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THE BOBBIE BEARS
They Make a Trip to the North Pole and Bring the Pole Back With Them
"A hero Robert Peary was
They did not find out their mistake
At last, one eve, as tired out,
To find the Pole," said Bobbie, "cause
Till they passed by an icy cake.
And ready to turn round about,
It's awful cold for men up there,
"Oh, dear!" said Johnny, "how much more
Within their hut they just had crawled
Must we sail till we land on shore?
And round the blazing fire sprawled,
In fact, it's frigid for a bear.
As Billy pushed the ice-door shut,
Said Bobbie, "These big Icebergs show
"I've just been reading his new book
He saw some distance from the hut,
We're very near this Land of Snow."
About the North Pole, take a look
Beneath the moonlight's silver glow
And sure enough, next morning they
At all the pictures there are here,
A tall Pole rising from the snow.
Were fast within a frozen bay.
It shows it's cold and bleak and drear."
One yell he gave and slammed the door,
Their vessel could not move an inch,
The Bears jumped quickly from the floor,
Said Billy, "Don't you think that we
Should sail up to the Arctic Sea?
She'd run into an icy clinch.
And followed Billy, knowing not
"Well, here we are,' said Bobbie Bear,
That he had found the lucky spot.
No Bear has found the North Pole yet,
"Our boat is safe, we should not care.
We'd all be heroes then, you bet,
"Where are you going, Billy?" cried
His comrades loud from every side.
*If we discovered it, why not?
"We've got a nice and early start,
"Look! look!" screamed Billy. "Bless my soull"
f'll wager I can find the spot!'
Come on, now, each one do his part,
Said Bobbie, "Billy's found the Pole!"
"Hurray !" each Bruin yelled with glee,
And take along to eat some stuff
In case we should not find enough
o lucky day, o lucky Bears
"A sea-voyage is the thing for me!
Eternal Glory now was theirs!
"We Polar Bears can live on Seal,
Next morning they pulled out the Pole
"As soon as we can get a ship
But I can just hear Brownie squeal
And turned their footsteps from the goal.
And with provisions her equip,
We'll get aboard and sail away
If nothing but this kind of meat
How anxiously they looked each day
Without a moment's more delay
He was compelled for long to eat."
To spy their vessel in the bay.
At last above the snow-drifts vast
"Twas Monday morn when they set sail,
Each Brown Bear took along his coat;
They saw again her big, tall mast.
The wind had now become a gale.
'Twas mighty cold outside the boat;
Now up, nów down, the cabin floors;
Of course the White Bears didn't care
And much relieved they felt, for they
About the cold and frosty air.
Had gone a dangerous length away.
The Bears weren't steady on all-fours!
So nice it was once more to be
"My goodness me!" said Teddy, "I
When evening came they built a hut,
Aboard their ship, from perils free.
Feel if I'd eaten too much pie;
And then when they crawled in, they shut
It took them a long time to cut
If things don't moderate real quick
The hole up with a cake of ice,
Their boat out from her frozen rut,
I'm 'fraid I'm going to be sick.
Which kept the cold Wind out. Soon nice
But perseverance won at last
And slowly she was worked out past
"My tummy acts just like a ball
And warm within their fireplace kept
The great Icebergs that tried to crush
That's being bounced against a wall!"
Their hut while our Discoverers slept.
Her up into a frozen mush.
The weather calmer grew by noon-
On, on, they went for many days
At last upon the open sea
"Twas lucky, it was none too soon!
Across the wild and frozen ways,
The Bears were sailing safe and free.
For many weeks they sailed the Blue;
And colder, colder grew the air,
And they made merry every day,
Of course, there wasn't much to do
Till almost frozen was each Bear.
For they were on their homeward way.
But eat and drink on board the boat;
But they were brave, and didn't complain,
Said Bobbie as they neared New York,
It's tiresome when you are afloat
Though they'd have liked to thaw out again.
"My, how the people all will talk!
"But what still better suits my mood
For weeks and weeks and weeks and weeks.
Still on they went, encouraged by
Is what care we for Latitude,
At last they saw some mountain peaks;
The hopeful look in Bobbie's eye.
Or Longitude, or Calculus,
Of course, it wasn't land at all,
"Don't give up now so near the goal
For we have now the POLE with us!'
But monstrous Icebergs, big and tall.
We've come so far to find the Pole."
