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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
PublishingAcentsa -a centss Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age,
it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia
and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally
important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to
protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature.
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for e
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such
as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
CONTENTS ILLUSTRATIONS Bruno invites you to hear the story of his
strange Z e . . . Frontispiece The one-way road to Gordons Camp . 6
Gordon Camp was buried deep in snow. . 12 Mrs. Weldon and the
children with some of the crew. It was too coldfor the baby . . 16
Mr. Underwood took this picture of Ursula and Bruno and me with my
consent and I am glad to have him use it in this book . . 18 The
den where the bear was born and the man who found him . . 22 Life
in the deep woo agreed with Ursula . . 26 Bruno weight two pounds
takes his rst meal of prepared milk . . 32 By this name the
fostmister of the bear waJ christened . 36 Bruno weight seven
pounds looking f or zugar . 44 How much jam could he eat They never
had enough to find out . 48 The air was thick with the smoke off
orest re . 54 Bruno and his oldest sistpr-on the day he lefr home
56 The cub liked to crawl inside and watch the children as if he
were playing hide and seek . 56 X ILLUSTRATIONS Bruno bids good-bye
to Ursula . . . . . The lake country of the St. Croix River - the
end of Brunosfirstjourney . Sometimes he could not wait for dinner
to be served The cub looks out on the wide, wide world . If we l
the door unlatched, Bruno had no dzj7 culty in opening it . . .
Caught in the act - an interrupted climb after the enticing bulb .
Wat, hingforhkenemy, thedog . One of Brunos wild relatives broke
into this cask and dipped the molasses out with his paw . Each day
we dropped downstream to wooded lakes below . . . The authors home
in Belmont - the playground where Bruno grew up . . He still
insisted on feeding from the wooden trough Bruno was willing to
haue Ais picture taken, but he wanted to examine the camera first
.Heisastonishedtoseewaterrunninguphi. . Who wouldnt like this on a
hot summer day . Bruno is introduced to a new arrival in the
farnib. A moment after the picture was taken he kidnaped the baby
and ran down thc meadow ILLUSTRATIONS Finally to escape pursuit he
dropped his booty and climbed a ladder . Come on if you dare, his
attitude plainly implied For theJrst time in his life Bruno
encounters a toad and - See page 5 1 . Bearlike he investigates by
gently touching the visitors back whereupon - See page 96 . Much to
the astonishment of the investigator the toad leaps over the
saucer. An instant after this picture was taken the bear dashed
madly away as if he had seen an apparition from the lower regions .
Once a week his weight was recorded . . FootbaN was a favoritc
sport with these friends . Bruno falls on the baZZ. First down, ten
yards to gain . . . . . Hecouldclingto atreeZikeasguid . . The bear
always treated Foxy with the greatest gentleness, even when the dog
bit his paws . Them he sat in the warm water with the sofr clothes
d the weeks wash comfortably settled beneath him A hard tomato
thrown accurately excited Brunos wrath - and he chased his
assailant down into the meadow . . . . IIO xii ILLUSTRATIONS A port
that he enjoyed was to climb out on the imall limbs . . 114 He
threw his arms round my waist and drew me closely to him. A moment
after this picture was taken a sudden rage seized Bruno and he
nearly put an end to the story . . 1x6 He had evidentty come for an
afternoon caN and was now waiting f or tea to be served . . . 1x8
Not ince the day when he reueled in the Jugar b a d had he sniffed
such delicious odors . . 120 He was glad to see me and touched my
arm in greeting.. . ...
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