The legend goes that in 1902 President Teddy Roosevelt spared the life of a bear cub while on a big game hunt in Mississippi. As the word got out, many folks were impressed by the kindness shown by the avid hunter.

The story continues that Clifford Berryman, a political cartoonist then made a drawing of the incident and the "Teddy" Bear was born. The drawing was entitled, "Drawing the line in Mississippi".

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