BISMARCK, THE RED SQUIRREL 



seven and a half inches in length, measuring 

 from the nose to the base of the tail. The 

 tail is about six and a half inches in length, 

 and is carried in a number of ways to suit 

 the convenience of its owner. As to color, it 

 seems as if there are two species, but it is only 

 the difference between the young and the very 

 old. Young squirrels are bright red on the 

 back and sides, with the under parts usually 

 a pure white. Old squirrels are red along the 

 back bone, gray on the sides, and a dirty 

 white below. Some specimens are shot that 

 are nearly all gray. Gunners claim that such 

 squirrels are a cross between the red and the 

 gray, but they are simply old red squirrels. 



Dame Nature has been unusually kind to 

 the red squirrel. She has provided him with 

 powerful weapons of offence and defence. 

 She has set in his muscular jaws long, cruel 

 teeth, which are whet to a keen edge on the 

 hard-shelled nuts. She has conferred upon 

 him claws sharp as needles, and a muscular 

 system which seemingly is controlled by an 

 electric current. There is a wicked wild fire 

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