320 DAN BEARD'S ANIMAL BOOK 



IN VERY UNEXPECTED PLACES. 



One time when Langdon Gibson, Charles Dana 

 Gibson and I were out in the woods we induced 

 Langdon to climb to the top of a tall tree and 

 examine a crow's nest. An exclamation of sur- 

 prise and amusement was heard from Langdon 

 as soon as his face reached the level of the nest. 

 Then he cried, "Guess what it is," and threw some- 

 thing down to the ground. My little dog 

 "Monad" was with me at the time and the Gib- 

 son boys had a big mastiff dog with them. Monad 

 made a grab for the object the moment it struck 

 the ground, but the big mastiff pushed him one 

 side, and then stopped as if in doubt at what next 

 to do. For there in front of him stood a small 

 animal bolt upright, and it was most comical to 



SEE A WEASEL JUMP AND BOX 



the big dog with its front feet whenever the dog's 

 nose approached it. Apparently the mastiff at 

 length became ashamed of being held at bay by so 

 small a creature, and so he made a rush at the 

 weasel. It was now the mastiff's turn to box its 

 own face for the weasel had fastened its teeth 



TO THE END OF THE DOG'S NOSE, 



and it hung on in spite of all efforts to dislodge it. 

 If I remember aright, it was not until Charles 

 Dana took a hand in the fight that the weasel 

 was at last vanquished. I almost forgot to say 



