96 NOTES FEOM THE PRAIRIE 



SO that if they remove the nuts she flies at 

 them. 



''Chuck will remember an injury for months, 

 and take revenge whenever opportunity offers. 

 She claims all the nuts and candy that come 



into the house, searching Mr. B 's pockets 



on Sundays J never on other days. I don't see 

 how she distinguishes, unless from the fact that 

 he comes home early on that day. Once when 

 she caught one of the girls eating some of her 

 nuts, she flew at her, bit her, and began carry- 

 ing off the nuts to hide as fast as she could. 

 For months afterward she would slip slyly up 

 and bite the girl. She particularly despises 

 my brother, he teases her so, and gives her no 

 chance to bite; so she gets even with him by 

 tearing up everything of his she can find, — his 

 books, his gloves, etc. ; and if she can get into 

 the closet where I keep the soiled clothing, 

 she will select such articles as belong to him, 

 and tear them up ! And she has a wonderful 

 memory, never forgets where she puts things; 

 people whom she has not seen for several years 

 she remembers. 



" She had the misfortune to have about two 

 inches of her tail cut off, by being caught in the 

 door, which made it too short to be used for 

 wiping her face; it would slip out of her 

 hands, making her stamp her feet and chatter 

 her teeth with anger. By experimenting, she 

 found by backing up in a corner it was pre- 

 vented from slipping out of her reach. Have 

 had her five years ; wonder how long their lives 



