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trying for a better grip, lets go, and 

 immediately gives vent to a sound of mild 

 expostulation and astonishment, the badger 

 having seized the opportunity, given by a 

 roll over a small rock, to nail Blarney by 

 the fleshy part of his hindquarters. But 

 Blarney stuck to his work with a vengeance, 

 the result being that in a few moments 

 the badger began to what Tom terms 

 "squawle," so we watched an opportunity, 

 got the tongs on him, tailed off the dogs, 

 and dropped friend badger into an empty 

 sack. 



Our next proceeding was to overhaul, 

 inspect, and repair damage sustained by our 

 plucky little four-footed allies. Poor old 

 Trap had a nasty one right over the eye ; 

 Blarney's only severe wound was in the 

 least honourable portion of his body, but 

 was of little consequence ; nor was Turk 

 much damaged, though he seemed to have 



