. The hunter-naturalist; romance of sporting; or, Wild scenes and wild hunters. Hunting; Natural history. THE BOT-HITSiTEB. 43. nifl long black whiskers tremble as he pricks his short ears to listen! Then, quick as lightning, he mounts the stump, frisking his pert tail at a great rate; you can see his little white bosom beating fast, like a toy watch in a flurry, as he glances sharply round; then away he darts, pit-a-pat! leap- ing on another stump to look again; now he is satisfied the coast is clear, and with a soft chirping squeak dives down. into the leaves, scratching them* aside and push
. The hunter-naturalist; romance of sporting; or, Wild scenes and wild hunters. Hunting; Natural history. THE BOT-HITSiTEB. 43. nifl long black whiskers tremble as he pricks his short ears to listen! Then, quick as lightning, he mounts the stump, frisking his pert tail at a great rate; you can see his little white bosom beating fast, like a toy watch in a flurry, as he glances sharply round; then away he darts, pit-a-pat! leap- ing on another stump to look again; now he is satisfied the coast is clear, and with a soft chirping squeak dives down. into the leaves, scratching them* aside and pushing under them his inquisitive nose. Ha! another soft chirp, and he darts back upon the stump again, and you can see his small cheeks are all puffed out. In a moment one of the acorns he has found is in his paws, and sitting up straight as a little goblin man, you can soon hear his sharp teeth creak! creak! against the hull. He, too, has friends that live with him; that are kin to. 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 Webber, Charles W. (Charles Wilkins), 1819-1856. Philadelphia, Lippincott, Grambo
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