The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-24

BRUN0S CHRISTMAS DREAM.
Once upon time baby bear and his mama lived in
big black wood.
They very happy there for they had fin.
leaves. They had plenty to eat tool
The little bear had good time every day, for there
was always something new to do and see.
All bears like nuts and honey very, very much But
this little bear liked them better even than most bears
They Just about d lived on nuts Ard sometimes they
found honey, too. Oh, what a treat that was
The bear used to climb up in the tree and
shake it, and would fall the the little
back, just like hail in hail storm. Sometimes they
back that he could feel his shaggy little
Oh, how he would scamper away then to safe place.
He had many times coaxed his to let hiu
climb up the tree shake down the nuts; but his
always wanted him to wait until he was older.
One day. however, she let him 60 up but first she
made him hug trees and sticks while she tried to get
them away from him.
He held to them we'll that she thought he could
be trusted to climb the tree and not be in danger of fall
ing to the ground.
Oh, how big he felt! He went right up that tree az
tho he had a climbed trees all his Lite You see he had
watched his mama carefully every time she climbed
tree, that he knew just how to do it.
Well he got up all right, and he shook the tree:
But % 5 h to % f and off e s2 M % he n a: s
to give up So his mama called to him again, saying
"Shake it harder, Bruno, harder!''
W., Bruno did So and what do you suppose happsned'
his mama s back! From there he rolled off and went
right down the side hill' Bumpety bump! Bumpety
bump! Just like little brown fur balll When his mama
got to him he was shaking with laughter. It had not
hurt him at all!
some honey which belonged to wild bees. Il
smeed good to him, that he just helped himself with
out asking the bees if he might. The bees didnt like
this and they chased him home. He frightened
he thought he would get home But he did
at last, and after that he polite
The days kept getting colder and colder, and one
Hpvh sold Pruro oxufhv &uA
and am sleepy. Aren't you9''
Sleepy
So off they started. After awhile they to .
big hollow tree and the mother started to dig At last
both to crawl and go to sleep. t took
long time dig the hole and little Bruno very
cold and tired before it DONE his mama
had only been in short time, when he fell asleep
he did so, he heard his say, 'H you get hungry
suck your paws -
he did, he reused his mother and sad Oh let go
and play,'' but she said:
|'No, Bruno, you had better not'' and fell sound
Bruno waited awhile, but at last he could not wait
any longer and went. But oh, dear! Just hs
pushing the away from the hole, he heard
% bs s
by hunter came BY took poor Bruno away with him
and carried him home to his little girl and boy They
very good to him and he lived happily with them
whole and forgot all about his mama and the home
in the woods.
It Xmas and the children enjoying
their Xmas tree and having fine time: Bruno was out
in his yard. No had played talked with him all
day. He so lonesome. He wanted to be petted by
some one 1t greved him to have the children forget
him all day At last he cried himself to sleep. Then
it was he had dream.
He dreamed he back again in the woods; that
he had found his mother 3 home; had knocked at tho
door and she glad to see him that she fairly
cried. He happy in his dream that woke up.
What happened next can't tell you. But this
know that in the morning when the children
to give Bruno his breakfast, there Bruno there.
Just bit Of chewed all there left to ten
tho tale. But farmer said that while driving thru tho
woods he had big bear and little bear there
The little bear silver collar and bit Of rope.
-Kath r in Sch