THE BADGER 



ON our continent there is no other animal 

 which is responsible for so many broken 

 necks and limbs as the badger. While in 

 pursuit of his prey, he digs holes in the ground, 

 which when grown over with weeds or grass, are 

 almost certain death-traps for the unwary rider. 



The man who enjoys 1 riding after wolves or 

 the fox considers the badger as a menace, and is 

 never likely to look upon it with any degree of 

 favor, notwithstanding its decided usefulness as 

 a destroyer of undesirable rodents. I myself 

 bit the dust of the prairie four times within a 

 couple of months on account of this animal, 

 though there was no further damage than a 

 broken gunstock and sore limbs. I have since 

 killed everyone of the tribe when a chance offered, 

 though with some feeling of regret on account of 

 their desirable features. 



The track of the badger is striking from the 

 prominence of the five-nail marks of the fore- 



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