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way to show them to the boys in the 

 neighbourhood and it was the knowledge 

 of this pecuHarity of the flyers that led to 

 their undoing. 



In April or May Dixy became very 

 shy and was rarely seen in the tree-tops. 

 By midsummer she explained her stay-at- 

 home habit, by bringing out a family of 

 young squirrels and exhibiting them for 

 our special benefit. They were not en- 

 couraged to attempt flying until they were 

 nearly grown, which was in the early 

 autumn. Even then the cat got one un- 

 fortunate youngster who missed his aim 

 and struck upon the ground. He tried 

 hard to get back into the tree, but the 

 cat was much quicker on the ground than 

 he. She was also too quick for me, and 

 escaped under the house with her victim. 

 There had been seven young squirrels in 

 all and this left an even half dozen. 



