The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-07-02
JonNNr-A YOUNG nLAck BEAR.

About ten days ago, received by ex-
press. a fair-sixed box, from which is
sued series Of strange noises.
'Wow!" said something inside the
box. ''Wowl Wow!-Scratch, scratch,
Uh!-Wow!-Wowl-- Wow!''
Naturally was interested. and has
tened to read the inscription written
upon large card which had been
tackled to the top OF the box. It ran as
follows:
Please water me and give me some
thing to eat. But do not give me fruit
or sweets. as it makes me sick. 1 like
milk. I am for Ernest Harold Baynes
(The New Haven Cottage,) Newport,
New Hampshire"
All this only heightened my curiosity,
and, selling a hammer and an old
chisel, ! quickly pried open corner Of
the box. In an instant there was poked
through the opening a little black head.
with tawny nuzzleS thick, furry ears,
and small, dark eyes, and realized
that my guest was baby black bear.
The expression on his face was decided
~ surly; the little chap was evidently
greatly displeased at having been kept
In such small quarters for more than
forty-eight hours and he grunted
peevishly as he grew his sturdy little
body out onto the lawn. There were
some ladies present, one Of whom,
ignoring the look of displeasure on the
baby's face, cried, enthusiastically,
The little dear!n and caught him up
in her arms.
But 1.-THE little dear was not in the
humor for being petted, and promptly
made her aware Of this BY biting her IN
the arm, and by tearing a long rent In
her dress with one Of his hind paws.
He was dropped like a red-hot iron
poker, and trotted around the house
crying in a rather low but very pitiful
voice. Just then the housekeep-
er appeared with large bowl
of crackers and milk, and as
soon as the little bear saw her
coming, he ran to meet her, and, With
out waiting for the food to be set down,
he stood up on his hind legs, seized the
rim of the.bowl with his fore paws, and
hoisted himself into it. Then he was
set on the ground, with the food before
him. and don't believe that anything
would have induced him to leave 1t. He
lay fiat on the grass, with his fore paws
round the bowl, that it might not get
away from him, and with his muzzle
buried almost to the eyes in the crack
ers and milk.
When he had satisfied his hunger, he
was not so cross, but rather inclined to
be mfsehievous. He would make a sud-
den rush at one, and, with many shak-
irgs of the head, bite ones clothing or
ankles Unfortunately. He seemed to
quite enjoy the sensation he made when
a lady, alarmed at his vigorous on
slaught would take to her heels and run,
he would follow at his best pace, which
was a lively gallop, 1t was of no use
ito stand on a chair, or even on a table,
to avid him. for he could climb with
amazing skill. and one could not feel
quite safe from his caresses, unless be-
hind latched door.
A door closed simply with spring, he
could open as we'll as / could. He
would first pull it ajar with one of his
fore paws. and then insert his muzzle.
In the kitchen there is a screen door
which closes with spring In his way,
and whether he had done the trick
before or not, don't know, but he
knew how to open this door at once.
At the front hall there is another screen
door, and it SO happened that, while the
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