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Read Ebook: More About Teddy B. and Teddy G. the Roosevelt Bears Being Volume Two Depicting Their Further Travels and Adventures by Eaton Seymour Culver R K Richard Keith Illustrator
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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
As they rode from station to Common green In Boston town like king or queen; And of the home on Beacon Hill Where Priscilla Alden and her brother Will Entertained them gladly days and nights While they were seeing the Boston sights.
But the things they did in Boston town Are done in picture and written down In Volume One by Teddy's paw, The jolliest book you ever saw. It tells how they captured Bunker Hill And worked like soldiers with stubborn will; And how they got lost in Boston squares Where criss-cross streets run everywheres;
And the time they had at Plymouth Rock When trying to make forefathers talk; And the auto ride to Lexington Which nearly cost them all their fun, For TEDDY-G would chauffeur be And he ran that car like sixty-three; It didn't run; he made it sail And landed himself and his mate in jail.
The story tells of their Harvard tricks, Where they got themselves in another mix In getting degrees, a double-L-D, Which didn't fit well on TEDDY-G; It tells about the talking machine, The funniest thing they had ever seen;
How they danced a two-step and sang as well And heard Uncle Josh his stories tell; It tells of the time when they went to see Where the Boston patriots made good tea In seventeen hundred and sixty-three;
And then of their sail in a little skiff, And how a storm hit them a biff And sent them out on the ocean wide, Half-way across to the other side; And how at noon there came in sight A tower of ice all glistening white;
And the story tells of the rescue made And how the steamer crowds hurrahed As "Yankee Doodle" the brass band played; And then it tells, this jolly book, How reporters met them at Sandy Hook And asked them questions and pictures took; And of New York and its buildings high, And how the bears made money fly, And dressed in style to see the town, To do Fifth Avenue up and down;
And the guide they hired, wee Muddy Pete, A lad whose home was on the street, And his little dog, a terrier white, Pete's boon companion day and night. The story tells of the circus show Where the two bears helped to make things go;
How like heroes of a hundred fights The Roosevelt Bears in colored tights Stepped in the ring to dance or sing, To ride or tumble or anything.
So these Teddy Bears are here to stay: They came from the West one summer's day And journeyed East from town to town And gathered fame and much renown.
The Roosevelt Bears put out a FIRE
One day the Bears took trolley rides With Muddy Pete and Cribs for guides. The car was open; they enjoyed the air; They helped the conductor collect the fare,
And pulled the bell to start or stop, And fixed the trolley pole on top, And put on the brakes and rang the gong When teams in front didn't move along.
But they got in trouble when TEDDY-G Climbed on the roof of the car to see The working of the electricity.
What it was that hit him he didn't know, But it hit so smart TEDDY-G let go And tumbled off a dozen feet From the trolley top down to the street.
The car was stopped; TEDDY-B got out To see what the trouble was all about; The conductor gave expert advice; Muddy Pete replied with words not nice; While Cribs stood round as if to say "Let us try it again some other day." "The thing that struck me," said TEDDY-G, As he walked to the curb on hand and knee.
"Struck me all over, outside and in, At every place like a prodding pin, And burned like fire and did all so quick I hadn't time to learn the trick." "Let the car go on," said TEDDY-B, "We'll stay right here this town to see And get some lunch and look around, And walk up that hill to that college ground, And climb that pole on the public square And show the children playing there That the Roosevelt Bears have been to school And know A B C by rote and rule."
"You may go yourself," said TEDDY-G, "And see the town, but as for me, I climbed one pole to-day before And it left my bones a trifle sore. I'll stay right here and rest a bit The several places where I got hit." While thus they talked Muddy Pete and Cribs Went off to buy some roasted ribs And fried potatoes and muffins hot And three cups of coffee in a pot.
As they ate their lunch they heard a ring, Both quick and loud: ding! ding! ding! ding! "A fire! fire!" cried Muddy Pete, And off the four ran down the street. TEDDY-G forgot about electricity And ran as fast as TEDDY-B.
