HAIRY-TAILED PACK RATS 5! 



one of the most amusing of pets. Unfortunately 

 the pack rat from which I made these sketches was 

 so injured by the trap that I had it killed to pre- 

 vent it from useless suffering. But this is a story 

 in itself and I will tell you about it in the next 

 chapter. 



Since the first edition of this book was printed 

 the author has been thoughtless enough, on two 

 occasions, to gather up the double handful of 

 lint and fibers, composing the white-footed mouses' 

 nest, and throw it in the open fire. On both occa- 

 sions the nests contained thirty-five high-power 

 Winchester cartridges which were not discovered 

 until the bombardment of exploding ammunition 

 began and sent us all fleeing from the room. 



Since then all mice nests found in camp are 

 carefully examined before being burned. 



