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THE HARVEST MOUSE. 



The Harvest Mouse and Nest. 



They are the most tame and harmless of little crea- 

 tures ; and, taking shelter in the sheaves when in the 

 field, are often brought home with the crop, and found 

 in little shallow burrows on the ground after the re- 

 moval of a bean-rick. Those that remain in the field 

 form stores for the winter season, and congregate in 



