The Dago says he sleeps close up to him of cold nights to keep himself warm.

There ain't no trouble about his bein' dangerous, but you can't bring the horse into the stable while he's about.

If anybody was to drive into this yard without knowin' they'd be a circus, I can tell you! Horses can't stand bears." She looked at me in dismay.

"Couldn't he be shot and buried ?" she asked.
I had my doubts on that point.

A tame bear is a valuable animal, and I could not advise her to dispose of the property of another person in that summary way.
"But he must be got away," she said.