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would, as a matter of course, have to fight it out unaided and alone. Ter- 

 rible though the alternative was, and courage having gained the mastery, 

 and my senses and wonted composure returning, the affright wore off, and 

 as I never had as yet seen the animal going at large in this country, 

 either by night or day, that I was afraid of, or even thought of run- 

 ning from, the idea of doing so now could not be entertained for a single 

 moment longer, especially considering, too, that the one in question might 

 turn out a rarity, if not indeed a nondescript. 



What, run, and not at least make an attempt at a capture? fie! 

 that would never do. What! disgrace the name of Naturalist by so cowardly 

 an act? — No never! Well, I was now not only determined not to run, 

 but to lay hold of, and secure it, if at all possible, whatever it was, and 

 be the consequences what they might. Aye, and truly, if it did not turn 

 out to be, as I thought it would, the Old Boy himself, or a resemblance, 

 then in that case I of course would have made my feet my friends, and 

 that, too, in the quickest and the shortest way possible; for the Parson 

 of the parish says the further we keep from the Devil, and out of his 

 way, the better. Now you see if we are, as I hope we all are, true 

 Christians, we must believe his Reverence. 



Accordingly, and with the view of ascertaining my intended antagonist's 

 real form and true position, that I might the better arrange my mode of 

 attack, I would now and again take another sly peep at him, to reconnoitre, 

 as it were, to see if anything like horns, or a cloven foot, stood in the 

 way; when lo and behold, instead of one, I beheld — beheld what? — whj' 

 no fewer than three — three large and full Badgers, and not Devils, each 

 a short distance behind the other, and . the foremost only about sixteen 

 yards from where I stood. 



Banff, October, 1855. 



SYSTEMA NATURiE. 



BY THE REV. P. 0. MORRIS. 

 ( Continued from page 66.) 



SAPAtB. 

 Hapale Jacchus, KuJd. H. leucotis, 



Less. Jacchus vulgaris, Geoff, Fisch. 



Simia Ja«chus, Linn. Midas albi- 



collis, Spix. 

 Hapale leucocephala, Schinz. Jacchus 



leuchocephalus, Geoff. 



Hapale pencillata, Sehinz. H. melan* 

 otis, Less. Jacchus pencillatus, 

 Geoff. J. pygmaeus, Spix. Simia 

 pencillata, Humb. 



Hapale aurita, Schinz. Jacclius auri* 

 tus, Geoff. Simia aurita, Humb. 



Hapale liumeralifer, Schinz, 



