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ever, he could boar it no longer, and making a fnrionH 

 bound, he broke the cord, and started full drive toward 

 tlic supposed bear, the old lady screaming, with all her 

 strength : " Run, daddy 1 run, daddy 1 Rover is coming 1 

 Rover is coming ! " 



The old man, seeing his danger, made haste to an apple- 

 tree, and, springing up, caught the limbs ; but before he 

 was sufficiently high in the tree, Rover caught him by the 

 leg, and began to tug away ; while the pup, being thus 

 encouraged, began to snap too. James, being pleased 

 with the spirit of the pup, did not think, or perhaps was 

 not aware, of his father's danger, but stood looking on 

 uutil the old man roared out : " — the dogs ! Beat 

 them off, Jim 1 beat them off, Jim ! " 



Jim replied : " Hold tight, daddy. Grin and bear it a 

 little longer ; for this will surely be the making of the 

 young dog." 



By this time Mrs. Steward came up with her stick, and 

 succeeded in relieving the old man from his dangerous 

 situation ; but not until he was so badly bitten, that he 

 was confined to the house for several weeks. 



As many persons are not conversant with the different 

 characteristics of the wild animals, I will here give a short 

 account of the most dangerous and mischievous beasts 

 common to these forests. Bears, when they first come 

 into existence, are not larger than a full-grown mole, or 

 a half-grown rat, and entirely devoid of hair, being as 

 naked as a young mouse. Their eyes are closed for the 

 space of nine days, and they are generally brought forth 

 about the middle of February. The young ones are 

 nursed by their dam with great care, and suckled in the 

 den until about the tenth of May, when, being then about 

 the sixe of a cat, their dam leads them out to the feeding 

 ground, and teaches them to eat nuts, acorns, berries, bugs, 



