TWO YOUNG NATURALISTS. 195 



second of them is suspected by many, rightly or 

 wrongly, of having a too great fondness for apples. 

 Squirrels, on the other hand, you probably think 



CHIHOrTKRA : LOXG-EAKED BATS. 



charming. And yet they are injurious animals, like 

 almost all the rodents. But they may be pardoned, if 

 as some say, they are made into delicious pies in New 



