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MYSTERIOUS MONSTER IN A BOX

Scanned from Frank Leslie'S Illustrated Newspaper, 1855
MYSTERIOUS MONSTER IN A BOX
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Ne te Ds woe 222 ae Dro 19 1868 dropped it in terror him the balance of the household and when they had gathered around the mysterious monster in the box made seemingly a desperate effort to effect an exit. The old man stood aloof and the children ran away iin less time thanit takes to tell it all the women and children of the vicinity were gathered around Tho vold woman questioned on all hands told them she had dropped in at an auction and invested three dollars vand how she hoped it wasa pig or acalf or a Geant mmere goat. The violent hammering in the box con Mtinued and the staring crowd of women children ne igroes and idlers constantly multiplied. The old lady at Jength offered an Ethiopian standing by a diminu itive greenback to open the box Sambo essayed the task with evident trepidation Hoe was confident there was spirits in dar.

With the edge of an by a vio lent effort a side of tho box was wronched off. The box was turned over and there rolled out floundering and writhing and casting his tail high in air a jolly ares alligator. The crowd.

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