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ROUGH TREATMENT. 



certain intelligence of bears, and I therefore began to think my 

 journey might prove a fruitless one. But as Elg, with 

 whom I took up my abode at Brunberget, informed me that 

 one of those beasts had during the past summer committed 

 ravages thereabouts, and as it was generally believed he had 

 his quarters hard by, we determined on using our best 

 endeavours to rouse him from his lair. 



THE BEAR AND THE SHEPHERDESS. 



The better to effect this object we beat up for volunteers, 

 promising a trifling gratuity in the event of success to those 



