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THE BLACK BEAR. 



the whole mass. He will sometimes, when pressed by hun- 

 ger, break into the settler's barn and carry off sheep, pigs, 

 and small cattle into the neiohbouring woods ; and so cun- 



THE BLACK BEAR IX THE FARMVAKD. 



ning is he, that it is not often he is overtaken, or entrapped 

 in the snare laid for his capture. 



The Indians of Nova Scotia call him Mooin, which reminds 

 us of Bruin. The Indians throughout the country pay great 



