The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-09
ADVENTURES OF A BEAR.
SERGEANT ROGERS AND HIS
y PLAYFUL CUB.
The Animal Deserts the Square and
Tries TO Telegraph His
Relations.

A countrymsn, who ra.sed through
the city a day or two since and stopped
over night at Gaston's Hotel, had for a
travelling companion a very shaggy
and rather too sffectiona,ely inclined
black bear. They walked into the bill
lard room together after supper and
from observers soon found themselves
the observed. Captured by the be.
nevolent expression Of Bruins elon.
gated countenance, Mr.. Converse, the
proprietor jof the bill lard room, soon
struck up en- acquaintance with hin
and his partner, The countrymap, the
result being the transfer to him OF all
right and title to the bear. Mr.. Con-
verse had always believed that a black
bear was the one thing he needed to
make him perfectly happy, and for a
whole hour he thoroughly enjoyed bis
new acquaintance. He was at frat
amused by Bruins antics with the balls
on the pool table aud highly delighted
with the proficiency he ref Oily &C
CURED in pocketing No 10. He had
high hopes Of ultimately learning him
to pat on the English at billiards,
using his big, black paw as a cue, but
it did not tARe hun lorg TO discover
that while the bear was q player
in the hal no Que else cared for
the game, and as Brain wRs not
prepared 20 pay for his sport at the
regular rate of 60 cents an hour, he de-
cided to turn him over to the tender
metcies of Sergt. Rogers, of Court
SAaarA Tho NaNnaant had rNvu thu
changes on the scale OF animal Gre
alton from the ground hog to the rhi-
noCeros, and at opce agreed TO give
the bear a chance to make himself
agreeable to the ladies and children
who frequent the park on fine after.
Moons. The bear took kindly to him
from the frat, made a desperate effort
TO veg a very short narrative, and TO-
lowed him through the Court st ,eet
gate, up the graveled walk TO the
dainty la.ticsd house in which the
peafowl had been lodged. He was in
Vited in, the door clio ed aud fas ;ened,
and the Sergeant turned away. He
had gone but a few ste "a when he felt
something Juggling affectionately at
his coat tails, and the bear looked up
inquiringly as he turned. The Ser
geant then took him into the house in
which the nuts are 8 ored for the bun
MES and left him there to medita e..
He reached the fountain this time,
and, having delivered his evening ex.
hoTtatlon to the conIregatiln Of
sauriaus there, started away. Bruno
was at hand, and, with slmethirg
which Rogers construed into a suile,
raised his paw TO shake hauds. The
Sergeant took it, raised him to his
hind feet and gently lifted him over
into the big basin CT the fountain, from
which the water had been drawn off,
commencing him to the tender mel.
cies Of the turtle and the alligators.
| The bear made no effort to get cut
until -gsrs's back was turned, when
he scrambled up the steep sides and
ambled after his now thoroughly ex-
asperated hest. The Sergeant made
arrangements to dispose of him effect
ually. He procured a big chain, ias.
tened it about his shaggy neck and
locked him to the biggest oak in the
Park. Thoroughly tired out, he locked
the gates and went home. At sunriEe
the next morning-yesterday-the
drowsy clerk remaining onduty at the
Western Union telegraph office wst
Startled TO discover a bear demurely
pe'ched on the desk, tearing up the
ieitg aph blanks and throwing then
about on the floor. The clerk insistl
that he saw him dip a claw in ink ant
apply it 10 blank al er blank, after the
manner OF the aveIaYe citizen.