To-morrowyou\'llbebackamongyourtree-toadsandsunsets。And，letushope，\"hesighed，\"noonewilltrytostopyou！\"
\"Whatworriesmeisthis，\"explainedHerrick。\"Ican\'thelpthinkingthat，ifonenightofthisartificiallifeissoharduponme，whatmustitbetothosebears！\"
Kellyexclaimed，withexasperation:\"Confoundthebears！\"hecried。
\"Ifyoumustspoilmysupperweepingoveranimals，weepovercart-horses。Theywork。Thosebearsareloafers。They\'reaswellfedaspetcanaries。They\'rearistocrats。\"
\"Butit\'snotafreelife！\"protestedHerrick。\"It\'snotthelifetheylove。\"
\"It\'sadarnedsightbetter，\"declaredKelly，thansleepinginadampwood，eatingrawblackberries——\"
\"Themoreyousay，\"retortedHerrick，\"themoreyoushowyouknownothingwhatsoeverofnature\'schildrenandtheirhabits。\"
\"Andallyouknowofthem，\"returnedKelly，isthatacathasninelives，andabarkingdogwon\'tbite。You\'reanaturefaker。\"
Herrickrefusedtobediverted。
\"Ithurtme，\"hesaid。\"Theyweresobig，andgood-natured，andhelpless。I\'llbetthatwomanbeatsthem！Ikeptthinkingofthemastheywereinthewoods，trampingoverthecleanpineneedles，eatingnuts，and——andhoney，and——\"
\"Buns！\"suggestedJackson。
\"Ican\'tforgetthem，\"saidHerrick。\"It\'sgoingtohauntme，to-morrow，whenI\'mbackinthewoods；I\'llthinkofthosepoorbeastscaperinginahottheatre，whentheyoughttobeoutintheopenasGodmeantthey——\"
\"Well，then，\"protestedKelly，\"take\'emtotheopen。Andturn\'emloose！AndIhopetheybiteYOU！\"
AtthisHerrickfrownedsodeeplythatKellyfearedhehadgonetoofar。Inwardly，hereprovedhimselffornotrememberingthathisfriendlackedasenseofhumor。ButHerrickundeceivedhim。
\"Youareright！\"heexclaimed。\"To-morrowIwillbuythosebears，takethemtothefarm，andturnthemloose！\"
Noobjectionshisfriendcouldoffercoulddiverthimfromhispurpose。Whentheyurgedthattospendsomuchmoneyinsuchamannerwascriminallywasteful，hepointedoutthathewassufficientlyrichtoindulgeanyextravagantfancy，whetherinpoloponiesorbears；whentheywarnedhimthatifhedidnotlookoutthebearswouldcatchhimaloneinthewoods，andeathim，heretortedthatthebearswerenoweducatedtoadifferentdiet；
whentheysaidheshouldconsiderthepeaceofmindofhisneighbors，heassuredthemthefencearoundhisgamepreservewouldrestrainanelephant。
\"Besides，\"protestedKelly，\"whatyouproposetodoisnotonlyimpracticable，butit\'scrueltytoanimals。Adomesticatedanimalcan\'treturntoastateofnature，andlive。\"
\"Can\'tit？\"jeeredHerrick。\"Didyoueverread\'TheCalloftheWild\'？\"
\"Didyoueverread，\"retortedKelly，\"whathappenedatthesiegeofLadysmithwhentheoatsranlowandtheydrovetheartilleryhorsesouttograss？Theystarved，that\'sall。Andifyoudon\'tfeedyourbearsonmilkoutofabottlethey\'llstarvetoo。\"
\"That\'swhatwillhappen，\"criedJackson；thosebearshaveforgottenwhatapineforestsmellslike。Maybeit\'sapity，butit\'sthefact。I\'llbetifyoucouldaskthemwhetherthey\'drathersleepinacaveonyourfarmorbeheadlinersinvaudeville，they\'dtellyoutheywere\'devotedtotheirart。\'\"
