Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 304
the direction of the boys,and then stealthily disappeared in the wildnessof the vast expanse. A coyote, said Sandy, briefly. I ve seen without discomfort, while it was so high, wereleft on the south bank to receive the returningparty. There the boys sat, hugely enjoying thesituation, while the… … THE SETTLERS FIRST HOME IN THE DESERTED CABIN. them in Illinois. But I just wish I had my gunnow. His wiser brother laughed as he toldhim that it would be a long day before a coyotecould be got near enough to be knocked overwith any shot-gun. The coyote, or prairie-wolf,is the slyest animal that…
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