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now held the rank of corporal. The old woman was much pleased with her son's good fortune, and sallied forth to communicate the good news to her friends. She called on a neighbour woman and told her that Jamie had been made an Admiral. "An admiral!" said Janet, "I thought your son was in the army, an Admiral sails on the sea." "At weel," said the mother, "I'm no vera sure o' the name but it's either an admiral a general or a corporal it's some o' the rals at ony rate."
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A BEAR WITHOUT A BRIDLE.
Among the early settlers of Worcester county, in Massachussetts, was a German of the name of Fourpeck, or Foupeck. The wild tenants of the forest had not yet given place to man, and Fourpeck. being employed on a certain time with some otners in the manufacturing of maple sugar, saw a large bear coming among them and without courting the cost, threw htmself on the bear's back. Bruin
