Johnny Bear 



an exceedingly well-behaved little Bear. Some- 

 times she would allow him a taste of freedom, 

 and he then showed his bias by making, not for 

 the woods, but for the kitchen where she was, 

 and following her around on his hind legs. 

 Here also he made the acquaintance of that 

 dreadful Cat ; but Johnny had a powerful friend 

 now, and Pussy finally became reconciled to 

 the black, woolly interloper. 



As the Hotel was to be closed in October, 

 there was talk of turning Johnny loose or of 

 sending him to the Washington Zoo ; but Norah 

 had claims that she would not forego. 



When the frosty nights of late September 

 came, Johnny had greatly improved in his man- 

 ners, but he had also developed a bad cough. 

 An examination of his lame leg had shown that 

 the weakness was not in the foot, but much 

 more deeply seated, perhaps in the hip, and that 

 meant a feeble and tottering constitution. 



He did not get fat, as do most Bears in fall ; 

 indeed, he continued to fail. His little round 

 belly shrank in, his cough became worse, and 

 one morning he was found very sick and shiver- 

 in his bed by the post. Norah brought 

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