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in the pouch. The growth of this babe is sur- 

 prisingly rapid, increasing from three and three- 

 quarter grains to thirty grains in a week. In four 

 weeks' time its funny head may be seen peering 

 cautiously out at the great wide world : and at the 

 end of the fifth week the little fellow is able to 

 leave its snug quarters and venture out of doors. 

 Not being over-confident of its ability to take care 

 of itself it grasps with its prehensile tail, the tail 

 of its mother. 



You have but to spend a short time upon some 

 Southern plantation to learn 



THE CHARMS OF A 'POSSUM HUNT, 



UNFINISHED WORK OF A BEAVER UPON A LARGE TREE 

 Photographed by the Author 



