Beadle's Dime Novels No. 214: The Forest Monster — page 29: what you’re looking at

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“DEAD, AND ATE UP.” "one «BL Glancing back, he saw the “dreadful beast'close upon him, galloping along like the cat, when frolicking with its prey. The load upon the back of the fugitive made him somewhat awkward in his movements, and he stumbled and fell flat upon his face. Ere he could rise, his foe was upon him! - CHAPTER IV. THE DEMON AT THE CAMP-FIRE. Treppy gave up; he believed it wasall over with him. Ly- ing flat on his face, he committed himself to heaven, and waited for the beast to devour him. | Ugh! what a galvanic shudder shook him, as he heard its smothered bark repeated, and felt its hideous nose glide along his body! He felt it thrust beneath his breast, and then the beast gave a lunge, like a hog when rooting, as if seeking to turn him overon his back, “No; be the powers, you don’t,” muttered Teddy. “I'm not the chap that's goin to turn over and see mesilf ate up.” So, instead of turning, he remained flat upon his face, slid — With a low growl of rage the monster repeated the attempt, Teddy O'Doherty was brave, almost to fearlessness, but this was too much even for him; and, at that point, he swooned away into unconsciousness. 3 He probably remained in that condition but a short time. When his senses’came back to him, he was lying on his back, with his face upturned to the moon. For a few moments, he was naturally enough bewildered, and he lay motionless until it all camie back to him. Then he half whispered. «*Im dead and ate up! how qu’ar it saams! I never knew it felt this way. Yis, Teddy, you're ateup” ) Gradually a doubt began to filter through his mind, and he moved hands about his person to see whether he was all there. load of provisions were shoved from his back, and comiclooks.com —_