruiu9. yerr hungry aul apparently
not at all pleased with bis inpfson.nent.
aronsrl that considerable difficulty was expert
encetl In inducing him 10 return home, his cap
Tors entertaining such healthy respect Tor hin,
rather nth t6un iurse. ThS removal was, however,
snfsiv umnmnjished hi Inst, aui DruIu WA su-
curciy iockeI ,ip in the barn, whlla i.ls master
retired to tho houae to celebrate With hia iriens
tbnr succesA IN outwlttiug "tho boys.''
ljnfortunatuly tbey bud not noticed. tho lark.
rcss hsinr "a tlynso. TINT they lIau been sIaI
owclo nj thc war home. Nt,rwcru they awnrc
ne6 SUI tse
: rporu detcrnInrd t,!an ever 10 carry out tteli
, pians. Il is nut surprising, therefore, thut
wills onc partS were eiioripg tler triumph, In.
,;nnrs thr ntilrr wcre imfIstTiously orgunIxluv a
; iittic trtnmnh of thefr own outside. and
tint. within 4 short time, the barn bad oucti
1nr,illy entered and br,fin TO h!s great disgust
sVal,, started on hls travels. He was taken &c
rnrstgcrnhc uiilirulty, vruwInQc crossyr aud NOR.
nn,nsnarrsols At eycrY ssep. 4 Jolly crowt
was in Waiting With a hosse aila wagon. Whet
! rvs,rihine va, IN Tea.Itless eone of lis bolIr
snIrits msnassa to fispoait the reluctant ani.na
/ | Il, Inv wa1un but til thu operation, by SON,
m,schan4t' the rome attached to his neck, aut
by which 10 bud Gcen kept In subjectlon, slippet
i Thia eata,tronho created CONSERVATION amppt
: H.. r"nrnTse Tbs beur was not mocsiru unti
i rnr.s Ind been nrocurctl, when tvu dariu:
yo,,n,. men VINO had nothing to live for thcl
ws.lth having hect Icnositod ID CtIyart
9 snyi,.cs hank. yoIu,,trerri TO load tbs tack
ln.1 .ttn1.3 iniiijy un 10 tptxslts sitiea Of III,
/ xsonn. md attsmntsd 10 la:so lbs btasf, On,
y "fiIn,., IN" fa,lrd fhn othcr sueccedoi, hit 500,
= rcprrttri his sucsyst. for My, Lear, unable /,
a nu.iHrs ia vrnnus .,nIItcniy dcs.rnded fr,,u
h liz wsunn. .eattrIanR thc asscnhlcI crowt
i ~, ,erstrifrr and im,ncdtately mauu il hi
r im.tnrss te, ascrrIain without delay whvrc IL
- rn+u. nrnunl III. ncck led to.
= = Va ths nrTt lew minutes The situation va
mi nnv .rMnical hut rrtIls.l. Younr-Man- viii,
H.. -Iis1ul led the huar aro,lna tha
i nnvn,, ~ rnni naro tsmi Win siacx r,,nrl
fornn timcs. bIti, .leyeloniur unexna'te
s,oa1 MJ'1 aIdsniv Yn'nv Man frli hi %, nf ii,
r',,e and i,aatit1 yo,iri away in ihr Iarkness.
| Aohe 1 nn~ins,,s nncnaraI tn H., s.ttsar,i h