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Illustrator: R. K., , Culver
MORE ABOUT Teddy B. and Teddy G. THE ROOSEVELT BEARS Being Volume Two Depicting their further Travels and Adventures.
Illustrated by R. K. Culver
All rights reserved
Published September 1, 1907
MORE ABOUT THESE BEARS
When in the autumn of 1905, I created the characters of TEDDY-B and TEDDY-G I builded better than I knew. I brought these bears out of their mountain den in Colorado and started them on their tour of the East to teach children that animals, even bears, may have some measure of human feeling; that the primary purpose of animals is not necessarily that of supplying sport for the hunter. That this lesson has been abundantly taught is proven by the overwhelming welcome given the Teddy Bears by the boys and girls of the United States; and it is safe to say that the traditional "bear will get you" has now and forever lost its frightening significance.
This book is a sequel to "The Travels and Adventures of the Roosevelt Bears," and completes the story of the tour of TEDDY-B and TEDDY-G from Colorado to Washington. The third volume will report in jingle and picture the tour of the Teddy Bears abroad.
ATH-DARA Lansdowne, Pa.
Page "To ride bare-backed in the hurdle shute, Or join a band with drum and flute." Cover
"From noon till night they let things go, In sky above and on earth below." Frontispiece
"With bags on backs and sticks in hand, They started their tramp across the land." 11
"They climbed up ladders in clouds of smoke, And lifted hose and windows broke." 22
"'Good afternoon,' said TEDDY-B, 'Is this Buster Brown and Tige I see?'" 35
"Dressed and ready for hours of fun, With cavalry horse or battery gun." 49
"TEDDY-B threw the monkey and made him yell, And caught him every time he fell." 60
"'We've sailed before,' said TEDDY-B, 'We hit Chicago down a tree.'" 73
"As Dublin Mike and Pat from Cork, They came on the stage to look for work." 87
"Across the sand in running dash, They struck the breakers with a splash." 98
"At the Liberty Bell they took a try, And hoisted it up both good and high." 111
"'You mind these things,' said TEDDY-G, 'Our breakfast hour is half-past three.'" 125
"They met a lad on his way from school, Whom they stopped to question about a rule." 136
"Said TEDDY-B, 'Pay up the fares, We'll pass to-morrow as millionaires,'" 149
"When Teddy Bears would rulers be, And hunt for men in cave or tree." 167
"With outstretched hand and smiling face, He gave them welcome to the place." 178
How The Roosevelt Bears reached NEW YORK
The Roosevelt Bears were born out West In a big ravine near a mountain crest, Where they lived as cubs and had such play As Teddy Bears have every day. But they learned some things as years went by Of cities great and buildings high, And trains that run at rapid speed, And schools which teach folks how to read, And circus clowns and phonograph And other things which make folks laugh, And big hotels where meals they say Are served in style both night and day. They had heard of men of great renown Who lived and died in Boston town; Of rulers brave and statesmen bold And millionaires with barrels of gold; Of men who work just day by day For boys and girls and daily pay; And of one they heard who works for fun: The President at Washington.
These bears some travel books had found Which told them the world is round. They made up their minds that they would see And learn about geography And visit cities everywhere And introduce the Teddy Bear. They found some gold in a cave one day Which they could use to pay their way.
So one bright morn they said good-bye To cave and creek and mountain high, To an old bobcat with a bandaged knee, To a young cougar and squirrels three, To a big-horn sheep and a mountain deer, And to other friends that lived quite near; And with bags on backs and sticks in hand They started their tramp across the land. The black bear's name was TEDDY-B; The B for black or brown, you see.
And TEDDY-G was the gray bear's name; The G for gray; but both bears came For "Teddy" because Children called them Teddy Bears.
The "Teddy" part is a name they found On hat and tree and leggings round, On belt and boot and plates of tin, And scraps of paper and biscuits thin, And other things a hunter dropped At a mountain camp where he had stopped.
The story tells how these Teddy Bears Scattered forever all blues and cares, And made fun and frolic and mischief too, And did some tricks for bears quite new;
And how some boys, the stories tell, Liked these two Teddy Bears so well That they made a million for the stores to sell: Some quite little, for children small, And some as big as the bears are tall;
The brown ones looking like TEDDY-B, And the white as funny as TEDDY-G.
The story goes on to tell how far These two bears rode in a Pullman car, And the tricks they played on folks that night When the colored porter put out the light;
And how TEDDY-G wouldn't sleep upstairs "On a shelf," he said, "too small for bears." He wanted a window; he wanted to see; And he kept folks awake till half-past three.
And the story tells of other tricks In the dining car, and of a mix When TEDDY-G pulled a rope on top And brought the train to a sudden stop;
And how the two were put off the train On a Kansas farm in a shower of rain. The fun they had from that time on Fills every page of Book Number One.
They started by learning the famous trick How farmer boys get ahead so quick.
But the things they did would take your breath, For they scared the farmer half to death.
The horses were put at gathering eggs, And pigs walked round on two hind legs, And sheep were given the corn to hoe And potatoes to plant and wheat to sow.
The story tells how an angry bull Made a pasture field look pretty full And chased the two bears round a stack And over the top and down and back.
From there to a district school they went, On mischief and education bent, Where things were done by TEDDY-B, Who hit the desk and said that he
Would make letters dance and figures fly And good boys laugh and bad boys cry; The questions he gave; and the boys, their look; They had never seen them in a book:
If a camel can go without water a week How long can he go if he owns a creek? And this, to bound the moon and sky, And name the capital of by-and-by;
And a hundred more as hard and tough, Till the children said they had enough; But when they left the school that day The children were happy, the farmers say.
The story tells how in railway style They ran an engine for a mile And spent a day at a county show And helped the boys to make things go; How they walked on ropes drawn good and tight And jumped through hoops and landed right;
And of the ride in an old balloon Which took them half-way to the moon; And things that happened in the sky that night And the way the world went out of sight; And how they landed in Lincoln Park In Chicago town just 'fore dark,
And the big hotel on a busy street Where waiters brought them things to eat. How they rang for bell boys, just for fun, To give them a quarter and see them run; And the fun they made in vaudeville; Children are laughing about it still.
And the bargain sale; TEDDY-G got lost; And the things they bought and what they cost; And their trip to Niagara Falls that night, And what they thought of Niagara's height, And the picnic boys and the boating stunt When they shot the rapids in a punt; And how the boys made cheering go When the train pulled out for Buffalo.
The story tells of their further jaunt And of TEDDY-G at a restaurant; How he missed his train and lost his mate; For TEDDY-B had risen late; And the jolly crowds the bears to greet To cheer them all along the street
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