Wild Brother Strangest of True Stories From the North Woods

26 Bruno weight two pounds takes his rst meal of prepared milk . . 32 By this name the fostmister of the bear waJ christened . 36 Bruno weight seven pounds looking f or zugar . 44 How much jam could he eat They never had enough to find out . 48 The air was thick with the smoke off orest re . 54 Bruno and his oldest sistpr-on the day he lefr home 56 The cub liked to crawl inside and watch the children as if he were playing hide and seek . 56 X ILLUSTRATIONS Bruno bids good-bye to Ursula . . . . . The lake country of the St. Croix River - the end of Brunosfirstjourney . Sometimes he could not wait for dinner to be served The cub looks out on the wide, wide world . If we l the door unlatched, Bruno had no dzj7 culty in opening it . . . Caught in the act - an interrupted climb after the enticing bulb . Wat, hingforhkenemy, thedog . One of Brunos wild relatives broke into this cask and dipped the molasses out with his paw . Each day we dropped downstream to wooded lakes below . . . The authors home in Belmont - the playground where Bruno grew up . . He still insisted on feeding from the wooden trough Bruno was willing to haue Ais picture taken, but he wanted to examine the camera first . Heisastonishedtoseewaterrunninguphi. . Who wouldnt like this on a hot summer day . Bruno is introduced to a new arrival in the farnib. A moment after the picture was taken he kidnaped the baby and ran down thc meadow ILLUSTRATIONS Finally to escape pursuit he dropped his booty and climbed a ladder . Come on if you dare, his attitude plainly implied For theJrst time in his life Bruno encounters a toad and - See page 5 1 . Bearlike he investigates by gently touching the visitors back whereupon - See page 96 . Much to the astonishment of the investigator the toad leaps over the saucer. An instant after this picture was taken the bear dashed madly away as if he had seen an apparition from the lower regions . Once a week his weight was recorded . . FootbaN was a favoritc sport with these friends . Bruno falls on the baZZ. First down, ten yards to gain . . . . . Hecouldclingto atreeZikeasguid . . The bear always treated Foxy with the greatest gentleness, even when the dog bit his paws . Them he sat in the warm water with the sofr clothes d the weeks wash comfortably settled beneath him A hard tomato thrown accurately excited Brunos wrath - and he chased his assailant down into the meadow . . . . IIO xii ILLUSTRATIONS A port that he enjoyed was to climb out on the imall limbs . . 114 He threw his arms round my waist and drew me closely to him. A moment after this picture was taken a sudden rage seized Bruno and he nearly put an end to the story . . 1x6 He had evidentty come for an afternoon caN and was now waiting f or tea to be served . . . 1x8 Not ince the day when he reueled in the Jugar b a d had he sniffed such delicious odors . . 120 He was glad to see me and touched my arm in greeting. . . ... --This text refers to the Paperback edition.