58 Craigmillar and its Environs. 



summit, which had not been previously known to any 

 member of the hunt. It must have been an interest- 

 in(j; sight to see the "field" toiling up the steep face 

 of the hill. 



The Hedgehog is found in considerable numbers 

 in the district. This animal possesses a greater 

 amount of shrewdness than most people give him 

 credit for. It is not generally known that he climbs 

 trees — ^at least, so far as we are aware, this has never 

 yet been well authenticated. From observations made 

 while keeping one in a walled garden, it has been 

 discovered that hedgehogs undoubtedl}' climb trees ; 

 and from the circumstance of findin^j eggshells at the 

 bottom, they evidently rob nests in bushes as well 

 as on the ground. If one is confined in a garden 

 where fruit-trees are against the wall, he is almost 

 certain to effect his escape. We have known them 

 to get out of one garden in this manner and find 

 their way into another adjoining, where they were de- 

 tained prisoners owing to there being no fruit-trees in 

 it to facilitate their climbing. Hedgehogs are easily 

 tamed, and make interesting pets, being exceedingly 



