Tom's Revolver and the Bear with Ammonia
A Maine farm parlor tale recounts a boy's misadventure while fetching medicine. He meets a bear on a remote hill, uses a bottle of ammonia as a weapon, and escapes after trampling the bear with the strong fumes. The episode ends with a ten dollar payoff for the bear skin and life lessons from rural lore.
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Tom
Dye
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Turged
Yom
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Squire
Monia
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