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Manks Advertiser, Saturday, September 21, 1811; Page: 4 EXTRAORDINA RY OCCURRENCE. Two Gentlemen have lately arrived in the nei ghbourhood of Londonderry, from New York, who relate a very extraordinary occurrence, which happened to a young man that emigrated some years ago from the parish of Glendermott, to the United States. It seems that the latter, accompanied by a middle-aged man, was travelling through some thick woods, when he es pied a very large tree, on the branches of which appeared a pathway to the top ; being struck with its appearance, his curiosity prompted him to ascend its summit, which had been previously broken off, and dis p layed a yawning hollow trunk; after having viewed it, he was about to descend, when b y some accident he missed his foot and fell into the trunk, at the bottom of which lay two very young bears. Here he remained for some time before the old man had courage to search for him, when he did, he was unable to render the other any assistance. He went, however , to find a rope. During his absence the old bear came, and what must be the sensations of the unfortunate youth on seeing the huge bod y of the ferocious animal darkening, in its descent, his dreary habitation, which he mi g ht then literally consider his coffin ! The nature of the place, however, rendered it necessary for his frig htful nei ghbour to descend with her tail foremost, as otherwise she could not have returned. Finding her in this posture, his only remedy, he thought, was to lay fast hold of her posteriors, which so affri g hted the bear, that she immediate l y ascended dragging him up to the top, and her fear was so great, that slie fell off a branch and broke herTieart ; while the other quietly descended, to the great satisfaction of his old companion, whom he met returning with assistance. He has since, it is said, become immensely rich <https://www.imuseum.im/Olive/APA/IsleofMan/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=MNA%2F1811%2F09%2F21&id=Ar00404&sk=DBEB9105&viewMode=text> https://www.imuseum.im/Olive/APA/IsleofMan/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=MNA%2F1811%2F09%2F21&id=Ar00404&sk=DBEB9105&viewMode=text Best regards Dave Mitchell Cape Town South Africa _______________________________________________ CoTyroneList Mailing List Mailing List Email Address: [email protected] Change Your Preferences: http://cotyroneireland.com/mailman/listinfo/cotyronelist_cotyroneireland.com Mailing List Archive: https://goo.gl/mQCKrY
