The Log School-House on the Columbia

m home during the working days of the week, at the saw and shingle mil

nt amid the cool forest shadows, and seem to sprinkle the plains with gold-dust like golden snow. Notwithstanding her hard practical spee

ing her. Had she seen the mother of the cunning little black creature in her apron pursuing her, she would have dropped the cub, which would have insured her escape from danger. But the mother bear did not make an early disco

animals. For a white child to see a cub is to desire it to tame for a pet, and Mrs. Woods felt the same childish instinc

waiting to meet her at the door. They were surprised to see her haste and the pivot

e log that served for a step, and,

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to be alarmed at these strange proceedings, and to show a disposition to use its paws in resistance, but it soon learned not to

ub to eat, but hunger made it a tractable pupil of t

and I would rather have it than to hav

s native instincts were strong, despite her moral training. She lost her bear in a mo

his world came to bears by their willingness to roll over. Whenever any member of the family appeared at

ust as knowing as it is cunning, and lots of company for me out here in the mou

see its freedom restrained by the strap and string, and so she untied the string

faithful to its home as a house-cat, and a great deal more company than a cat or dog or any other dumb animal. The nicest bird to ta

heft like that bird. She finally gave it the freedom of the air, but it would return at her call for food and eat from her hand. The blue-jay is naturally a very wild bird, but wh

t of the woods, and, seeing the cub, stood up on her haunches in surprise an

nd looked at her, as much as to say, "Where did you come from, and what brought you here?

rview Mrs. Woods appeared

r New England instincts, she shook

ear was greatly excited, and u

id she, "r

ut in the directi

oward it to prevent this

dden associations, and began to make signs by dipping her fore paws. The cub evi

, "you-you-you mind now

ome five or more times, then bounded up and ran toward the she-bear. The latter dropped her fore feet on the earth again, and the two bears, evidently greatly deli

for Mrs. Woods's

h, Little Roll Over, Little Roll Over

d, as stricken people used to do in Lynn in the hour of m

or bears. I wonder if I shall ever meet that little cre'tur' again, and, if I do, if it will roll over. This w

nning ways; she hoped she would some time meet it agai