, 1877-12-20

.ytr f,r5' H<rfHt, I<- II,
Last night Wilhelm IIcygstcr wrctt1e1 with
bear. Heyntter measures twc,ty.fs,lr inches
around the calf OF h,s tcg. Up and ,lown at all
pofnts he is tuft. rosrcsponsttnglv, and although
lie may not always hare ti,rown his man, no
man has ever thrown Him. lie IN n mountain,
10 Jerk which from its lasc would rr',utre Tho
application nj an Elephant. nn.t he weArs ta
popular >u!Eiturt ht the "'}nk ut Tho lehin.."
l:rgnlrs anil !tahrr, wrc4tIvrs wlr, hare rtrivcn
o1ten ~ ine pa,GEs, hrep beer. hop a: M. ~!
rs,nrc street. a.nf It wa. lc!c Tint the TAX Of
The Rhine had furrranont with the tesr.
Shortly after the Reporters were In lsst esen-
ing, liitle Mr. Pia'nn,rr, the unlpfrr. Hl,,1ntrl
the platform anil saIl that matters world l.. gtn.
herr ~na htrAEltway a great tippinv awa5
Of the :. ei.ts IN the riEhthand t:!c 01 th..
stage. for the tear. frn,n the IiirNptrptne lla
ff, !. a,T ,a, presently y 'wo , a't' nn,,'sa n
cak oi tie i;hine Mr. Heyesfcr vas dressed IN
Tights and iooke,l every tneh tha human
M immense belly projected lron, him., but h!+
l,gs hrncath were huiging with muscle, wh' b
played anil nu'lu'attsi a. he ~slkcA. sir.
'stynicr." erlt,i thy usnnire. will wTaetje with
BY Mr. Ile,g.'cr. Dc, roar bear. ready"
Mr. l!cyvstcr tonk flla turn first, n,ld the b,K
bear. with was *pOrt!se and fta,! been .lan*ing
trntA The ,nn,cnt of his entry. was l':l forward
The oak Of tHe Rhine aaae Rrstu.c. and the
hcsr ru4e ,,J'ol, his hind tsvs. INV. como
| nu." rrta' Mr. ltctgtter, anil boldly threw lt'i-
self lntu the tmhra' cr ri the animal. ,lItIl-
Guilty ttraiettwav prc.c'tscsl Itself. ihc hear
was evidently not IIttnst'l to wfestle. lie
seemed II regard the advances Of tile t'ax Of
.c Rhine in The lI1it Of III atlc"tonutc ,lrtnou-
str.tfp,l. n,pt trlhved c,ratinRv Mr.. ficygstrr
cOul not euse wllh the lear perfectly because
! III Ills stomach; the bpar likewise. though he
] cs.ayel crtt1tatr, ~a4 held Hlooi hr the
boundaries Of the Ouk VI the ithine. Tlley ssSu
IN embrace as W their upp:s par;s, but with lh.ir
| luwer e1tscmltics widely scparatcd. Then they
tectcred.
| After time tho bear grew riayfut and tapped
Mr. lieygster On TIC head In Il way tu provoke
headache. lie ntso l,nsi iIah!t nt forming The
claws Into the shan. Of u cup. which he would
c,wcr neatly over Mr.. llcygster's hcui, and
then work his i'aw vi Il ra}t'l gyratosY MIR
and cul1eti lis optonent shsirsy, whrrcuion
tie bear sat ,.own MD refused to play asly
longer !ic WA pEtrltl"i ~, hut as soon a. the
as o ~ les nsan e n: II o ,
aeaIu."' sGtl Sir rilla!ncr, as the wrestler ~.
| carried tht bear with y!uo;ny eve. "'T1s nsc-
less, ! cannbt a,ta'n hi'a." replied Mr. i1eyg-
tler. .'cat him, iesgatert", said A1r. Plum
and who Affected 70 ignore tle hiflscultlc. that
hesct tho Oak ot tilc Rhine In this match.
"Mr. Aeygstcr, gentlemen" THO umpire COM
tiDued, "tnrcw a hrlr lcluie tic King of Wir-
ether bear In EustfA.'
slurscd by shctc words, the Oak Of the
flh|uc again aupfuached tho trar. going ttil
etdcwaya with h.s rigli tiand extended ready tu
catri, the a.i.nAt BY The ic. a,ll roll him over.
As he dill SO tho frear fpse ur hf* hind fegs,
Joined l,ands with Mr.. HrsRxter, airl VIII re-.
ever the Oak Ut the l,ht.le went, weut there
witt! him. The umpire wattei for iivr minutes
UNI tllclr said: "Ientlcmcu, thu match be.
tweeu Mr. IlcyEstss, the Oak ot the Rhine, uud
| the bear h ,irawi.."
After that the small hear wa1 leh forward to
wtest1e with licgnlcr. Tlis Que wAs murli moro
willing, mud rulcei lfr. hcgn!er around The
tluor several times, alwavs putting hi. paw
softly rn his R,lsursary's hea1 when he had
finished. But at lengt', lsegnier etlkcu the bras
Us hc 6t0od uIx,n all tonrs, and. with q guiek
Innltu, rOilc.l the ansn,al ort1 un his IucS. III
Is sal.i 10 BE- The first nau wllu hts c,eg throw,
one uf these b:lrs. .llr bear sectned u like II
and stuu,i M for another tuasle. but RcGnicl
was satisfied. during The match the maj,
aweatci cup!oualy, while the lear vas cool d.
! cucumber.