They found the fire in a dry goods store And making its way towards three or four Of the largest shops on the busiest street: A clothing house and a store with meat,
And a great big grocery on the right And not a fireman yet in sight. The firemen's hall was across the street And in half a minute Captain Muddy Pete
Had told some boys that the job was theirs And had given orders to the Roosevelt Bears
About the wagons and reel and hose, And hooks and ladders and firemen's clothes.
"I've seen a thousand fires," said he, "And I know this thing from A to Z. Slap on those togs: they fit you slick; Boost out the reel; get busy quick;
Hitch up that rubber to that spouter there; Twist round the stopper and let 'er tear. Hang on to that nozzle, you TEDDY-G, And point it straight at the fire you see."
"Now let 'er go!" and with swishing stroke The water struck the fire and smoke. In sixty seconds the Roosevelt team Were pouring water, a steady stream, On the blazing store and the crowd near-by, Making women run, and children cry.
Captain Muddy Pete took full command And told the Bears just where to stand, And what to do and where to go, And to point the nozzle high or low.
They climbed up ladders in clouds of smoke, And lifted hose and windows broke, And carried goods out to the street, And burned their ears and scorched their feet.
They saved two boys from the highest floor Who were in a room and had locked the door. The wind was blowing both hard and high, And it carried fire to roofs near-by.
TEDDY-G was ordered by Muddy Pete To carry a ladder across the street, And go up to a roof with hose in hand, And on the ridge to take his stand,
And turn the hose all round about Till every fire he could see was out. And thus they worked like trained firemen Till there wasn't a spark where the fires had been.
The man that owned the dry goods store Took the Bears to his home for an hour or more And Cribs and Pete for cream and cake And offered them cash which they wouldn't take.
He ordered a carriage with coachman swell, To take them back to their hotel, And promised to print in the local press Their pictures large in firemen's dress.
And a full report of the fire that day And the things he heard the towns-folk say About bravery shown and the speed they made: Captain Muddy Pete and his fire brigade.
Said TEDDY-B, in their room that night, "One fire a day is enough to fight; I'm stiff and tired and burned and sore; I'm going to sleep a week or more, And read in bed and play I'm sick Till I get tired of doing the trick."
Said TEDDY-G, as he put out the light, "You fought one fire; I had two to fight; But I'd rather play with a house afire Them fool again with an electric wire."
But long before they went to sleep They outlined plans next day to keep: The Hippodrome and the Wax Musee Were things they surely had to see.
The Roosevelt Bears see the WAX MUSEE
At eight o'clock the following day The postman left, the bell boys say, A hundred letters for each Roosevelt Bear, From East and West and everywhere: Letters from friends at their mountain glen Telling of trouble with hunting men.
A letter from the teacher of the Kansas school With sums worked out and giving a rule For answering the questions which TEDDY-B Had given the class in geography.
A letter from the farmer where they spent a day Asking them sure to return that way. It said that the bull which scared them blue Would be tied by the nose when they came through. A lawyer wrote demanding cash For the old balloon that went to smash.
A Niagara lad sent local news And an envelope filled with Niagara views. A sophomore wrote to TEDDY-G To ask how he liked his L-D degree.
Priscilla Alden sent a little note Which said she was glad their little boat Carried them through the storm so nice And landed them safe on the berg of ice.
Letters in dozens from girls and boys Sending them books and candy and toys To give away when they wanted to treat Deserving lads like Muddy Pete.
The last letter opened by TEDDY-B Was an invitation to the Wax Musee, To visit the show that day at three.
"I'll hire a machine," said TEDDY-G, "And answer my mail by electricity. There's one at work on the floor below, Where you feed in letters and let it go.
I've seen the writing of this machine, Like a printed page in blue and green; And the girl who owns it said that she Would give a typewriting lesson free."
Said TEDDY-B, "I'm afraid you're wrong, But if you want to try I'll go along." So down they went to try their luck At printing letters like a book.
The girl was out; the machine was there; TEDDY-G sat down on the little chair And started in with all his might To pound the keys and make them write; While TEDDY-B at every call Fed in a letter, envelope and all.
"This machine writes Greek," said TEDDY-B, As he picked up the letters the type to see; "At least the language is new to me: Chicago is spelled without a C, And Boston has neither S nor T;
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