H.C. Peck & Theo. Bliss · Philadelphia : H. C. Peck &Theo. Bliss · leaf 27
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 where he got good eating andhad his…
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