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A BEAR HUNT NEAR WAKEFIELD.

Since " bear-baiting" ceased, it is not often, except as they see him through the bars of a managerie cage, that our English villagers are introduced to Bruin. The other night, however, the residents at Newmillerdam, a pleasant village in the neighbourhood of Wakefield, s had the *honour. A small managerie was "pitched" in the village, near the banks of Newmillerdam — a dam which is really a large lake embosomed in wood. It was a glorious moonlight night, and the proprietor had jusfc closed his establishment, af fcei exhibiting to a large company, when it was discovered that a bear had made its escape out of its den. A hue and cry was immediately raised, and in a remarkably short space of time the whole village was in a state of great excitement. A naptha lamp was lit, and the keepers, accompanied by about sixty of the villagers, went in pursuit of the runaway. They soon got on the scent, and succeeded in running Bruin down to the mill race, and then back again and across the road to the dam. The water being low the bear ran along the wall side for a distance of about fifty yards, being closely pursued by the keepers and villagers. Bruin evidently appeared to think the lake too cold for a plunge, for he turned sharply round upon his hunters, who for a short time became the hunted, and made some of them dart off in all directions, though the greater portion fell into the mud on the banks, and got well soused. The runaway again crossed the road, then went towards a brook which issues out of the foot of the dam, under an arch, and shortly found himself facing a waterfall. He still declined to go in, and a second time turned upon his followers, who were much alarmed, and ran off as quickly as possible. Bruin then ran round a garden belonging to Mr Woodhouse, after which he climbed up a pear tree ; but, still being followed by his keepers, he descended, and there was another smart chase accross the open country. .After a short run, he returned to Mr Woodhouse's garden ; and, whilst climbing the boundary wall, his pursuers managed to push him down and catch him in a tub. He was then conveyed back to the menagerie, and safely lodged in his den.

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Southland Times, Issue 914, 11 March 1868, Page 3

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A BEAR HUNT NEAR WAKEFIELD. Southland Times, Issue 914, 11 March 1868, Page 3

A BEAR HUNT NEAR WAKEFIELD. Southland Times, Issue 914, 11 March 1868, Page 3

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