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ADVENTURES OF DR. ALLEN. 



EAGLE KILLING A RATTLESNAKE. 



The eagle made a second attack in the same manner, 

 but the snake watched its chance, and, when the eagle was 

 close enough, thrust its head between the bird's head and 

 wing, and, with a desperate effort, wound itself around the 

 eagle's body. It looked for a moment as though the power- 