\"Why！\"exclaimedKelly，\"they\'resofarfromnaturethatiftheydidn\'thavethatcoloredboytocombandbrushthemtwiceadaythey\'dbeashamedtolookeachotherintheeyes。\"
\"Andanotherthing，\"continuedJackson，\"trainedanimalsloveto\'showoff。\'They\'rechildren。ThosebearsENJOYdoingthosetricks。
TheyENJOYtheapplause。Theyenjoydancingtothe\'MerryWidowWaltz。\'Andifyoulockthemupinyourjungle，they\'llgetsohomesickthatthey\'llgiveaperformancetwiceadaytothesquirrelsandwoodpeckers。\"
\"It\'sjustashardtounlearnathingastolearnit，\"saidKellysententiously。\"Youcan\'tmakeamanwhohaslearnedtowearshoesenjoygoingaroundinhisbarefeet。\"
\"Rot！\"criedHerrick。\"Lookatme。Didn\'tIloveNewYork？I
loveditsoIneverwenttobedforfearI\'dmisssomething。ButwhenI
went\'BacktotheLand，\'didittakemelongtofallinlovewiththeforestsandthegreenfields？Ittookmeaweek。IgotobednowthesamedayIgetup，andI\'vepassedonmyhighhatandfrockcoattoascarecrow。AndI\'llbetyouwhenthosebearsoncescentthewildwoodsthey\'llstampedeforthemlikeCrokergoingtoathirdalarm。\"
\"AndIrepeat，\"criedKelly，\"youareanaturefaker。AndI\'llleaveittothebearstoproveit。\"
\"Wehavedoneourbest，\"sighedJackson。\"Wehavetriedtosavehimmoneyandtrouble。Andnowallhecandoforusinreturnistogiveusseatsfortheopeningperformance。\"
WhatthebearscostHerrickhenevertold。Butitwasaverylargesum。AstheCountessZichypointedout，bearsasbears，inastateofnature，arecheap。Ifitwerejustabearhewanted，hehimselfcouldgotoPikeCounty，Pennsylvania，andtrapone。Whathewaspayingfor，sheexplained，wasthetimeshehadspentineducatingtheBrunofamily，andaddedtothatthetimeduringwhichshemustnowremainidlewhilesheeducatedanotherfamily。
Herrickknewforwhathewaspaying。Itwasthepleasureofrescuingunwillingslavesfrombondage。Astotheirexpensiveeducation，iftheyreturnedtoastateofignoranceasrapidlyasdidmostcollegegraduatesheknew，hewouldbesatisfied。Twodayslater，whenherengagementatthemusichallclosed，MadameZichyreluctantlyturnedoverherpetstotheirnewmanager。WithIkeyshewasespeciallyloathtopart。
\"I\'llnevergetonelikehim，\"shewalledIkeyisthefunniestfour-leggedclowninAmerica。He\'sanatural-borncomedian。FolksthinkIlearnhimthosetricks，butit\'sallhisownstuff。OnlylastweekwewasplayingPaoli\'sinBridgeport，andwhenIwasputtingBrunothroughthehoops，Ikeyrunstothestage-boxandgrabsapoundofcaramelsoutofagirl\'slap-andswallowsthebox。
AndinSt。Paul，ifthetrombonehadn\'twornawig，Ikeywouldhavescalpedhim。Say，itwasascream！Whentheaudienceseethetrombonesnatchedbald-headed，andhimtryingtogetbackhiswig，andIkeychewingit，theywentcrazy。Youcan\'tlearnabeartrickslikethat。It\'sjustgenius。SomefolksthinkItaughthimtoactlikehewasintoxicated，buthepickedthatup，too，allbyhimself，throughwatchingmyhusband。AndIkey\'sveryfondofbeeronhisownaccount。IfIdon\'tstopthem，thestagehandswouldbealwaysslippinghimdrinks。Ihopeyouwon\'tgivehimnone。\"
\"Iwillnot！\"saidHerrick。