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wind, not in order to prevent the Prairie-dog 

 smelling her, but so that she could smell him, 

 which came to the same thing. As soon as the 

 Prairie-dog sat up with some food in his hand 

 she froze into a statue. As soon as he dropped 

 again to nose in the grass, she walked steadily 

 nearer, watching his every move so that she 

 might be motionless each time he sat up to see 

 what his distant brothers were barking at. Once 

 or twice he seemed alarmed by the calls of his 

 friends, but he saw nothing and resumed his 

 feeding. She soon cut the fifty yards down to 

 ten, and the ten to five, and still was undis- 

 covered. Then, when again the Prairie-dog 

 dropped down to seek more fodder, she made a 

 quick dash, and bore him off kicking and squeal- 

 ing. Thus does the angel of the pruning-knife 

 lop off those that are heedless and foolishly in- 

 different to the advantages of society. 



VII 



Tito had many adventures in which she did not 

 come out so well. Once she nearly caught an 

 Antelope fawn, but the hunt was spoiled by the 



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