The Dog Crusoe: A Tale of the Western Prairies
Book Description
The Backwoods Settlement. Crusoe s Parentage and Early History The agonizing Pains and Sorrows of his Puppyhood, and othei interesting Matters. THE dog Crusoe was once a pup. Now do not, courteous reader, toss your head contemptuously, and exclaim, Of course he was; I could have told you that. You know very well that you have often seen a man above six feet high, broad and powerful as a lion, with...
MoreThe Backwoods Settlement. Crusoe s Parentage and Early History The agonizing Pains and Sorrows of his Puppyhood, and othei interesting Matters. THE dog Crusoe was once a pup. Now do not, courteous reader, toss your head contemptuously, and exclaim, Of course he was; I could have told you that. You know very well that you have often seen a man above six feet high, broad and powerful as a lion, with a bronzed shaggy visage and the stern glance of an eagle, of whom you have said, or thought, or heard others say, It is scarcely possible to believe that such a man was once a squalling baby. If you had seen our hero in all the strength and majesty of full-grown dog-hood, you would have experienced a vague sort of surprise had we told you as we now repeat that the dog Crusoe was once a pup a soft, round, sprawling, squeaking pup, as fat as a tallow candle, and as blind as a bat.
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