-DAVID M. CORY
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"ocrText": "THE BOBBIE BEARS\nThey Make a Trip to the North Pole and Bring the Pole Back With Them\n\"A hero Robert Peary was\nThey did not find out their mistake\nAt last, one eve, as tired out,\nTo find the Pole,\" said Bobbie, \"cause\nTill they passed by an icy cake.\nAnd ready to turn round about,\nIt's awful cold for men up there,\n\"Oh, dear!\" said Johnny, \"how much more\nWithin their hut they just had crawled\nMust we sail till we land on shore?\nAnd round the blazing fire sprawled,\nIn fact, it's frigid for a bear.\nAs Billy pushed the ice-door shut,\nSaid Bobbie, \"These big Icebergs show\n\"I've just been reading his new book\nHe saw some distance from the hut,\nWe're very near this Land of Snow.\"\nAbout the North Pole, take a look\nBeneath the moonlight's silver glow\nAnd sure enough, next morning they\nAt all the pictures there are here,\nA tall Pole rising from the snow.\nWere fast within a frozen bay.\nIt shows it's cold and bleak and drear.\"\nOne yell he gave and slammed the door,\nTheir vessel could not move an inch,\nThe Bears jumped quickly from the floor,\nSaid Billy, \"Don't you think that we\nShould sail up to the Arctic Sea?\nShe'd run into an icy clinch.\nAnd followed Billy, knowing not\n\"Well, here we are,' said Bobbie Bear,\nThat he had found the lucky spot.\nNo Bear has found the North Pole yet,\n\"Our boat is safe, we should not care.\nWe'd all be heroes then, you bet,\n\"Where are you going, Billy?\" cried\nHis comrades loud from every side.\n*If we discovered it, why not?\n\"We've got a nice and early start,\n\"Look! look!\" screamed Billy. \"Bless my soull\"\nf'll wager I can find the spot!'\nCome on, now, each one do his part,\nSaid Bobbie, \"Billy's found the Pole!\"\n\"Hurray !\" each Bruin yelled with glee,\nAnd take along to eat some stuff\nIn case we should not find enough\no lucky day, o lucky Bears\n\"A sea-voyage is the thing for me!\nEternal Glory now was theirs!\n\"We Polar Bears can live on Seal,\nNext morning they pulled out the Pole\n\"As soon as we can get a ship\nBut I can just hear Brownie squeal\nAnd turned their footsteps from the goal.\nAnd with provisions her equip,\nWe'll get aboard and sail away\nIf nothing but this kind of meat\nHow anxiously they looked each day\nWithout a moment's more delay\nHe was compelled for long to eat.\"\nTo spy their vessel in the bay.\nAt last above the snow-drifts vast\n\"Twas Monday morn when they set sail,\nEach Brown Bear took along his coat;\nThey saw again her big, tall mast.\nThe wind had now become a gale.\n'Twas mighty cold outside the boat;\nNow up, nów down, the cabin floors;\nOf course the White Bears didn't care\nAnd much relieved they felt, for they\nAbout the cold and frosty air.\nHad gone a dangerous length away.\nThe Bears weren't steady on all-fours!\nSo nice it was once more to be\n\"My goodness me!\" said Teddy, \"I\nWhen evening came they built a hut,\nAboard their ship, from perils free.\nFeel if I'd eaten too much pie;\nAnd then when they crawled in, they shut\nIt took them a long time to cut\nIf things don't moderate real quick\nThe hole up with a cake of ice,\nTheir boat out from her frozen rut,\nI'm 'fraid I'm going to be sick.\nWhich kept the cold Wind out. Soon nice\nBut perseverance won at last\nAnd slowly she was worked out past\n\"My tummy acts just like a ball\nAnd warm within their fireplace kept\nThe great Icebergs that tried to crush\nThat's being bounced against a wall!\"\nTheir hut while our Discoverers slept.\nHer up into a frozen mush.\nThe weather calmer grew by noon-\nOn, on, they went for many days\nAt last upon the open sea\n\"Twas lucky, it was none too soon!\nAcross the wild and frozen ways,\nThe Bears were sailing safe and free.\nFor many weeks they sailed the Blue;\nAnd colder, colder grew the air,\nAnd they made merry every day,\nOf course, there wasn't much to do\nTill almost frozen was each Bear.\nFor they were on their homeward way.\nBut eat and drink on board the boat;\nBut they were brave, and didn't complain,\nSaid Bobbie as they neared New York,\nIt's tiresome when you are afloat\nThough they'd have liked to thaw out again.\n\"My, how the people all will talk!\n\"But what still better suits my mood\nFor weeks and weeks and weeks and weeks.\nStill on they went, encouraged by\nIs what care we for Latitude,\nAt last they saw some mountain peaks;\nThe hopeful look in Bobbie's eye.\nOr Longitude, or Calculus,\nOf course, it wasn't land at all,\n\"Don't give up now so near the goal\nFor we have now the POLE with us!'\nBut monstrous Icebergs, big and tall.\nWe've come so far to find the Pole.\"\n-DAVID M. CORY"
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