The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-03
CHAPTER W. 8a s,l,
Continuation d, Nj. ssar's story.

get In llrSt. plhey5 Wcre ~ ailni ~ ~
f. near the remainder OF the Bears story.
HAS they all came poll nell into the room.
they cried out: SIS he come when VIII
I lie Ecoinc?' s IN e. !,
\ Dr.. Littlepnnip walked UP and dowti
tho room With an Dir Of serious anxiety anxiety
calm to all nppearat,ce, YET eViaoht,y WIN WIN
much upon Ills mind. Mrs. Llttlerumf'
ssnlso expressed moro ttan once hope
that no accident might hnbbet, on The
road 10 prevent tho arrival 81 Mi, Bear.
Gretchen now beednlo very anxious ana
hdgety, and looked IL Utcle bra ham As
Though she WAS q lttl vexed at his IN
difference about the event In which every.
body elae took 80 much interest. u, I,
Dorotheh and Lydia, ard Wallis all
said they, Tor their parts. had been uti.
al,.e to sleep all last night tor th'nf,
ing OF tho stout gentlcman's story, But
Professor Of Mathematics, who sat s1nok-
Ing his Dutch pipe and twinkling his
n eyes, us IL he was too much amused with
his own thoughts to care about anything
else Presently. however. the clock
struck Ave. and he rose from his cna'r.
visit few doors or before DO vent to
bed They MI begged him very hard to
Gstay and see Mr. Bear. but he shook his
head and said .Pooh!'' and walked
away. Gretchen looked 50 pleased when
ne was gone, but tho children said It
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e ham not to stay. ys
Gretchen now proposed O, game 70
amuse them TIL Mr.. Bear5 arrived. This
was agreed upon. and they began; but
they did not attend to II; their minds
were too much occupied with exrccta-
Zion. Mrs. Littlep,,mp then proposed a
III canoe. This answered much better.
II Mrs Lttlepump played upon the piano.
forte. and was accompanied on tho mute
by the Doctor. Whose attitudes n per.
forming on that elegant instrument ,nns. had
Ing. In a short time, however, tho
children stopped and would dance no
more and went to their seats and sat
silently, and everybody became dread.
fully dull. Two little boys we're very
y e :he M ~ S4yn ~ ow1 Inn su oh.
er gave the leg Of the table q kick. and
called II naughty table, s85f5 \.
"Oh!" cried little Val y do hope the
Gentleman Bca win be sure to con1el" |
AS he said this, they worry plainly heard
the street. and all ran to the windows
What was their surprise and delight 70
see that II was tho Bear on horseback
He rode with rather round back ana
his strrups very short but IN other rc-
spects he sat well. like q portly genele.
man on a Journey. and held the rslns
was not graceful. "A tho horse
stopped before pr. Litt!spump's doo,,
tho stout gentleman y the roush
coat bent forward. ana !, threw ~ arms
and SO let himself slowly down. hanging
carefully til lila fur boots touc he'd the
ground At this all the children burst
out laughing: but Instantly recol!ectins
themselves they ran away from the WIN,
dows. and scrambled into seats around
Iii, stove. coughing little to pretend Y
Il Ind been only that, And now knock
was heard at the door, and loud ring!
H Gretchen ran and opened tho door, and
k III came the Bear.
8e Everybody was SO glad 70 see MN.
wallis and Gretchen helped him to take
a9of his cloak and comforter; Mrs. Little
4 1ump begged him to take seat near the
+ stove: Dorotheh presented him with
large cup OF nice coffee. hot and strong,
and very sweet; and DR.. Littlepump. with
k dgnIhed and most courtly ar handeo
+ him Uncle Abraham's pipe-at least ne
thought he had done 80. but In the con-
(, sion OF the moment, no handed him his
b own flute instead. without observing
lwhut he had done. The Bear received
a.it with bow, and was so nollte that no
would not notice the n,istake., but pre-
\ tended 10 smoke the dute TIL n was e1.
III changed for the pipe by Mrs. Lltdepump.
fN7ytn a thousand apologies for the Doctors
absence of mind.
Everybody being now comfortably set
tied. the Bear rose from MS chair, and
h bowling all round. looked at Or. Lltuos
h pump and said: ]. s 4 d
"Mr. Dr.. Lltuepump, let ma know what
X Is tho wish Of your friends here"
"oh, Mr.. Good.natured Bear" cried
l3 Nancy, unable to contain herselt,, do
Il The Bear laid one paw upon his heart,
Il bowed sat down. and after looking
i ttoughtfuly into the bowl Of his pipe
4 for few minutes. as II to collect his
h IDEAS thus proceeded; "a,
"At tho foot Of our cave there was, az
X have Informed YOU, a plot Of high green
grass with q path through It up to the
entrance; and at the back Of the rock,
4 in which our cave was, there, grow sew
eral fino old oak trees together With >
4 great number OF young elirls, all promls.
Ing to become very tall and beautiful
My father was very fond Of walking
3 ten medItatcd with his head on one side
L for hours together. sometimes leaning
one shoulder against an oak trunk. ana
II sometimes resting ha nose upon q kilot
\ IN the wood, ana occasionally scratch.
/. Ing his ear. with It, He thought he was
Il thinking But my fathers chief mertt
+ was In his honest ardent. earnest, and
1 determined character; in intellect he was
L rot equal to my mother. ,g.t
zone afternoon my father was taking
i nap on aur bed OF leaves IN the cave,
|. when he was aroused by noise at the
4 back Of the rock. among tho trees. The
L sound was that OF 4 succession Of hard
blows. Ny father went to see what Y
4 was, and there he saw q woodman With
J m axe cutting down the young ellns,
n My father run towards him In " perlept
FL rage and the man Instantly scari1pered
/ away MS fast as he could crying, "Oh|
Oh! OH .
.'The next morning, as soon as It was
/ light, tho same noise was heard again
l among the trees. Up Jumped my fath-
4 or; but my mother fearing some danger,
L went with him, and 1t was fortunate
she did az the woodman had brought his
two sons with loaded guns to watch for
h my father while the woodman was at
work, My mother saw two youths hid
Ing eacl, behind large tree, and she
persuaded my father. both for her sake
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