. Cross country with horse and hound. Fox hunting; Horses. XVIII THE FOX AND HIS WAYS BREEDING SEASON FIRST LESSONS IN CRAFT CUNNING WHAT THE EARTH-STOPPER SAYS WHAT THE FARMER AND HIS WIFE SAY [HE fox's mating season in America varies somewhat according to latitude. January is in most regions the month for courting. In these days the dog-foxes travel great distances with a view to finding a vixen in every way worthy to become the mother of the most crafty foxes that ever lived. The general belle and favourite, no doubt, is she who has the best record for fooling the hounds. The most success-
. Cross country with horse and hound. Fox hunting; Horses. XVIII THE FOX AND HIS WAYS BREEDING SEASON FIRST LESSONS IN CRAFT CUNNING WHAT THE EARTH-STOPPER SAYS WHAT THE FARMER AND HIS WIFE SAY [HE fox's mating season in America varies somewhat according to latitude. January is in most regions the month for courting. In these days the dog-foxes travel great distances with a view to finding a vixen in every way worthy to become the mother of the most crafty foxes that ever lived. The general belle and favourite, no doubt, is she who has the best record for fooling the hounds. The most success- ful chicken-thief comes next, perhaps, in popularity. Simpson, the earth-stopper, says the cry of the vixen at this season is something to make even " an old stager like me creep all over, so weird and human-like is the ; It is sure to remind Simpson, as does everything else you may mention, of the battle of Gettysburg. The vixen is with cub only nine weeks, and has but one litter a year. About the first of April there is many a happy fox-mother. April Fools' Day is the appropriate day when cubs are apt to come into the world, which 199. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Peer, Frank Sherman. New York : C. Scribner's sons
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