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BABY BRUIN. 



He soon found where the sugar and molasses were kept, and 

 helped himself so freely that he had to be secui'ed with a chain. 

 Not long ago Bruin slipped his chain from the pole to w^ich it 

 was fastened, and climbed a tree. 



The chain caught on a branch, and he found himself hung up in 

 mid-air. The proprietor of the springs heard his cries; hastening 



out, he found Bruin kicking 

 violently, and striving to 

 I'each the body of the tree. 

 After a great deal of trouble 

 the bear was taken down, 

 and was glad to find him- 

 once more on solid 

 ground. 



During the sammer we 

 often called to interview 

 " his Bearship." 

 After we knew 

 of his liking for 

 sweets we made 

 it a point to take 

 some candy with 

 us. He seemed 

 to know us, and 

 to watch for our 

 coming. Stand- 

 ing erect, he 

 would walk 

 round us, hug- 

 ging us with his 

 fore paws. Then he snuffed at each pocket, to find where the 

 sweets were hidden. 



Sometimes he showed his savage nature, for he would snap and 

 snarl if the promised treat were withheld. 



When the cold weather came Bruin hid away in a large hole 

 foi his winter sleep. He did not show himself again until the 

 warm days of spring. 



