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TLESNAKE. was over and then tried to followthe army. He was very faint and hadnothing to eat. He had gone somedistance in the woods when he hearda snake rattle. He took up a stickand when the snake tried to bitehim he struck it on the head andkilled it. General Mercer was so hungry, nothaving eaten… … GENERAL MERCER AND THE SNAKE. when they are in necessity. Gene-ral Mercer would not have eaten thissnake, when he was at home, anymore than a stone! but his hungercompelled him to do so, and he hadto eat it. He ate nothing but hissnake until he got to Fort Cumber- 22 STORY OF A RATTLESNAKE. land…
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