on the top of the shed and peer over in the most 

 eager and inquiring manner imaginable. Like 

 a scout, he spied mysterious and dim objects 

 afar. If a man, a dog, or a horse, appeared in 

 the distance, he quickly discovered the object, 

 and at once stood erect, with fore paws drawn 

 up, until he had a good look at it. The instant 

 he made out what it was, he lost interest in it. 

 At all times he was vigilant to know what 

 was going on about him. 



He was like a boy in his fondness for water. 

 Usually, when unchained and given the freedom 

 of the place, he would spend much of the time in 

 the brook, rolling, playing, and wading. He and 

 I had a few foot-races, and usually, in order to 

 give me a better chance, we ran down hill. In a 

 two-hundred-yard dash he usually paused three 

 or four times and waited for me to catch up, 

 and I was not a slow biped, either. 



The grizzly, though apparently awkward and 

 lumbering, is really one of the most agile of 

 beasts. I constantly marveled at Johnny's light- 

 ness of touch, or the deftness of movement of his 

 fore paws. With but one claw touching it, he 



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