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a considerable number of fowls, which the 

 badgers got at by burrowing under the 

 coops and tearing down wire - netting. 

 Early one morning she got down in time to 

 secure the badger in the coop by pushing it 

 against a wall. Her young son went to her 

 landlord, who lived a short distance away. 

 On his arrival they could not persuade the 

 badger to leave the coop, so he just placed 

 the muzzle of his gun into the coop and shot 

 the creature where he was." 



The above cases seem to leave no 

 possibility of doubt as to the destructiveness 

 of my friends the badgers, so regretfully I 

 have to admit that precious strong evidence 

 has been brought to bear against them. I 

 am sorry, because from their nocturnal habits 

 they are so little known to the generality of 

 people, whilst to those, like myself, who are 

 more or less intimate with them, they are 



