THE BEAR. 



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THE bear has been driven from the greater 

 portion of the North by the thick settlement 

 of that part of the country, but is still found 

 to some extent in the South and West. 



This animal lives in the wildest districts, 

 generally in large cane-brakes; it cuts th< 

 cane and makes what is called the bear-house, 



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