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serve, that unless he was called into the area of the room, he 
never approached his box or an Bother point, except by a circuit- 
‘0 his box he would always retire 
attract him to the surface ; bat in his i soars if he heard 
at all, he always heard it wish unconcern. 
aig appeared at the surface again, fiercely pursued by the ~ 
hrew: down it went, and up it came, around and through all 
‘i meanderings of the box it flew, with erect ears and wildly | 
staring eyes, and every token of astonishment and fear, the eager 
shrew being at its heels, till by fair chasing it was overtaken by 
the proper tenant of the box. I think I never witnessed more 
lively demonstrations of terror, than were exhibited by this poor 
mouse during the pursuit. While in the grasp of the shrew it 
made no resistance and uttered no cry, and so resolute and blood- 
thirsty did the shrew appear, that no noises or jarrings of the box 
frightened it; and it was not until I repeatedly punched it with 
a rule, that I induced it to relinquish its hold. But the mouse 
was dead ; its feet, tail, saout, neck and cheeks being much lace- 
rated. Another mouse met with the same fate, and nearly in the 
same manner. 
While thus experimenting with this shrew, a person stepping 
into the office, said he had brought me a novel kind of mouse; 
but on examining his pocket, he found it had escaped. He left 
me, spent the greater part of the day in engagements about town, 
and in the evening returned to tell me that the “mouse,”’ which 
proved to be a shrew, was under the back of his coat. hither 
the little creature had crept, as'to a place more congenial to its 
feelings of security. It was younger than the one already in my 
possession. Carefully securing it, I put it into the box with the 
other shrew: it went below, and remained there much of the 
time, but was frequently chased by the older one, without being 
often overtaken. Sometimes in their wanderings about the box; | 
rould eepexpectedly meet upon the surface, when a vigor- 
