Camp-fire musings : life and good times in the woods . o in the streets of Chicago, and foundthat he indulged a growing interest in the importantsubject of bears. In the course of our conversationon the subject, he inadvertently let slip an inquiry thathurt my feelings. The question that rankled in hismind was whether he could rely upon my valuablecontributions to the subject, as scientific data, orwhether he should study them simply as models of im-aginative genius ! There is no way out of a dilemmaof that kind. If I had replied that my labors on thesubject of bears were limited to scientific
Camp-fire musings : life and good times in the woods . o in the streets of Chicago, and foundthat he indulged a growing interest in the importantsubject of bears. In the course of our conversationon the subject, he inadvertently let slip an inquiry thathurt my feelings. The question that rankled in hismind was whether he could rely upon my valuablecontributions to the subject, as scientific data, orwhether he should study them simply as models of im-aginative genius ! There is no way out of a dilemmaof that kind. If I had replied that my labors on thesubject of bears were limited to scientific investiga-tion and a record of the results, he might have markedme one notch higher as specially gifted in the regionof the imagination. Doctor, I replied, there is only one way inwhich to study such a subject, and that is to inspect Bear-0rt()oboxy 177 the specimens in situ. Name the day when you willbe at Iron River and I will be there with the ponies. He said that he would, because he was fond ofbears. I looked sharply to see whether that bow had. two strings, but concluded that it was literal. Still onecan not always tell. I shall explain to him when he comes that my bear-congre^ation is solidly Calvinistic, but the Methodist 178 (Eamp-^tre ITTustngs editor shall have an opportunity to preach to them. Iwill take him a pleasant walk over to Bess Lake, thenbetween the two where you always see deer, acrossthe west prairie, to the bear-wallow woods, and then Iwill dodge him, and allow him to conduct the meetingalone. I have no doubt my congregation will be deeply
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