. St. Nicholas [serial] . the blouse got aroundhis fore paws and upset him, andthe cap slipped down on his noseand he could nt see. I m gladI m not a man, he said. Clothescertainly are a terrible nuisance. Jacko straightened up the cap and gave hima new start, and at last they succeeded in gettingnear the village. Now, said the monkey, I 11 take yourhand, and we 11 go in together. We canhave some fun, anyway, for we 11 fool thesepeople. I dont feel just like a man, said the do I look? Just like the boss of the circus, for all theworld, Jacko assured him. This gave Bruin confidence, an
. St. Nicholas [serial] . the blouse got aroundhis fore paws and upset him, andthe cap slipped down on his noseand he could nt see. I m gladI m not a man, he said. Clothescertainly are a terrible nuisance. Jacko straightened up the cap and gave hima new start, and at last they succeeded in gettingnear the village. Now, said the monkey, I 11 take yourhand, and we 11 go in together. We canhave some fun, anyway, for we 11 fool thesepeople. I dont feel just like a man, said the do I look? Just like the boss of the circus, for all theworld, Jacko assured him. This gave Bruin confidence, and he steppedboldly out into the street, with Jacko by hisside. The giraffe stayed behind and lookedon. It was getting toward dusk, so no onenoticed them. The first house they came to was a pastry-shop, and the window waswith many delicious brown pies and cakes Here s luck, said the bear. I 11that nice big one, and he reached for it. But crash!went the did ntknow anythingabout windows,and so had nut filledhave. BRUIN LOOKED VERY FUNNY IN HIS CLOTHES, WITH HIS CAP SLIPPINGDOWN OVER ONE EAR. his paw through the pane. He was very muchsurprised, but had nt time to make a remarkbefore he heard the bakers wife cry : Oh, thethief! And the next thing he knew she had givenhim a terrible whack on the head with thebroom-handle. Then she rushed out andcaught him by the collar. You vagabond, you 11 go to jail for this! But here she caught sight of Bruins face. Abear! she cried, and dropped to the ground;she had fainted from fright. I guess that woman s gone to sleep, saidBruin, wonderingly. She was wide awake a minute ago, saidJacko; it certainly is very remarkable. 928 THE RUNAWAYS. What did she hit me on the head for, Iwonder, muttered the bear, rubbing the bruisedspot. But here the bakers wife came out of herfaint. She started up, shouting loudly for help,and dashed down the street. Now, that s just the way the other womandid this morning, suggested the bear. Thingswent wrong
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