One day a visitor appeared at the emigrant's cabin. A black she-bear came out of the woods, and, seeing the cub, stood up on her haunches in surprise and seemed to say, "How came you here?" It was evidently the mother of the cub.
The cub saw its mother and rolled over several times, and then stood up on its haunches and looked at her, as much as to say, "Where did you come from, and what brought you here?" In the midst of this interesting interview Mrs. Woods appeared at the door of the cabin.
In the midst of this interview Mrs. Woods appeared at the door of the cabin.
She saw the mother-bear. True to her New England instincts, she shook her homespun apron and said: "Shoo!"
She also saw that the little bear was greatly excited, and under the stress of temptation.
"Here," said she, "roll over."
The cub did so, but in the direction of its mother.
Mrs. Woods hurried out toward it to prevent this ungrateful gravitation.