The Bear soon came to the Tree，and we follow'd at a Distance；the first Thing he did，he stopp'd at the Gun，smelt to it，but let it lye，and up he scrambles into the Tree，climbing like a Cat，though so monstrously heavy：I was amazed at the Folly，as I thought it，of my Man，and could not for my Life see any Thing to laugh at yet，till seeing the Bear get up the Tree，we all rod nearer to him.
When we came to the Tree，there was Friday got out to the small End of a large Limb of the Tree，and the Bear got about half way to him；as soon as the Bear got out to that part where the Limb of the Tree was weaker，Ha，says he to us，now you see me teachee the Bear dance；so he falls a jumping and shaking the Bough，at which the Bear began to totter，but stood still，and begun to look behind him，to see how he should get back；then indeed we did laugh heartily：But Friday had not done with him by a great deal；when he sees him stand still，he calls out to him again，as if he had suppos'd the Bear could speak English；What you no come farther，pray you come farther；so he left jumping and shaking the Tree；and the Bear，just as if he had understood what he said，did come a little further，then he fell a jumping again，and the Bear stopp'd again.
We thought now was a good time to knock him on the Head，and I call'd to Friday to stand still，and we would shoot the Bear；but he cry'd out earnestly，O pray！ O pray！ No shoot，me shoot，by and then；he would have said，By and by：However，to shorten the Story，Friday danc'd so much，and the Bear Stood so ticklish，that we had laughing enough indeed，but still could not imagine what the Fellow would do；for first we thought he depended upon shaking the Bear off；and we found the Bear was too cunning for that too；for he would not go out far enough to be thrown down，but clings fast with his great broad Claws and Feet，so that we could not imagine what would be the End of it，and where the Jest would be at last.