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ain t no dog in the United States,&quot; says 

 the guide, at the top of his voice, &quot; that 

 earns his living &quot;), the Adventists, the 

 Gorner Grat, Horace Greeley, religion, 

 the propagation of seeds in the wilder 

 ness (as, for instance, where were the 

 seeds lying for ages that spring up into 

 certain plants and flowers as soon as a 

 spot is cleared anywhere in the most 

 remote forest ; and why does a growth 

 of oak-trees always come up after a 

 growth of pine has been removed ?) 

 in short, we had pretty nearly reached a 

 solution of many mysteries, when Phelps 

 suddenly exclaimed with uncommon 

 energy, 



&quot; Wall, there s one thing that beats 

 me ! &quot; 



&quot;What s that?&quot; we asked with un 

 disguised curiosity. 



&quot; That s pusley ! &quot; he replied, in the 

 tone of a man who has come to one 



