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THE BROWN BEAR. IJ
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wants to harm you, and you are quite welcome,
and you were quite welcome, too, to look at our
Christmas tree. I am sure you will like it, it is
so pretty. Come, Nahley; dear old Nahley, do
come,’ the darling child-voice called out to me
through the still night air.
"’ That will do now,’ said the father, and
closed the door."
" And did you go, Bruin ? Were you such a
fool ? " asked the American sceptic.
" Yes, I did go, for was it not the voice of
an innocent child that called me, and proffered
food to me, lone and hungry, in the Christmas
night, the season of peace and love ? The
very air was still and hushed, sanctified by the
holy hymn we had all sung, and the stars
winked encouragingly at me. I felt that I had
been lovingly invited and had nothing to fear."
" And then he was in love with little Anna,"
said the Russian bear.
" Yes, I was and am, I confess," said Nahley.
"Ah, still?" continued the Russian. "We
Kamschatka bears also accompany the women
in the forests sometimes, and they give us some
of the berries they gather, and we never harm
them."
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