Thanks again, Dave, for a neat story!! Happy Easter Jim
Jim McKane Kitchener, Ontario On Sat, Apr 11, 2020 at 5:02 AM Dave Mitchell via CoTyroneList < [email protected]> wrote: > (OCR version – apologies, haven’t done any spelling-editing) > > > > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
