THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY.
BY KATE LAWRENCE.
WATCHING FOR PAPA.
THERE were once two little bears who lived in a cave in the woods.
Papa Bear had been killed by a hunter, and his skin made into a coat, which the hunter wore while killing other bears.
Mamma Bear accepted this hard fact, but the little bears never gave up hoping that he would come, and they used to watch for him at the window every day.
One day when they were watching, they saw two little boys who had come into the woods for berries. Their baskets were about half full, but some dispute had arisen, and the luscious fruit hung ungathered while the two boys fought—boxing and scratching one another in a manner too shocking to be described.