. Lives of the hunted, containing a true account of the doings of five quadrupeds & three birds, and in elucidation of the same, over 200 drawings . es and grass was carried intoit and arranged in a comfortable nest. Theplace selected for it was a dry, sunny nookamong the hills, half a mile west of the LittleMissouri. Thirty yards from it was a ridgewhich commanded a wide view of the grassyslopes and cottonwood groves by the would have called the spot very beautiful,but it is tolerably certain that that side of itnever touched the Coyotes at all. Tito began to be much preoccupied wit
. Lives of the hunted, containing a true account of the doings of five quadrupeds & three birds, and in elucidation of the same, over 200 drawings . es and grass was carried intoit and arranged in a comfortable nest. Theplace selected for it was a dry, sunny nookamong the hills, half a mile west of the LittleMissouri. Thirty yards from it was a ridgewhich commanded a wide view of the grassyslopes and cottonwood groves by the would have called the spot very beautiful,but it is tolerably certain that that side of itnever touched the Coyotes at all. Tito began to be much preoccupied with herimpending duties. She stayed quietly in theneighborhood of the den, and lived on such foodas Saddleback brought her, or she herself couldeasily catch, and also on the little stores thatshe had buried at other times. She knew everyPrairie-dog town in the region, as well as all thebest places for Mice and Rabbits. Not far from the den was the very Dog-townthat first she had crossed the day she had gainedher liberty and lost her tail. If she were capa-ble of such retrospect, she must have laughedto herself to think what a fool she was Tito The change in her methods was now removed from the others, a Prairie-dog had made his den in the most approvedstyle, and now when Tito peered over he wasfeeding on the grass ten yards from his owndoor. A Prairie-dog away from the others is,of course, easier to catch than one in the middleof the town, for he has but one pair of eyesto guard him; so Tito set about stalking thisone. How was she to do it when there wasno cover, nothing but short grass and a few lowweeds? The Whitebear knows how to ap-proach the Seal on the flat ice, and the Indianhow to get within striking distance of the graz-ing Deer. Tito knew how to do the same trick,and although one of the town Owls flew overwith a warning chuckle, Tito set about her Prairie-dog cannot see well unless he is sit-ting up on his hind legs; his eyes are of littleus
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