82 WILD BROTHER 
and souse him from head to tail. Only when the | 
stream struck him full in the face and eyes, did he 
rebel. Then, snarling, growling, and dabbing with 
his paws at the water, he would turn tail and run. 
During his first summer Bruno was usually given 
a bath every day by Mrs. Underwood, who had 
gladly volunteered for this work. The cub devel- 
oped a liking for these regular ablutions. Com- 
rade, wearing a rubber apron, used to take him in 
her lap and administer the soap and warm water 
with a large sponge. To dry him (and this part of 
the operation was the bear’s special delight) a 
woolen blanket was brought into use. Comrade 
held it by two corners in front of her, and the bear 
would come bounding up on the run and jump into 
the middle of it. Instantly the robe was dropped 
over him and he would tumble about, end over 
end, first in one direction, then in another. He en- 
joyed this mad romp immensely. It dried him 
somewhat and gave him exercise. Later this game 
brought us into trouble. Bruno came to regard a 
large piece of cloth held up in front of anyone as an 
invitation for a ‘“‘rough-house” frolic. We were 
mortified one day when, as a lady was approaching 
the house to make a call, Bruno came romping 
across the lawn and with a joyous bound jumped 
squarely into the folds of her clean white dress. 
Apologies were in order, and the cub was readily 
