ledge to escape the flies and heat. But 

 none of them compare with this lumber- 

 man's ice house which his wits had appro- 

 priated, and which, from many signs about 

 the place, he was accustomed to use daily 

 for his nap when the sun was hottest; and 

 none of his many queer traits ever appealed 

 to me quite so strongly as the humorous 

 cunning which prompted him to take the 

 jug with him into his den. It was safe 

 there, whether Mooween were at home or 

 not, for no bear will ever enter another's 

 den unless the owner first show him in; 

 and while other bears were in the hot camp, 

 trying to find a satisfactory bite of salt pork 

 and dry flour, Mooween was lying snug in 

 his ice house licking the molasses jug that 

 represented his own particular share of the 

 plunder. 



