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that the weasel was the sole occupant of the crow's 

 nest. 



One summer I was traveling on board the 

 "Katydid," a small steamer which formerly ran 



THIS BEAVER HAS ALL THE APPEARANCES OF A DEAD 

 ANIMAL POSED FOR THE CAMERA 



on the Ohio River during low water, and has since 

 blown up. The craft was a queer, crazy little af- 

 fair, with 



A VIOLENT-TEMPERED, PUFFING ENGINE, 



and a jolly crew. If the boat was queer the pas- 

 sengers were also peculiar. There was one man 

 from Pennsylvania with light-colored chin whiskers 

 and long, light-colored hair combed back behind 

 his ears and a very large turned-up nose. 



