The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-10-06
BRUIN And The SCHOOLMAAN
4 NATURAL HISTORY LESSON
ron MAINE CHILDREV
The near Tried 10 Break Into ne 60 nes,
hut the Teacher wasn't scsr~t sn.
quoted science TN the A,e and IN.
rrebraDd We're Read, ana Then
Promptly Dispes~d Of the n..,.

HrebraDd We're Read, and Then
Promptly Dispes~d Of the H-sr.
BUsLIsoroS. Me. Sep'. - A. som.
futurs dat. when Burlington sra har.
becoms a city. II 10 probable thai = 30,
will wnts q long string Of verse; telling :
IN. valor displayed by Miss Flora U.lda-.
the dsrk eyed little schoolmls'ress who
taught In The Centre district In the 'sl 4
isoi. Untll the poet arrives the te~' ~.
citizens can do II to talk soout thu event
In very plain PROF.
The schoolhouse IN ths Centre dia'r~' %
IN VA. middle ~ a b--.ch and oak grop'1
half a mile from 'hs nearest dwelling
While the weather held warm ths '-arha'
and her pupils held picnic dinner. m ,
large hedge on the south sd. ~ the 20 l-~
boiling Their coffee IN a b,g tn 20 N1irn
was set upon a stove cons. nI:tai ~ a.
stones Al the close 81 every mes. ~
children distributed tho fragments - lore.
cake and doughnutA ths' were l"f' .ts-
Among the birds and squire, ths' cam.
out 90 he fed
Meantime Miss Wilder. who vas 4 Er-I-
nate Of q normal school vil"r" -h" hal
i-arned much about uatura HISTORY gH'-
the youas pupils many u~'lu. "iH" -
sons regarding IN" lives ans 'sbl'- ~ 80
wild creatures tlav Saw in IN" ""'l-
ono bright dav Nheu 'uev rad H." --"i
rsDnt'- ana t~~f ann Hih'f y U.s. .'H
ton q a fo,'s trace = sinaI -. "'Hr'~~-i
q strong deelre 20 500. q hN' la ami ."t .
what the creature sss hs" tuHW al fb-
rervatiDn
NV IA be ~aw = hear ves'eriay cnn-
tirued The child. and ia saw .HH' 'lrv
are all hungry nov .cags" 'her" ~ N'-'
no frost "a make 'hr agHr1- aui b~"e"unU.-
drop out ~ 'heir nuIts 49, ll- t.-at- 80
eat them Nv IA saw %" n."r- NUI ."
eating pigs ami she'p pr.ii' sn -
first duesu' conn"
few DAYS later tho fall -',-s sol y
and continued fof u"a'if o week. u.Wi-
ing the teacher and h"r IuIu1- '' tN' 'n'-
npondAv fn.als INSIDE 'ha -nn.a .I-r
TN. wet day two tpvs via" hal been 1.
rulv were Kept unit af"r NJ ''l" i.iiN'
had gone home A. Nt-- Wilder "s- eulus
10 her boarding plso. 90 l+ early 1I-A ma.
dAv she saw a Ia ~. darN-culur-i animal
following her and k--plus !l~' Nl'h.a
the edge Of he bushes
The next dAY she -"n' "T" - Oh" Tvs
to tho Lsdge for the core-' pu'. a'o fruidins
up q tire ~ the schoolh1u~. stove '"r plp..
lad = nicp yicuic indpnfs sH '-"I
raining ia showers all 'hs fu-.. ant
SITTER dinner III" torn CAM ul v' rf'r
foru~ compelling fhe '"a"f"i
door "a prevent - from h'owi'g '-'
While he fourth class in radIrr VSs ON
the foor lack We-'. y hoV 80 0 rAI-ssf =
hand. asking permission 10 sr"sk
You can sI-saI ~aid Miss Wli'r-
.Pleasc. ,.sch"r there - "a h+sT coming
up from tho fiat edge end s~~rsi'hiug si...i
tie doo-ter.' said the hoy
For a rev minute. Tho t'ach"r IA =
she could do 20 prevent y Ianic Nl't BID"
had taken ihe E-y from he door ald iH-
tened the wiudow catches .NcYral, - ff7t
M child could .>rsI- she allied the whu'"
schOol to the 'Ois wlr'oV snd f-gan a
scientific d.srnl'luf - ia" Neaf -"
pointed 10 the animals 'aa' showing hOw
--Hl-4 80 ,....Tur. 49,. u..Vl VlaVtI-
grade over and over until every child could
pronounce and ,r~il r.
