l he was black in the face, and thrashed his drum
till he beat in its crown, procure them a single spectator. Thoroughly
disgusted, they quitted the spot and returned home, Bruin getting into a
dispute with one of the City police by the way for comporting himself
bearishly towards a richly-dressed and genteel-looking cat, who was
quietly serenading his mistress, seated at a balcony.

As Tom finished his relation, a slight squeak issued from the pig's
throat, but from its profoundest depths, as if it came from the bottom
of his heart. Once or twice, indeed, he turned his snout to the place
where the bear, who had finished his employer's supper, lay at his full
length asleep, as though he intended to arouse him; but his philosophy
or his physical weakness made him change his resolution, and, making a
motion to Tom to lend him some assistance, he tottered off with
difficulty to bed, where he cast himself down as if he were tired of the
world and its struggles. At least his manner so far affected Tom that he
could not prevail on himself to quit his master's side; but after
watching him with interest for a full hour, and observing him in a deep
sleep, he stretched his body upon some clean straw, instead of seeking
his own crib, and was soon likewise in a state of forgetfulness.

It must have been about midnight that Tom was aroused by a suppressed
grunting; he started up, and, by the aid of the moon, beheld Herr
Schwein lying on his back, and convulsively kicking his legs in the air.
He ran to his head and tried to raise him up, but his weight was more
than he could manage, so he called out in his loudest voice for the
assistance of Bruin. That ungracious beast, however, though waked by the
noise, felt no inclination to have his repose disturbed; so bid him hold
his peace, and let honest folks go to sleep. Tom was a thoroughly
faithful creature at heart, though a rough and untutored one. The want
of feeling displayed by the bear, and his ingratitude in thus allowing
his master to struggle without even lending him a paw, aroused all the
indignation of his honest nature; so, flying at Master Bruin, he caught
hold of the tip of his ear and bit it till the great beast roared with
pain, and, effectually roused, followed his adversary about the place
in order to punish him for his insolence. In his awkward evolutions he
caught one of his legs in a heap of straw, and fell full sprawl over
poor Herr Schwein. A small grunt, like a si