St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-24

{ ICY hisht assaulted Ihe Bear IN his strong
mold And still they prevailed not against
Now it came to pass that the King Of tho
south, even the great Fire King. when he
heard what had befallen the people of
7 Salht-Sahl, issued his proclamation Ia all
Nno uWet IN the South To 20 forth and
Hs"' 'ue Ice Bear. So the King
OF the Mardi Gras marshaled
the people and they came in
great numbers IN chariots drawn by fire.
wagons Ana When they had arrived they
SiElsu themselves with weapons that
/ belched f0rth me. And they mined Them
selves unto the beSeigers. ami ,,ban tb.. csr,.
tains had placed them I'm hatrla arrov ma
I had put them under the cnmr,DJ - tba
great Fire King. they iuriousiv assaulted H..
\ ice Bear with greater valor than b..f,,r.
I But still they prevailed not Nov D,bs,,
I the Fire King had been rrpulSed and b,J
I withdrawn his hosts little distance thst
/ he might take counsel with his CAPTAINS a.
+ 10 how they could capture the Bear thara
rose mp among them the Cowboy. even tb+.
/ dweller in Montana, and Spake % ths
/ Fire King and said: Oh, king; and if the
/ king be- pleased. hearken 10 me. and will
show thee how the lee Bear can be- taken:
Tor have l not dwelt in the heart of tho
/ Rocky mountains. amidst the fearful griL-
@ly' and neither | nor NV brother cowboys.
. VINO are with me. have the fear of = bear in
our hearts. Behold. We have strong steel
ehaln lassoS, and our bronchoS 10 ride: and
when thou. oh king. shalt again assault the
Dear WIN IRE IN his face. and when he shall
DC oHnoed with the glare thereof. then shall
sue cowboys dash forth, riding upon their
bronchuS, and with their steel lassoes they
shall ensnare the lee Bear. and bind
MN hip and thigh. and deliver
nm INTO thy hand. Then Spake Gheorge
the Fhyntch, and Fabius the Bean. and
lalh-nadSe the Kings treasurer, aud. Van
/ oluyke the counselor. and all the people
WIN one voice. crying. Oh, king hearken
unto the words of the cowboy. for of A
verify he Is inspired 10 deliver us from the
thraIdom Of the lee Bear. So the Fire
hlhs ordered the assault Ia be made. even
d the cowboy had said. And when all the
I aSsallantS had thrown themselves AGAINST
the palace of the Bear with great fury. and
when their hre balls had blinded his ewes
ana aS he raised his paw 10 shade his foce
the cowboys shot Out from their hiding
place upon their BrOncus. and wearing tina
| s!ouched hat of their tribe. and yelling
like demons, east forth their lassoes of steel
and they did eusnare the Bear Herewith
even as they had Drophesed. and they
dragged him forth and delivered him. bound
hand and foot, TO the Fire King. and to tbs
/ King of the lee Carnival.
Now. when the people saw that the Bear
was captured, they set up such a shout as
| had never before been heard since mankind
found his voice. And straight when they
brought the Bear from his Palace. they
dgged under the Palace walls, and placed
| therein dynamite. which maketh a strong
/ Wind, ana when they had set fire thereto.
the strong wind r.fted the ice thereof into
fragments and scattered them to the four
winds
Now the Fire King and the valorous cow
boys, and all the merry makers, and all tho
people that were round about with one
accord HE'D them to the tavern of Den-nys
the Ruyahn, where the fun began: and
they lead the bear captive and i'm chains
with shouts OF joy even TO the great marble
hall thereof And when they had assem-
oled about the bean in triumph TO make
merry with him, thus Spake the Bear:
Hear, on. king, and oh. people. | am
thy captive taken IN fair and open war,
II Is yours To do with me as YOU will. !
have only one favor 10 ask, and inaSmuch
as all our strife has proved a bloodless war
TINS L think generous captOr will gram
me. And that is that whatever punishment
Is melted out tO me l pray that you will moi
make me sleep IN one of the warm
soft beds of the palace of Den nvs
the Ruyahn. And when the merIymakerl
aud the people had surrounded the Bear. and
had dispOrted themselves with him. they all
SAID one with another what shall we do with
the great Ice Bear now that we have him.
AND THEY BOUNCED MN.
Ana 10 their amaZement the Bear seemed
10 enjoy the sport, the more than did those
who did the bouncing. And after their arms
were awearied with tossing the Bear high
IN the air they sat him down in their midst.
And while they spake one with another a.
TO what further sport they should have with
him, 10. In the twInkling of an eye he had
assumed his natural form of the great. be-
nign Ice King of the North. Just as me was
when they had first beheld him. Now when
the people saw this necromancy they were
amazed and delighted, and they bowed their
heads before the king and begged his pardon
for having brought him forth in chains
80 the king returning their salutatiOn,
waved his hand 10 them aud thus no spake:
Hear oh! king, and oh people, Looking
nom my domlnions in the North perceived
that your people were given to idolatry. ana
that they had made them q god of iron, aud
had filled it with fire. even the "cOal stove"
and had bowed down before it and wor-
sh pped il instead of the god OF health and
happiness. Seeing your pitiable condition
from atar. il moved me with sorrow. and
came forth 10 teach you the road To fun.
health and happiness Now, my friends
II you have had as much happiness and hi
larity with the Ice Bear as / have had with
YOU. your cup of cheerfulness will be full,
i'm Iced.
Then, GheOrge the Phyntch straightway
brought forth libatiOns of wine. and gave
the lee King 10 drink thereof, and when
they had clinked together their glasses. and
after the fashion of the MnnesOtian. the
king spake 10 the people and said. HOl ho.l
He did this in such a natural Minnesota
way that all the people raved with gee and
proclaimed the king Brick"
And now the king turned TO the people
and saying the heat Of the room was CD
pressive 10 him, craved their permission To
go forth 10 the stone porch OF the
tavern, and breathe for a moment the
fresh air of heaven. But his foot had 10
sooner touched the threshold than with a
flash, and in the twinklng of an eve.
there dashed forth a hundred rein
deer, with FURNISHED and frosted
horns, and merry snOw-bels, hamessed
10 a beautiful tOOOggan, and before any one
could bethnk himself of what was to hap-
pen he had jumped in his toboggan and
sped away like q lightning flash. calling
back To the people that if they turned not
again to their idolatry neXt,winter he would
come again.
And now, my little ones. this is all that
Nau-su-hutta-ka. the Indian storv-teller.
knew of the great Ice King of the North.
But. papa" says little Ben, lis this
really true story?"
Oh, didn't say at the beginning OF the