M-an,ime. the b-ar. having packed M
the few crumbs = food that Sere scattered
about me ward. sAt upon hs haunohe- ard
up-n.d his mouth IN full view % the hoo.
Most ~ the rIpils sci canned viii 'ush'
hut Miss Wilder took advantage ~ the
situation and cred
What a uicc old bear II 10. to 10 sIr~
Nov. We can have a fne chauc' tn .tuiv
lie teeth. So. it, iu'isors ere very hr,si
and made Tor N wing things Whit ~
CANNES are not nearly 80 hig a. 'hos@ y
\ dog. which prove. that - t-sr - not q
meat eater. Now, look VI it, broad molsi.
and vCu will 80 they were mad" Tor grl"d.
ing roCts and apples
NO, children. don't get scsfrd 10
hear las put his IA~s on ~, wtnd'W 'I
~ YOU can ge. a let,st look al bhS tool
He saw YOU were iniei es'sd AMI Nishet 'u
please you. lsn't he a nice old l~ar' Neon
{ uiet. Mary Don't CIV hohhv To
splendid old bear has driven HE rss throus'
he glass 80 vou can 81 a hook ~ hs cuAN'
You s-e they are almus az sharp a. r''i'"'
and long and aid 80 they can dix ui worms
from tie ground or scia.ch uut '- i"r'
Of honey fees from hollow trees
Nirs Wilder ,okcd across tive ~fr"ntirs
class TO SAMMY SOFT, the larf"-i ''y
IN schoul and said va 81 uud"unn'
'Get ~ ZIG stick 81 ~ood uu f'r - "n-
end. SAmnV. and have u -, Ay'fc it M
when I wa ". Don't fail m. 'nw
Then she picked W the = h"oih"'i-' 40
and IAN her fnC"rr along he '"tf' "
>he continued O.. ak a's'ut 49, fa.t'
history and habit uf bear Geo 'h' elH,H.-
children lo u"sr. having SUES -
through 'Nn peNs- '' ga
rooted the sash into '-Rgmeu' viii
no~, sud prove let 20 cllml up fu' N''
Tor TIE pUrpuS. uf"itoirg The r"'rr N
his irad aud neck Nrie lnsid' sui uH" "a"
was graspiug the inner cdc' u' '.H 'n'i
ell Nss wilder rai~ed he Ryr -'v'g
Vow "ammv. the rrr. ul"H-
lh"r The ave came down upon 'E"
through hai' slim ans 'eI
lurvlng u-e,f ~ the wpud 10 ti.
fame A. the h-'sr %or-n-i M u
% bite 'he weapon a blaliug -'loS 90
y GOD went down hl- throat AMI va .'
'iu-, up against liz WiudpiIn 90" Del
- SAMMY and Miss M'llrr
While ~ children Wen" CRYING AL -T
20 esoat.. the teacher continue. H-
history talk telling her puu's 'h'
tear vas not n V.tV dangerous c'"a
- meet. lrCNuSa = ~chopl teacl'' Hft {,
lov ruuld tdl uis n th-s isa .
'cspons more daugeiou. ,hsu a school. az"
NJ n frnhrsnd
Ia thus nanI-I che ie.t ~, s"'oI'.rf
-f pupils uit!l 'r Lear luug "uI 90
ga from the shattered wudoV ls''
rhen siIc had patched w ihc hoss ru 10
a,h and sent SAMMY away to get = o,rI
80 ~ . oar ala tg.nlpt.st igf s.".ttf tfIHU-a
nj Ven; along With the recitation ~ '"
that made a plr.vfdl'N ~ -'4i'