138 TRUE BEAR STORIES. 



the world beautiful? Now, either these 

 jack-rabbits must go or we must go." 



"Very well," answered the president. 

 "Offer a reward for their ears and let the 

 boys destroy them." 



"How much reward can I offer?" 



"Five cents apiece, I think, would do," 

 answered the head of the college, as he 

 passed on up the great stone steps to his 

 study. 



The gardener got the boys together that 

 evening and said, "I will give you five cents 

 apiece for the ears of these dreadful rab- 

 bits." 



"That makes ten cents for each rabbit, 

 for each rabbit has two ears!" shouted the 

 smart boy from Boston. 



Before the dumfounded gardener could 

 protest, the boys had broken into shouts 

 of enthusiasm, and were running away in 

 squads and in couples to borrow, buy or 

 beg firearms for their work. 



The smart boy from Boston, however, 

 with an eye to big profits and a long job, 



