. St. Nicholas [serial]. PLEASANT COKNER. BY HARRY LEFEBER, AGE 13. (GOLD BADGE.). A PLEASANT CORNER. BY HELEN SEAMAN, AGE 9. (SILVER BADGE.) knots, Seal was hitched to a boxwithout wheels ; in this we stuffedall the heavy knots, and compelledhim to drag it over stumps andstones to camp — grunting andcomplaining, but never offeringto bite. There was a large boulder nearcamp, which we would climb; itssides were steep, and it took prac-tice to get up. How we ever con-ceived the idea of hoisting Sealup there, I dont know—but wedid. I took his front legs, whileElinor hoisted from behind, and,pulli
. St. Nicholas [serial]. PLEASANT COKNER. BY HARRY LEFEBER, AGE 13. (GOLD BADGE.). A PLEASANT CORNER. BY HELEN SEAMAN, AGE 9. (SILVER BADGE.) knots, Seal was hitched to a boxwithout wheels ; in this we stuffedall the heavy knots, and compelledhim to drag it over stumps andstones to camp — grunting andcomplaining, but never offeringto bite. There was a large boulder nearcamp, which we would climb; itssides were steep, and it took prac-tice to get up. How we ever con-ceived the idea of hoisting Sealup there, I dont know—but wedid. I took his front legs, whileElinor hoisted from behind, and,pulling and scraping, we got himup. It was hard work for all con-cerned, but Seal took it philosoph-ically, and jumped off as soon ashe was fairly up. In a deep crevice between tworocks we would push him, andstand at the opening and watchhis frantic rushings to and we got tired of standingthere we let him out, and hewould lick our hands to thankus. After the execution of KingCharles, we would pretend thatSeal was the unfortunate King, and would maul him unmercifully, an
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