Charley'' s Wonderful Journeys. 



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" Fine gratitude tliat for showing you glad of anything for a change, and all 



how to get your paw out, and it would you've got to do is to open your jaws wide, 



only serve you right if I were to go off and put in both paws as far as they'll go, then 



leave you in your present fix for the trapper shut your mouth and your head will come 



to help you out at the price of your skin," out easily." 



said the Fox; "but it's wrong to bear The Bear knew now that the Fox was 



malice," continued he, "and now that laughing at him, and, setting both paws 



CHARLEY WENT DOWN ON ALL FOURS AND BEGAN TO RUN. 



you've got your paw out, it's just as easy 

 to get your nose out, if you'll only do as I 

 tell you." 



"Oh, do tell me," said the Bear; "I 

 didn't mean what I said; but it hurts so. 

 I only wish you had your head in it for a 

 minute and then you'd know." 



"Yes," said the Fox, with a sly wink at 

 Charley; "I can well believe that you'd be 



upon the trap, he determined to pull his 

 nose out even if he pulled all the skin off, 

 but, more by good luck than judgment, 

 he got the trap upright, and placed both 

 paws upon the springs; to the astonish- 

 ment of everybody the jaws of the trap 

 flew open, and the released Bear went for 

 the grinning Fox with a bound. 



The Fox turned tail like lightning; but, 



