A DIGRESSION ON SQUIRRELS 



at night; more persistent search the next . 

 day, and, at last, success. 



There, directly in front of the house, 

 perched in the secluded top of a very high 

 tree, was a magnificent snowy owl. Time 

 was allowed for one admiring glance at 

 him, then one bang and the reign of terror 

 was over! 



No one seemed to understand this fact 

 more thoroughly than the poor, frightened 

 little creatures whose danger had been so 

 great. Bright, inquisitive eyes peered out 

 from bushes and trees, while the sportsman 

 took his beautiful prey and measured the 

 wide wings forty-four inches from tip to 

 tip. 



When we were once rid of the foe we 

 could take time to consider the cause of 

 his presence. What had brought the giant 

 so far from his usual haunts? Small owls 

 are frequently found in the grove, where, 

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