The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-08-07
4 RUGGING MATCH.

| his way east for a geological garden.
| Ills owner was allowed to ride with him
in the baggage-car, and he seemed to
| think his bear was the greatest animal
on earth. lie was ready to bet that bruir
could out-hug and outb anything hu-
man, and was rather disappointed when
the railroad men refused to dispute this
point with him. He was indulging il
his brag when an old man came into the
car to sec about his trunk. He saw the
bear, of course. but the glance of con
| tempt he bestowed on the animal instant
Iy kindled the Indignation of tue owner,
who called out:
"Mebbe you think I'm toting an old
| hyena around the country"
81 guess it's BEAR" slowly replied
the other, ''but / see nothing remarkable
about him."
"You don't, eh2 Well, T do! Mebbe
you'd like to see him hug that trunk OF
yours? What he can't silver when lie
gets his paws around It has got to have
roots forty feet under ground"
I've got son back in the car y
reaectively observed the old man, and
then he stopped and looked at the bear.
s'Your son? Egad! VIII you match
your son again my bear.' chuchled the
owner as he danced with delight.
''I guess So"
''You do! Bring him inl Trot him
outl I'll give him all the show he wants
and bet five to one on the bear"
The old man slowly took in a chew OF
tobacco, left the car, and when he return
ed he had his son Martin with him.
Martin seemed to be about twenty-seven
years of age and Il little taller than q
hitching-post. He was built on the
ground, with back like writing desk
and arms which seemed to have been
sawed from railroad ties.
Martin, this ere man wants to bet
five to one that this bear can outing
you," quietly explained the father as the
son sat down on trunk.
eyes, that's it-that's just it'' cackIed
the owner; ''I'll muzzle him so he can t
bite, and I'll bet five to one he'll make
you holler in two minutes"
"Muzzle your BARI was all that Mar
tin said as he pulled out So bill and
handed it to the baggageman. The bear
man put SO with it, griuning like boy
in 1t cherry tree, and III a minute he had
the bear ready. Martin removed his
coat and paper collar and carelessly in
quired:
us this to be q square hug, with no
gouging?"
''Jess so-jess!" replied the bear man.
"You hug the bear and he will hug you,
and the one who sGueals first loses his
cash. Now, then, all ready"
As Martin approached, the bear rose
up with sinful glare in his eye, and the
two embraced. Tt was sort of back
hold, with no sell ont on the crowd.
$50 for him, Hunyado!' yelled the
bear man as they closed, and the bear
responded. One could see by the set of
his eyes that he meant to make jelly of
that young man in York minute, but he
failed to do it. Some little trifes stood
in his way. For instance it wasn't ten
seconds before he realized that two could
play at hugging. Martins hand sank
down IN the bears coat, the shoulder
muscles were called on for duty. and at
the first hug the bear rolled his eyes In
astonishment.
SEQ in, Hunyado-go in-go in!''
screamed the bear man, and bruin laid
himself out as if he meant to pull a rail
road water tank down.
''You might squeeze bit harder, my
son, carelessly suggested tie father, as
he spit from the open door, and Martin
| called out his reserve muscle.
Each had his best grip. There WIS no
tumbling around to waste breath, but it
was astand-up, stand still hugging match.
Little by little the bears eyes began to
bulge and his mouth to open, and Mar
tins face slowly grew to the color of red
paint.
Hang to him, Hunyado-I've got my
last dollar on your head!' shrieked the
bear man, ar he saw II further bulge to
his pets eyes.
But it was no use. All of sudden
the bear began to yell and cough and
strangle. He was goner. Martin
knew it, but he wanted no dispute, and
SO he gave Hunyado lift from the floor,
a hug which rolled his eyes around ike a
pin wheel, and then dropped him in q
heap on the floor.
''Well, may I be shoti' gasped the
bear man, as he stood over tho half life.
less heap of hair and claws
'Martin. y said the father, as he hand
ed him the $50, you'd better go back
thar and watch our satchels,"
eyes, guess So" replied the son, as
he showed the bills in his vest pocket,
and he retired without another word OF
look at the bear.
That was the bear they were feeding
| Cruel in saloon on Randolph street two
evenings ago-one man was feeding hin,
Cruel and another feeling along bis spine
/ to find the fracture.
/
"Why does lightning so rarely strike
twice in the same place" asked Q Board
examiner of the new boy in the class OF
natural philosophy. "Oh," said the boy
''because it never needs to"
Mrs. Darlington has been reading the
health officers weekly, and thinks total
must be an awful malignant disease,
since as many die of it as ail the rest put