Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-05-16
Our Sunday Visitor;
WORSE THAN A "HEATuEN omISER.

went to sleep curled up like woolly balls,
only waking up occasionally for a lunch of
nuts or acorns which they had laid by during
the summer days.
But this winter-when the things hap
pened of which | am going to tell you-was
the longest and coolest old Bruin had ever
known. Again and again waking from his
nap he looked out to find the world still
covered with snow, ice clinging to the trees,
and the ground frozen.
Then he looked into the cupboard and
noticed how low the stock of provisions was
getting, took one acorn less for his supper,
that the babies might have one more, and
hoping for better days curled up again,
sucked his paws and fell asleep.
But better times failed to come, and one
morning when the sun shone little warmer
than usual, old Bruin said good-by to wife
How long he wandered about cannot
tell, but he reached our little town about one
o'clock one Sunday afternoon.
As far as know it was Jennie and Katie
Brush on their way home from Sunday
school who first saw him. They never
walked very slowly, but to-day their steps
were quickened by their appettes, for they
were later than usual, and the thought Of
roast chicken and apple dumping was
enough to make them skip along in the sun
shine.
/" Ho there's big dog behind the bushes
Did you ever see such big one, Jennie
And he's hungry, poor fellow See him
poke his nose down under the bushes | be-
lieve he's half starved, he looks SO long and
thin Let's take him home with us and give
him some dinner Here, doggy, doggy J.
what a pity can't whistle-here sir, come
along r.
But her tone changed as, obedient to the
call, old Bruin started towards them. "Oh |
Katy it's bear Run, run for your life |"
Aud they did rum Never had their feet
taken them over the ground so fast before
They did not stay for even one look at their
invited guest, nor renew their request for
the pleasure OF his company to dinner.
Now Bruin, if he had understood all that
had been said would not only have felt
deeply hurt at such rudeness on the part OF
wuuld-be hostess, but also grieved al the
loss OF the chcken-bones. Fortunately he
did not understand, but, paying no further
attention to the girls, continued his efforts
to provide his own dinner, and pludded Oh
with his nose very close to the ground.
Now Mrs. O'Connor's cabin was not very
far off. Who was Mrs. UConnor? Why,
Tim O'Connors old woman. She had been
the making OF Tin, as she assured her neigh
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lass; but while you were about it why didn't
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