. Birds and nature . g hischance strikes wildly with his hoe-handle for Reynards head, which isscarcely distinguishable in the maze oflegs and bodies. The blow descends, butalas! a sudden movement of the hairymass brings the fierce stroke uponthe faithful dog, who with a wild howlrelaxes his grasp and rolls with bruisedand bleeding head, faint and powerlesson the hillside. Reynard takes advan-tage of the turn affairs have assumed,and before the gun, which had beenlaid aside on the grass some hoursbefore, can be reached he disappearsover the crest of the hill. Hallock says that an old she-Foxwi
. Birds and nature . g hischance strikes wildly with his hoe-handle for Reynards head, which isscarcely distinguishable in the maze oflegs and bodies. The blow descends, butalas! a sudden movement of the hairymass brings the fierce stroke uponthe faithful dog, who with a wild howlrelaxes his grasp and rolls with bruisedand bleeding head, faint and powerlesson the hillside. Reynard takes advan-tage of the turn affairs have assumed,and before the gun, which had beenlaid aside on the grass some hoursbefore, can be reached he disappearsover the crest of the hill. Hallock says that an old she-Foxwith young, to supply them with food,will soon deplete the hen-roost anddestroy both old and great numbers ofvery young chickens. They generallytravel by night, follow regular runs,and are exceedingly shy of any inven-tion for their capture, and the use oftraps is almost futile. If caught in atrap, they will gnaw off the capturedfoot and escape, in which respect theyfully support their ancient reputationfor cunning. 74.
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