. History of Cheshire and Sullivan counties, New Hampshire. ance of some who are living, beavers andminks were common, but now it is seldom oneis seen or caught. Foxes are numerous ; theyseem strongly attached to our hills and appear to lose none of their sagacity orcunning as civilization presses upon evidently enjoy turkeys and chickenswith as good relish as they did pheasants andconies. The woodchucks hold in their posses-sion at present as much real estate as they didfifty or a hundred years since. In spite ofguns, dogs and traps, they have kept their stockunimpaired a
. History of Cheshire and Sullivan counties, New Hampshire. ance of some who are living, beavers andminks were common, but now it is seldom oneis seen or caught. Foxes are numerous ; theyseem strongly attached to our hills and appear to lose none of their sagacity orcunning as civilization presses upon evidently enjoy turkeys and chickenswith as good relish as they did pheasants andconies. The woodchucks hold in their posses-sion at present as much real estate as they didfifty or a hundred years since. In spite ofguns, dogs and traps, they have kept their stockunimpaired and undiminished. Rabbits fre-quent our glades and thickets. Red, gray andchippering squirrels inhabit our woods andforests. We are all apprized now and thenthat skunks are around, and are free to lendtheir, influence to friend or foe. Rats and micecling to our houses with fondest attachment,assuring us that their race is not yet run. Hawks whistle and crows caw as they didwhen the whoop of the Indian and the barkof the wolf echoed among the hills and val-. Q^^^y^^^^^^^^ MARLBOROUGH. 295 leys. During some seasons, wild pigeons flockto our fields and woods in large swim our ponds, partridges beat our logsand whir through the leafy boughs, and theowls hoot as they did when the axe of the earlysettlers first rang from our highlands and ourstreams. The robin, the oriole, the bluebird,the phebe, the wren, the lark, the bobolink, thenightingale, the thrush, the ground-bird, thehair-bird, the king-bird and the humming-birdare with us every year to supply change andenchantment. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. REV. S. H. MCCOLLESTER, The history of the town of Marlboroughwould not be complete without a sketchand representation of one of her sons, whohas honored the place of his nativity, andamong those who have had charge of re-ligious and educational interests in thisand in other States of the Union, therehas been none worthier than the Rev. McCollester, who is a descenda
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