The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-07-22

u = NhNt you ten furAAoH you Noulu
use them all. and still not be able 20
tell me what saw today. DO
you give Il up Wen. II was
tiny baby bear. A hunter had
caught him In the woods and brought
him TO town IN HIS arms. Az soon as
heard OF him | invited the baby TO
spend part OF day With me. and we
had great fun playing together.
Long ago I used to have a picture Of
Santa Claus. a fat little man, all
dressed In n fur suit. and when I saw
the baby bear ! could almost boliogo
that my picture had come alive. lie
had tho same short woolly legs aud fat
roly-poly body: and thore. too. was the
droll, grave face looking m II he were
trying TO keep from laughing. lie
came right into the house. ~ n he had
known me all the three weeks OF his
life; and walked about under the chairs
and tables. for no was no larger than
big cat His little pointed black nose
went Into everything that he saw; but
as soon as he had got good smell he
trotted away and put his nose into
something else. lie seemed to be hunt
Ing for some smell that he had known
In the woods. where he was born aud
had lived 40 cozily. anugglcd up TO his
mothers nice black fur. when no got
through with the legs OF things. he
went higher. Right up TO the tlp.top
OF a great armchair he climbed. and
hung himself across the back rs n he
were hanging himself out 20 dry. There
he rested n little while: then. drawing
himself into n BALL on he rolled on 10
the floor with such thump that |
thought he must have hurt himself
But he thought not. for without even
waiting 10 rub his knees. he ran across
the floor TO stand up on his hind feet
In front Of my bookcase lie reached
out one OF hls soft paws. and patted the
backs OF the books. aa n TO say. II
/ like you very much. but | have not
time 10 read you Just now"
am sure you would have thought
him very cunning II you had seen him
tipping about on hia hind feet with q
tiny yellow orange In his arms. n,
Rugged Il tight against his breast and
aet row OF wee baby teeth In the skin
But I did not catch a glimpse OF his
tongue until gave him the hand mir.
ror. The moment he saw the baby
bear In the glass. pink tongue. like
curlod rose-lcaf. came out and made
loving little smudgea all over tho
bright glass
Again and again he lifted up the
glass and peeped underneath 10 ind
the baby bear behind Il. | suppose he
wanted a good hug besides the kisses,
and don't wonder, for he was soft
and nice TO squeeze.
when his dinner time came | gave
him his milk In a bottle with rubber
top. when he saw II he roached out
and whimpered for II Just Il, +, hungry
baby does. lie stood up .1I Jok tho
bottle between his front paws and.
tipping II up. sucked away 30 fast that
soon there was no milk left
Then when he saw that II was nj
gone he lifted up his little black coat,
sleeve and wiped on his milky mouth
on his way back to his homo the
children got about him on the street
and laughed and Jumped about him
elRpping their hands; but he seemed tc
like the fun ana made them laugh
louder by standing up on HIS hind leg
and walking like a cunning little man
He wanted 10 stay out In the street Il
play some more when he got home
but you see Il was past bear bedtime
and he had TO be taken In. am glat
TO be able TO tell you that he aid mol
cry at all as he trotted In and found
his own little bed. that must have
seemed nice and home-like. all ready
for him In the oorner.-Louise II. Wall
in 81. Nicholas.