86 O'er Crag and Torrent 



position this is what is termed " lying 

 up " well. 



The necessary tools in trenching are picks, 

 shovels, and crowbars, and the badger tongs 

 should not be forgotten, for often a badger is 

 located in such a position in the earth that it 

 is a sheer impossibility to "tail " him, i.e., to 

 lift him up by his scrubby, short tail, head 

 downwards and at arm's length, to be 

 dropped expeditiously into a sack. In 

 digging your trenches, the utmost care 

 should always be taken to keep the runs 

 and means of exit perfectly clear and open, 

 as well as all the branches from the main 

 run ; any carelessness or disregard of this 

 may involve the loss of a good and valued 

 old four-footed friend, by unintentionally 

 stopping him up in some side run. Never 

 permit more than one dog in the earth at a 

 time, for "as sure as fate," if two dogs get 

 into the same earth together they will fight 



