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THE RAT STORY.
“Mr. Travers,” says Jay Gould, “once went down
to a dog-fancier's in Water street, to buy a rat-terrier.
“`Is she a g—g—good ratter?' asked Travers as he
poked a little, shivering pup with his cane.
“`Yes, sir; splendid! I'll show you how he'll go
for a rat,' said the dog-fancier—and then he put him
in a box with a big rat.”
“How did it turn out?” I asked Mr. Gould.
“Why, the rat made one dive and laid out the
frightened terrier in a second, but Travers turned
around, and sez he—`I say, Johnny, w—w—what'll ye
t—t—take for the r—r—rat?”'
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