The Story of a Graysquirrel 



avoid the charge of Redtail or Chicken- 

 hawk by the simple expedient of going 

 through a fork or a maze of branches. 

 There was no great danger in it, as long 

 as he kept his head; and it did not dis- 

 turb him, or cause his heart a single extra 

 beat. It became a regular incident in 

 his tree-top life, just as a stock man is 

 accustomed to the daily danger of a sav- 

 age Bull, but easily eludes any onset by 

 slipping through a fence. It does not 

 cause him a tremor, he is used to it; and 

 men there are who make a sport of it, 

 who love to tease the Bull, who enjoy his 

 helpless rage as he vainly tries to follow. 

 His mighty strength is offset by their 

 cunning and agility. It is a pretty match, 

 a very ancient game, and never quite 

 loses zest, because the Bull does some- 

 times win; and then there is one less 

 Bull-teaser on the stock-range. 



This was the game that Bannertail 

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