The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-07

5la1ily8 1lOl RlioNiiib b. " ithS ~, t'',,' -
wandered about the country, sitting UNI
del, hedges. and puzzllng my brains TO
understand what sort Of tang human
reason was. never could make y OUT.
A bear would not have acted so-a CIV
$il:Xed bear, mean; no. nor an cdur
Gated dog. Howerer,I forgave the peo-
bic OF this town, because knew that
n was an itnpostor-thouGh an innocent
I'm 5ostor, since could not help wearing,
fur coat and long nose
.Ont day, while | was seated IN q
thoughtful mood under chestnut tree,
cpting n fine bright-rcd carrot. who should
pGss BY but my former partner, y oblas, az
in rags, and looking very III! Suddenly he
saw me. auttcr,i a cry OF terror and
fel, down in n ut. went TO him ana
ulaced some cool, wet leaves and grass
across his temples, which seemed to re-
siys him, and do him good. and when
he saw that ! had 10 Intention 70 hurt
him, he asked me to carry him 70 me
nearest peasants cottage. did So and
was going away, when he called me
back, and said, Il behaved very III 70
you; but was punished When you leit
me nobody would buy the p!lls-the peo-
ple called loudly for the, Wonderful Doc
TOT with the fur coatsand the large nose,
who talked so oddy-ard rs you were
not to be found they said was ras-
I3ca.s OF! a. Quack and an impostor., and
drove mo out of the town. ~ was quite
ruined. They seized all our pills and
flung them about, and the boys pcited
each other with pill boxes In the streets
for at least three hours. Tho very same
wonderful pills the world had Just before O.
been running after s;se here asain!--.
how inexpllcab!e Is human wisdom!
| ain few months after this, Tobias
Ind n fortune in jewels left him BY 4
citation, who had died of want. as he
could not endure the thought OF part
Ing with his Jewels lnexnlicable human
reason! Tobias sent for me--begged my
pardon for his previous behnvior-set mo
UP In business as a merchant, ana took
gre at pains 10 instruct me. In the Win
ter, II dealt In pickles and preserves; and.
81. summer. carried on a Wholesale
trade In silks and velvcts. He wanted
me to sell furs also, but declined that
You see, my young friends, my private
feelings-well, never mind now. These
occupations Il have followed ever since
In fact during the last fifteen years
with great Industry and good success.
Meantime, however, at all leisure hours
/ have endeavored to improve my mind
IN various studies so that Il very hum
bly, flatter myself that J might be pre-
| scented III the best society
| presented at court, perhaps" said
Mrs. Littlepump.
Mr.. Bear started. and turned pale-a
/. sort OF white-broWn color. Eie then looIt-
: ed at the lady. /.
/, presented to. tho Shah Of Persia.
cried d voice from among the children
nobody knew which.
Mr. Bear started again, and turned YET
moro Whitley brown, as no looked to-
wards the group OF Children.
4 presented at what| exclaimed he
| with peculiar emotion. a Al m b
"You were abiding to various studies,
interposed Doctor Littlepump, with 9
grave air, "when one Of Mrs. Little
PUMPS pieces of superfluous polltencss-
j really cannot call 1t by * harsher term
carried your mind OFF alta tangent; the
| right line of your Thoughts darling from
the edge Of the circumference of your
general taxidermical ighcoclSalorumlsIn
| If may be permitted 70 use sc
| transcendcntal u formula,
Mr.. Bear looked for an instant, ant
nut one hand UP to his forehead-Du
recoyeting himself with a powerful effort
| he exclaimed in loud, excited voice
.Yes, dearly respected and ncutc-mlndel
| Doctor of Tommy Mines-yes' as Sol
Esay--I was Just about nllud'nG 70 my
! lattcr studies, and that, among others, \
II nAQ oven #cOINllNcu- " '''u ~ ''N'''S
| gress In mathematics"
|. As Mr. Bear snid this, ali the children
/ thought directly of dear Uncle Abraham
[ the mathematician. and Wn were 50 sorry
Tho was not present to hear about thes'
! studies.
i should now" continued tho stou
gentleman, "consider myself very happy
I hut for one circumstance. confess az
not like to mention 1t, because ! feal
+ either TINT 1t will cause YOU all TO laQGl
ut mo. on else that It Will make yct
as melancholy as myself
Z MIR. Bear here paused sighed. and look
| cd down upon The floor. Mrs, l.ittlepums
/ rose from her cl,eir. and said; 'oh, ms
| dear, sir. you must not do Us the ~
Justice to think any OF us would lansf
| at anything that makes you SAG; W.
would far rather prefer TO share YOU
I! melancholy,
MY loye!', said Doctor Littlepump y
| an. undertone to his wife; We must b'
moderate"
by this time. the claldrea had sorrow
| ful faces and Gretchen loked quite pale
,yrhus encouraged said tie melancholI
l. stout gentleman, II will endeaNor to pro
|4ceed;
"But how can this small hear contain
So large n world of Joy, and pain,
And how can this smau tongue declare
| Alas, poor l3enr!--nlas, poor Bear!
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