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him for me; and I was actually obliged to hold 

 him, in order to prevent him from jumping over- 

 board to rejoin him. I had him (poor Crick !) for 

 some years afterwards, until one unlucky day, 

 when, during my absence from home, he was 

 taken out rabbit-shooting by the servants, and a 

 stray shot ended his existence. 



The brother, whom I have just mentioned, had 

 also a tame Squirrel, which he used generally to 

 feed himself, and invariably treated with the 

 greatest kindness. For some time (two or three 

 years I believe) the squirrel was extremely fond 

 of him, as it was of his wife, and would allow 

 them to do anything with it, running all over 

 them, and not exhibiting the slightest symptom 

 of fear or mistrust. Suddenly however, and with- 

 out any apparent cause, it took the greatest pos- 

 sible aversion to him, flying at him when it was 

 let loose, and biting him in a most savage manner. 

 I have seen his hands streaming with blood from 

 the effect of its bites. For my sister-in-law, on 

 the contrary, it always manifested the greatest 

 affection, and never shewed the slightest alteration 

 in its feeling towards her. 



With a Macaw belonging to us I used to be on 

 the best of terms, and he always appeared very 



