Rand, Mary Abbott, b. 1840, Belford, Clarke & Co., publisher · Chicago : Belford, Clarke & Co. · leaf 30
the summer-time, of course, all the roads leadingout of that quaint old city are dusty with travel, andthe very daisies by the roadside look quite cityfied andjaded, they see so much of fashion. Peacefully toward Portsmouth, with his master,trotted young Bruin. He was innocent, and he knewit. Had… … A BEAR IN COURT. at last, there came along a fine, spirited nag, whichhad a penetrating mind. That you could see in amoment by the suddenly pointed and agitated ears,—•a horses first sign of alarm. The next instant there was an unmanageable run-away, a ruined carriage, a horse dead with fright.…
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