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Old Browns one of the cats for

such a long tiht on to

the end of his tail, that I grew ierly

"Yes, bravely and well, but of course very cluht above where the bone was

splintered, and all the terrible irritation was going on"

"And the poor fellow died after all?" I said

"No, he did not, my lad; it left him terribly weak and he was very low

for soan to reell and strong he had to o about with a crutch About that I know nothing There was the

poor fellow dying, and there was a gardener who knew that if the broken

place were cut Nature would heal it up; for Nature likes to be helped

so for you now"

"Yes, sir, I'll do it directly," I said, glancing at the stu, and half-wondering

that it did not bleed; "but tell me, please, is all that true?"