The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-01-22
Young Bears.


Young Bears.
Young bears have always been great
favorltes as pets, being playful and af-
fectionate when kindly treated. They
can be trained to perform all kinds OF
amusing tricks, and their antics when
playing together or with children are
very laughable. They have been taught
to execute difficult parts in thea rical
displays, among other things, to ring
bells, pretend to fall dead when shot at,
beat the drum, and 60 through the
manual exercise of the soldier with the
musket. But, though playful and harm
less when young, they cannot be trusted
when their teeth and claws are full
grown. Then their good nature can
not be counted on; and many instances
have occurred in which they have re-
paid friendly confidence with sudden
treachery. It must be said in their IA
vor, however, that their wildness is often
the result of bad treatment or thought
less teasing. There is story in print
of planter in Louisiana who once
picked up young cub that had either
been abandoned by it's mother or had
run away from its parental den. He
carried it home and threw it down in
the yards, where it was immediately
adopted by the little negroes. It be-
came great favorlte with them, shar-
ing their corn bread and taking part in
all their sports. Billy that was the
lame given to him-thrived and grow
large and stout, and learned to box and
wrestle with the boys so we'll that visit
ors to the plantation were always enter
tanned with these drolI exhibitions.
But one day in the spring, when he had
been about year in captivity, Billy was
detected making free with the young
cabbages in the garden. A stout negro
man picked up branch of rose bush
and gave the marauder a playful stroke.
Filled with rage, Billy sprang upon the
man, shook him as if he had been a
bundle of straw, and bit him so severely
that he died. Billy was at once shot
A pet that could not control his temper
better than that was considered rather
too dangerous to keep.
Fables.
HE Pig AND THE Rata pig. so fat
that it could hardly move, once loilino
indolently in its sty saw poor, half
starved rat, that, with much timid alert
ness, stole from it's hiding place, and,
after Selling one of the many grains of
corn that lay scattered around, quickly
escaped with his prize, and with very
much the air of beggar who had asked
for something to eat, and had then run
away, ashamed to be seen.
=" You poor creature grunted the pig,
" what life you lead; half starved and
half frozen! Behold me, now! Here
ana person of consequence, carefully
fed and attended to, with every morn
ing fresh, sweet straw thrown to me to
make my bed SOFT and warm. AS for
you, poor creature, it is only at the risk
OF your life, by constant labor and strug-
giles with your fellow creatures. and
even by beggary, to speak Of nothing
worse, that you can contrive to live at
ALL"
Please to recollect," said the rat, as
he pavsed for a moment at the mouth
OF his hole, when you heap your pity
upon me, that you receive favors and
benefits not on account of the love your
master bears you, nor on account OF
your own worthiness, but because OF
the use which he intends making OF
you, when he has fattened you up to his
liking. AS for me, [ do not live in con
slant fear of the butchers knife. and I
think it is likely that I shall keep my
place in the world, poor as it is, much
longer than you will keep yours"
THE SAPLING AND THE SYCAMORE
A tender sapling, to protect itself from
the various perlls attendant upon its
existence, had grown closely to the
trunk of large and powerful sycamore
finding there security from danger.
One day, however, terrible storm
arose, and the sycamore, in spite of it's
struggles, was hurled PROSTATE upon the
| earth. In it's fall it not only crushed
the sapling beneath It's huge bulk, but
tore It's very roots from the earth where
it grew.
Alasr' said the dying sapling, +" how
foolish it is to place utter dependence
upon the strength of another!''