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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 283

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the top of his headjust like the first time. You d have thoughtit would have cracked his skull; but a bearshead is as hard as they make them. This time the bear, after rubbing his headand his snout, and rooting some more in theleaves, sat back and seemed to consider. Ina second or two he went up to… … WHILE HE WAS LOOKING FOR IT, IT CAME DOWN ON TOP OF HIS HEAD. whack this time, but that nose was tender enough, then! And the bear got des- I89S-] perate. He grabbed for themaul with both paws; andthat way, of course, he gotit. With one pull he snap-ped the cod-line, andthe victory was his. BRUIN S…

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