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West Coast Times, Issue 367, 26 November 1866, Page 1 (Supplement)

A Bear i:\ a Bedroom. — On Thursday sennight a tame bear, which is kept by the proprietor of the Cambria House, got loose from his kennel and started on an exploring expedition through the premises. Finding a door open, Bruin entered, and made his way through the house. In passing through the hall ho came in coniaeb with one of the servant girls, en deshabile, Avho, supposing that the bear was bent on mischief, fled screaming into a bedroom close at hand. Bruin, seeming to appreciate the joke, pursued her closely" and took his stand in the door. The girl seeing retreat cut otf, crept under ,the bed to hide from the monster. The inmate of the conch, a lady, being awakened by the screams of the girl, and seeing Bruin making his way towards the bed, started up in a hurry, completing her toilet in a more expeditious manner, wo venture to say, tfian she had ever done in her life before, and added her screams to tho^o of the girl. The bear commenced a charge upon the fair ones, being evidently in a sportive mood. By a dexterous flank movement he cornered them both, and raising himself upon his hind legs, lie looked intently into their faces, as if to say, '■ What do you think now, my dears?" By this time the whole house was aroused, and came to the rescue of the besieged. Bruin was seized by 3Oine of the masculine gender and taken to'his kennel, while the frightened women were taken care of by the female portion of the bouse. They blushed at havir g been seen in so scant au apparel, and afterwards laughed at tho groundlessness of their freight. — " MilwauWe Sentinel."