en often awakened, and called out. Sometimes they would be dreaming, or perhaps they would want a drin

that before, though one time, when he ate too much bread and jam for supper, he screamed

rown had plainly hear

a bear! It

ed, but could see nothing of the little fellow, for as I have told you, Bu

is surprise, he saw just what Bunny had seen, a big, shaggy, hairy animal, stan

re that he was wide awake, and that he was not dreaming, as

went the big,

ding faint and far off, because his head w

t," answere

" called Mrs. Brown, from behin

rown slowly. "It-

his wife or Sue, by telling them there w

wn again. "I heard Bunny crying!

rue enough. There was really nothing the matter with th

id Mrs. Brown, "I know there is!

nd then at Bunny. All Mr. Brown could see of Bunny was a heap under the bedclothes. But the bear was

e, and perhaps it would go away if no one harmed it. Perhaps it was just looking for something to eat,

t, been awakened. Just Bunny Brown, and his father and mother were wide awake. Oh, yes, of course the bear was not asleep. I for

? What's the matter in there? What happened?"

ave. He uncovered one eye and peered out from beneath the bed

t's a big, black bear! I didn't dream i

rd what her li

it. Here's my shoe-throw that. I've got two shoes, but I can

ain, that divided the tent int

, even if it's a drink of water in the chair at the head of our bed. You move your hand all over, and you think some one must have come in and taken the wat

over the curtain,

, Walter! Hit the

mother sailed through the tent. Straight at the bear it went, and before the sh

went t

grunted

brave enough to hit a bear at all-but you would not hurt him, hardly any, unless you hit him right on the end of his soft and tender

rown's shoe on the e

ear, and down he drop

ing her shoe over the curtain so her husband might have something to

it would have been better for the Brown family, but worse for the bear. Because Mr. Brown

el Mrs. Brown's shoe hit him o

uf

ckly around, and r

?" asked Mrs. Brown. "Because if you didn't, Walter, I'

r. Brown with a laugh. "One shoe was

d

ight, Bunny. You can put your h

nger there, he put his whole head out. Then, with a bound he jumped out of bed, an

ed his father. "There's no mo

pop gun, so if the bear comes back--

ought you were going to cra

gun. But," he went on, "if mother wants me to get in bed with her, and keep t

won't come back," said

other anyhow," said Bunny. "I

lk. Outside the tent Splash could be heard barking, and there was a noi

esn't bite our

ay from the bear," replied Mr. Brown. "Besides,

cle Tad, as he was told

ides, there aren't any wild bears in this part

come from?" as

ountry making the bear do tricks. Probably in the morning w

nt to sleep again, Bunny in the cot with his mother; though when he was asleep an

in the night, along came a man, who looked like an Italian organ-grinder. He said

the bear was now no one knew, but the Italian said he would walk off through the w

bear was safely found, so there was no more need

d and Bunker Blue printed a big cloth sign whic

REST-

he postman will know where to fin

ave mail up he

er mother. "I guess we'll have to

a walk in the woods. As they came near the "dining-room tent," as they called it, they saw a r

" cried Daddy Brown. But the ragged boy did no