While we imagined we were living off the fat of the land, we were actually living off the pantry of my pop : a couple of times a day we’d go to the house, a mere quarter mile away, share a meal with my folks, and stock up on chips, nibbles and thermosfuls of sweet iced-tea. On Sun. mornings we might breakfast at the house for Sun. was the day that my pa ventured into the kitchen to make a bunch of his famous ( at least among the Allen clan ) biscuits-and-sausage-gravy.
It was one of these Sun. mornings the great bear hunting event happened. We woke early one morning and set on the job of fishing. If we were fortunate we could catch some fish before going on up to the house for breakfast. Quiet initially but increasingly louder, the raucous noise quickly proved to be nothing than my younger sister, all of 7, traipsing loudly down the trail from the house. “And she turned and tromped back up the trail louder than previously.
“What’s the matter?” Shane asked, putting his arm round her shoulder. Her eyes were wide and wet with tears and she was shaking like the treetops in a thunderstorm. “Now, to teen boys searching for journey, the idea of catching a bear was, well, virtually intolerable. Without saying anything, I ran back to the tent to search for anything even remotely useful to bear-catching. The bear came to being when President Theodore Roosevelt declined to shot a black bear held captive by his hunting party. Also worth pointing out is that President Roosevelt’s refusal to shoot this captive bear turned into a terribly popular political cartoon by Cliff Barryman. The shopkeeper then asked President Rosevelt his authorization to name a toy bear “Teddy”. Therefore became the creation of the toy bear.
It’s also worth pointing out the cuddly bear was born in Germany between 1902 and 1903.
The 1st teddy bears failed to have cuddly faces or grins, really, the 1st teddy bears had expressions which could best be described as stoic.
Now teddy bears are still the #1 item to give babies as their first toy, the prize to win your girl on your first date, and most significantly, the toy of choice for law enforcement to give to kids in sad, dangerous scenarios to help them unwind and feel safe. We’d approach from 2 different sides of the bear quickly, to shock him, and I’d cover the bear with the blanket and Shane would beat the poor animal down. Big game hunting