The Way of a Weasel 



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a chance for a hero's victory or death in hon- 

 orable battle. 



The little weasel, not one-twentieth the weight 

 of the terrier, accepted the challenge without 

 a breath of hesitation. The instant he was 

 thrown down before the dog, he faced the foe 

 with fur on end, feet braced and jaws wide open 

 never a thought of running away in his 

 plucky heart. 



The terrier rushed in only to have the weasel 

 leap straight at his open mouth and fasten its 

 teeth in his nose. This was disconcerting, and 

 the dog squealed with surprise and pain ; but he 

 also was courageous, and, shaking off his tor- 

 mentor, seized it again, only to have it wriggle 

 a second time out of his jaws and make a valiant 

 effort to escape from this unequal contest. The 

 dog darted after it and got a fresh hold, but 

 so did his undaunted and pertinacious foe, and 

 Nip had to whirl the weasel round and round 

 his head, while it hung to his torn lip by its 

 teeth, before he could shake it loose and a third 

 time seize its body in an effective grip. Even 

 when, crushed at last under major force, the 

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