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Johnny Bear 







— not charging, but striding along, as though 

 he meant to come the whole distance. 



I said to my cow-boy friend : " Do you know 

 this Bear? " 



He replied : " Wall! I reckon I do. That's 

 the ole Grizzly. He's the biggest B'ar in the 

 Park. He gen'relly minds his own business, 

 but he ain't scared o' nothin' ; an' to-day, ye 

 see, he's been scrappin', so he's liable to be 

 ugly." 



" I would like to take his picture," said I ; 

 " and if you will help me, I am willing to take 

 some chances on it." 



" All right," said he, with a grin. " I'll stand 

 by on the Horse, an' if he charges you I'll charge 

 him ; an' I kin knock him down once, but I 

 can't do it twice. You better have your tree 

 picked out." 



As there was only one tree to pick out, and that 

 was the one that Johnny was in, the prospect 

 was not alluring. I imagined myself scrambling 

 up there next to Johnny, and then Johnny's 

 mother coming up after me, with the Grizzly 

 below to catch me when Grumpy should throw 

 me down. 



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