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his tearing our clothes. He was kept in 
the court for a week or two, and show T ed no 
ferocity, except when one of the servants 
tried to pull his food from him, when he 
caught the offender hy the leg and tore out 
a small piece of flesh, but never seemed to 
owe him any ill-will afterwards.’ ” 
“ I wonder what the servant owed him ?” 
said Annie. 
“ He did not owe him any thing. He got 
his pay, and served him right, too,” replied 
Sidney. “But go on, if you please, aunt.” 
“ 4 One morning he broke his cord; and, 
the cry being given and the castle-gates shut, 
a chase commenced. After leading his pur¬ 
suers a few times around the ramparts, and 
knocking down two or three children by 
bouncing against them, he suffered himself 
to be caught and led back to his quarters, 
under one of the guns of the fortress. By 
degrees the fear of him subsided, and, orders 
having been given to the sentinels to pre¬ 
vent his escape through the gates, he was 
left at liberty to go where he pleased, and a 
boy was appointed to prevent his intrusion 
into the apartments of the officers. His 
keeper, however, generally passed his watch 
