Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-08-27
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.


I catch up with me, he would make play
tul run nj me, hi.ing II my legs ana Civ
ul% me vigorous hug aud shake with
ms fore paws breaking away only to
dash up tree 10 a point perhaps ~ feet
irum In" ground. Witheue so much as Il
twlg To AID hlm in his ascent Here he
would pruha, ly chew lie green leaves a
moment. and Chen turning Mound. he
NoUtd come Sildug down. tail FIST nj
once breaking into Il GALLON tn make tp
for The ground he had lost lie would
march boldly t5lon@ The tops al stone
walls. walk slowly and cautiously on
WahHiN E}H fences, and rush M the
trunks of trees when There WAS nothing
more exciting on hand, Sometimes he
would remain up tree go long tAs3t |
gat FAR ahead al him ON the road or
sometimes | would hide IN the long grass
and call HIM to See what he would dl0.
Apparently he never followed my trail
10y scent, as n log would have done, hut
lele, ON his cats and eyes, and chiefly
ON he IltcF. At the snDn3i az my vuIce
4" would Staud straight up un his hind
legs, and | would see him pc ging in my
direction over the tops Of thr grass
blades. lf | called again, or If he caught
sight Of me, down he would dlup and
taking the general direction, he would
gallop toward me. Then. as soun as he
was IN doubt, up on gshis hind legs he
would 20 10 get his bearing again. When
mt last hc found me he seemed satisfied.
hut showed not the least sign of affection.
such as Il fox or even wolf Wouid have
shown, bur simply ran along as before.
Ky and 10y we struck into the fields. and
had not gone far when ave encountered Il
COW with her last years calf Shr was
interested IN Jimmy at once. and started
after him at very busiueSs-like pace,
But Jimmy was attending 10 business,
too, and before the COW MAS near enough
a no lao.
ing at her from Il safe position in the
crotch OF Il wild-cherry tree The COW
was a sensible creature and did not make
any useless threats. but kept her gaze
ON the impudent cub, who stared at her
with Il devi-mdy-care expression on his
naughty little face Presently he seemed
possessed of Il desire to find out what she
would do if he faced her, so he slid down
the trunk. and went boldly to meet her ms
she advanced with lowered head. Just as
she neared him, Jimmy stood bolt mp
right ON his little hind legs. and "sqnaring
on like 4 rrlzehghter. swung fur the
jaw with left and right in rapid sue
ceSSion, aud landed twice 1t was plainly
a surprise for the COW, for she stepped
back IN u hurry. aud before She could re-
cover Jimmy. with that peculiar snecring
look of his, turned aud hoited up che tree
again. | drove the COW away. aud we
continued our walk.
and here we plct a carriage with several
occupants. including little girl, who.
/ seeing Jimmy walking quietly along he
hind me, al once jumped out to embrace
him. The little girl had on white stock
| lngS and for some reason Jimmy took Il
| great fancy 10 these. Ignoring the little
girls efforts To make friends. he rushed
M her ankles. and soon it was hard to
tell what was bear and what was girl,
they were 50 mixed up. But the cub was
! only playing, AMI The child was not
afraid, so ! let them alone until the
| little girl was ont Of breath. and her
/ stockings much nearer the shade OF
/ Jimmy coat than they were when She
urrived
But the next incident of the walk was
i not quite so amusing. 4 neighbor came
driving along with a mcttlesome young
/ horse and. seeing the Scar. drew M 10
! have a better look at him. But the horse
went suddenly wild with fear. ana leap-
/ ing Sdewisc. crossed his forclegS aud
! fell heavily 10 the ground. With the
| nimbioncSS of Il eat the man sprang clear
! and seized the horse by the head aud a
| moment later he had the animal ON itS
| feet. and | was relieved 10 find that not a
| hair had been injured But the man re-
! questcd me 10 bring the bear close up ms
1 he wished his horse to see and smell il.
and | turned round to look for Jimmy.
| lie was sitting at the very top of II near
| by tree, calmly munchng cluster of
| green wild cherries and il was fifteen
/ minutes before he saw ft to come down
| and be introduced 10 the horse Ernest
| Harold Baynes in New York Evening
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