Glorious 



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At length the sheep-herder came to 

 himself, rose up on his elbows, and 

 realizing that he was in the power of 

 the young Grizzly, he stepped gingerly 

 over his guardian's back and ran off 

 without even saying " Thank you." 



The Fourth of July was at hand now, 

 and the owner of the tavern, growing 

 weary of the huge captive in the yard, 

 announced that he would celebrate In- 

 dependence Day with a grand fight be- 

 tween a "picked and fighting range bull 

 and a ferocious Californian Grizzly/' 

 The news was spread far and wide by 

 the "Grapevine Telegraph." The roof 

 of the stable was covered with seats at 

 fifty cents each. The hay-wagon was 

 half loaded and drawn alongside the 

 corral ; seats here gave a perfect view 

 and were sold at a dollar apiece. The 

 old corral was repaired, new posts put 

 in where needed, and the first thing in 



