The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-05-01
coree nan. brourbt vengeance to the

coffee pan, brought vengeance to The
tub. After fruilless endeaTors. will
tongue aad claws, to clear the Wis
cous mass from bis best fur coat. be
betoOk himself to the river, and then
solaced himself with 8 swing.
This partially for swinging Of
rocking rendered him al undesirable
companion il a boat; yet he con
stantly followed his owner to the
river side, and, if not admitted as q
passenger, would swim after the
boat, granting like q hog. During
enc river excursion which be had
been allowed to share be enjoyed az
usual his rocking, till the boat gid
ing down the river, entered a stormy
rapid, vixen be became quite agitated
with fear, trembling in every limb,
and holding on each side of the boat
50 long as il remained in the weller
ing force.
When INDUCED with a ride by
land, be would sometimes leap on
the shafts of the vehicle, aud, placing
a hind-leg on each, rest his lore
pave on the horses back.
As be grew older it was found
necessary to impose some check up
on his movements, and for this pur-
pose q chain, with a log at the end
Of it, wa attached 10 a collar around
DIS neck. Such badge Of servitude
and interference with The liberty OF
a free born bear was not to be borne.
Al first be tried TO strike of the log
With his pa y; then be dragged It to
the river, but was vastly irfitated TO
find that. after every attempt to sink
a.. The audscious log came to the sur
lace again. Finally be dug a mole,
put The log into it, aud replaced the
earth, stamping or pressing 1t down;
then, apparently satisfied with MS
work, be attempted to mov oil, but
found himself il a worse fix than be
fore. however, after sundry curvets
aud angry jerks, the chain broke, and
be regained his freedom, leaving his
encnmbranee 10 the grave.
In concluding bis ursine anecdotes
my Swedish friend remarked: chose
are but a few of Bruins traits aud
droll tricks. which must be seen TO
be fully enjoyed. At present be
lies quietly in his winter lair, but I'M
agine bis humor when be leaves it in
spring; be is then no agreeable com
panion, especially for the kitchen
maids, toward whom, aad the fair
sex 10 general, be shows the greatest
disregard"
Poor Brain be must indeed have
got up on the wrong side Of the bed,
for he became so nnbearably troubs
lesome and subject to such angry
moods, that as 1 afterward learned,
at the early age Of about three years
be was doomed te death and execu-
ted accordingly.
Another young bear, captured in
klt MtuLcl VI 1ctJy WIS AtpO iph
about two years at Eksharad, in
Wermland; but as it grew older it
became dangerously ferocious, and
consequently was also shot. A tame
bear, kept at Snoan, had accidentally
one Saturday cyening got locked up
10 the snithy, and, not liking to re-
main in II workshop on a Sunday, at
tempted to escape through an open
inS Ia the roof. But to reach this
Bruin had to Chamber upon a lever,
which, under the pressure Of his
weight opened the sluice-gate, and,
turning the water upon the wheel,
set the great hammer 10 work. Evil
dently annoyed by its persistent mo-
ton and noise, be appears to have
grasDeG the hammer in his paws
with intent to step il; but the contest
proved beyond his strength, for the
ueighbors, hearing loud roars, hast
ened 10 the smithy and found him
lying upon the anvil, having receiv-
ed a death-blow before their arrival
-Ncjegce Gossip.