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consisted of light trout rods, we listened to the earnest 

 persuasion of our wives and did not attempt to drive 

 Bruin away. 



The proverbial bull in a china shop is utterly incap- 

 able of making half the noise of one bear among the 



We Listened to the Earnest Persuasion of Our Wives 



camp kettles. Our complacency upon this occasion and 

 our ability to see the humor of it was largely due to the 

 fact that we intended to break camp early in the morn- 

 ing and eat our breakfast on the dining-car, where there 

 was plenty of good butter. 



In the -spring and early summer the windless nights 

 are all silent, except during the noisy period, when 

 the peeper and the brown wood frog are in voice. 



