CHAPTER XIII: BY THE FIRESIDE 



BY THE EAELY SETTLER 's FIEESmE WHEN THE TALLOW- 

 DIP OR CANDLE WAS THE ONLY LIGHT. AN OLD 

 timer's b'aR story. a boy's ADVENTURE WITH 

 BEARS IN A BASSWOOD STUMP. A REMARKABLE 

 DENOUEMENT WHICH BESTOBBD A LOST BUTCHER 

 KNIFE TO ITS OWNER. 



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