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THREE HARDY MOUNTAINEERS 



'^=AY I choose that deer with 

 the smoke coming out of 

 his nose?" said Dodo to 

 Rap, as he was turning 

 over the pictures the next 

 Saturday evening. " I 

 don't understand one bit 

 anout the different horns, 

 — tlie cow's that stay on 

 and the Deer's liorns that fall off." 



'^ Doctor Roy says we must ask Nez for the story to 

 tliat picture. 1 am looking to see if I can find any 

 cousins of tlie farm animals ; it seems as if there must 

 be some. Yes, here are two, — a Sheep Avith monstrous 

 liorns and a white Goat ! " 



'' Oh, uncle I daddy I " called Dodo, " we have found 

 wild relations of Nanny l>aa and Corney I " 



" Yes," added Ivap, " and beside in the Sheep picture 

 there is Billy Coon's cousin, a great fat Bear." 



''So you have come to three of our famous 'big 

 game ' fourfoots in a bunch," said Mr. Blake, " and I 

 suppose you want me to take you hunting to-night. 

 Very well, we will go, only you must put on stout 



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