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POORER THAN RATS.
“The old blind rat had a bit of stick in its mouth, and the pretty
black rat took the other end in his teeth.”—Page 25.
THE
RAMBLES OF A RAT.
BY
A. L. O. E.
A NEW KIND OF WATCHDOG.
“Whiskerandos looked surprised at the unexpected defiance;
but my feelings of amazement can scarcely be conceived
when I recognised the dumpy form, blunt head, and piebald skin,
of my lost brother Oddity.”—Page 150.
T. NELSON AND SONS, LONDON, EDINBURGH, AND NEW YORK.
By
A. L. O. E.,
Author of “The Giant-killer,” “Pride and his Prisoners,”
&c. &c.
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