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Title: Forest Glen : or, The Mohawk's friendship
Year: 1877 (1870s)
Authors: Kellogg, Elijah, 1813-1901
Subjects: Children's stories, American Indians of North America
Publisher: Boston : Lee and Shepard
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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At this decided demonstration, the boys, wildwith delight, shouted encouragement; but the tamebear showed no disposition to follow up his advan-tage, and continue the contest so well begun. Notso Avitli the other, who, springing up madder thanever, kept walking around her opponent, growlingsavagely, while the latter began eating berries. The boys now, provoked at his lack of mettle,addressed him in another fashion, calling him acoAvard, lazy, and a fool, because he did not springupon the other when on her back, and finish her. The wild bear now seized the tame one by hisright fore-paw, which she endeavored to grindbetween her teeth. The other, however, succeed-ed in withdrawing it, and, now thoroughly m.id,littered in his turn terrific growls ; and a deadlygrapple ensued betv/een them, to the great deliglitof the boys, who now had Avhat they desired, —the prospect of a contest of life or death. It soon became evident, that though the tamebear was much the larger, and for a spurt the
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THE MOHAWKs FIIIENDSHIP. 239 stronger of the two, and by no means lacking incourage, his fat, short wind, and want of exercise,rendered him a poor match for his lean and wiryantagonist. At this juncture of affairs, Ike Proctor, whohad the strongest and a remarkably clear, sharp-toned voice, mounting a great rock, called thedogs with all his might. At the same time theothers, drawing their bows with every ounce ofstrength they possessed, sent a shower of arrowsat the wild bear, venturing near enough to makeamends for lack of muscle. The bear instantly turned upon the boys, struckSammys bow from his hand with a blow of herpaw^ tore his hunting-shirt from his shoulder,slightly lacerating the flesh, broke his belt, and inanother instant would have killed him if JimGrant had not at that moment sent a flint-headedarrow into her right eye, and Archie Crawford fas-tened a steel point in her left nostril; and Sammy,picking up his weapon while the bear was tryingto shake the barbed shaft from h

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