. My strange rescue, and other stories of sport and adventure in Canada. MY VERY STRANGE RESCUE. A SHOUT of laughter rang through the kitchen andwent echoing up the great chimney when, muchmore in fun than in earnest, I hinted that if they couldnot manage to kill the bear themselves I would have todo it for them. Now it was no new thing for me to be laughed at. Mybig brothers were only too fond of that amusement, and Ihad got pretty well used to it; but this time I detected aparticularly derisive tone in their hilarity, which touchedme to the quick, and springing to my feet, with eyes flash-in
. My strange rescue, and other stories of sport and adventure in Canada. MY VERY STRANGE RESCUE. A SHOUT of laughter rang through the kitchen andwent echoing up the great chimney when, muchmore in fun than in earnest, I hinted that if they couldnot manage to kill the bear themselves I would have todo it for them. Now it was no new thing for me to be laughed at. Mybig brothers were only too fond of that amusement, and Ihad got pretty well used to it; but this time I detected aparticularly derisive tone in their hilarity, which touchedme to the quick, and springing to my feet, with eyes flash-ing and cheeks burning, I burst out hotly,â I dont care how much you laugh. As sure as Imstanding here, Ill put a bullet in that bear before this timeto-morrow night! At this they only laughed the louder, and filled theroom with sarcastic shouts of,â Hurrah for the Bantam ! â Ill bet on the bear â What will you take for his skin, Bantam ? until father lo MV VERY STRANGE RESCUE. silenced them with one of his reproving looks, and drewme to him, saying soothingly,â
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