The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-08
XVII THE BEARS VISIT THE ZOO.


As they reached the high fence round the Zoo,
In the early morning, about half-past two,
lis to get In there with this load Of cake
Before the keepers wide awake. - @
"You climb the fence, = said TEDDY-B, So H.
"And throw this rope back here to me, l1&@ !
And pull up the baskets one by one 2.Ee*. ~
And we IL land in there good sized ton II.
OF the finest cake that ever made # @%,t%Sf
And strawberry tarts and lemonade . w..
And cherry pie and sugar sticks %S."%.
And red ice cream in goodsized bricks ~s,ss1>
And peanut candy and chocolate eclairs f. Ns...
And other things quite to BEARS" "us....
"Don't waste your time in telling mo;
bought these things said TEDDY-Gj ~ ~.
And up he climbed, with business sense, ~
A tree which grew beside the fence, =.
And out limb and dropped below @t%< =x,7~s p, ~s~
And called out, "An right; I'm in; let 30. I4 &c.,
And up went baskets two BY two .st>zs.. p.
Over the fence into the Zooj ~ 80 =eS>. H.
And before the day began to break >~% RI:
The Bears had camped with their load OF cake -
On 9 grassy knoll where they coufdn t hide
And with dens and pens every side. = f&%
"we'e In here now" said TEDDY-B; ~
"What do you say do - said he. ! -.
"Let's feed the animals, " said TEDDY-G, ~
~ move we let out two three -
And bring them here and feed them cake y 4
And see Just how show will takej 4 ~ I 6.
And If they are pleased why we III 60 round >, "
And let loose everything on the ground" 49,.
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To the elephant house the two Bears went
And stirred up the biggest elephant
And marched him to their cake
Before he had time to get half awake. +
''You mind these things, - said TEDDY-d,
"Our breakfast hour is half past three '
If you are good you have a snack
To keep you chewing till we come back"
And they gave old Bolivar (that was his name) a.,
Some things to eat till back they came.
Then off they went 10 tho monkey cage :s~'--
Where monkeys Of every size and ago
We're using hands and fest and lungs
And saying good morning il. q thousand tongues
TEDDY-B made them promise they'd be good
(At least that what he understood) g.: y -:
If he'd open the cage and lot them out -
And give them an hour to about
eve have" said he, t'so1ne pie and cake
Which TEDDY-G will undertake
To servo out free in an hour two
To every animal In the Zoo ="
Well give you much you deserve
If you IL act as walters and help serve"
The monkeys grinned from to .s..1:. 49,
And winked at each other, little queer :<.2.
And nodded their heads and seemed to Say: #}
That the two Bears orders they'd obey. %5z H. =
The cage was opened and the crowd went OUT #
Little and big, with laugh shout, SSGS z% /:-
Upsetting each other across the green II 81
The funniest bunch that was ever SEEN. :s%* =
J. E>Ss%Z5#=s;s5 III III <#*'s* A
The Bears went then TO the beaver pond. 4
And told the beavers If they were fond p r. a7
Of good Ice served BY balloons - : 3
To bring on their tails to use for spoons. ::
They saw some foxes red and gray -
And asked them 10 dine with them thatSday So
The wolves looked hungry and said they'd see
That all left over given them free.
And two mountain goats with curling horn 49,.
Said the mountain crest where they were born -
Their father rented just for thanks
To the Roosevelt Bears to play their pranks, y