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New Zealand Tablet, Volume V, Issue 216, 15 June 1877, Page 7

We are informed that on Thursday last a son of Christian Hanson, about nine years of age, weut to a straw stack near the stable to get some straw foe horse bedding. He says that while pullingout the straw a huge black bear seized him by the hip and started with him for the woods. The bear held him in such a way th.it he could make no resistance, but after running half a mile and leaping a high fence, the beast seemed to get out of wind, and let him drop upon the ground while he stood over him with his great red tongue hanging out of his mouth, panting for breath. Tne boy says he seized hold of the bear's tongue with both hands, and held on until he raised himself upon his hindfeetandscratchedhiiuintheface with his fore-paws so hard that he let go and ran. The bear did not follow, and the little fellow made the best time possible towards the house.Mr. Hanson was away from home at the time. The next day he and his neighbours followed the bear's track for some distance, and the citiz.-ns o£ Helen will make it wa,rni for Bruin if he does not return to his hole. — Q-lencoe (MinnJ, Register, February 13. An unexampled opportunity is now offered to housekeepers of laying in a supply of such reg tisiie* as chiun, gUss, and irunm 'ngery. Mr. P. Anderon, of Ge »rgoatreet, b-ing obiigei to ivrnove from his present premises turough tko expiry of iiia lease, is offering bis etock of valuable goods at extreme reduction.