To Mountain Tarn 



dangerous. The instincts of the polecat are 

 turned to man's use. In the ferret, the species 

 may be perpetuated long after the native wildling 

 has gone. Ferrets escape, though not often, in 

 the same district, as a pair. Put into the rabbit 

 hole, they stay there ; and baffle the digger in 

 the labyrinth of passages. If unlikely to occupy 

 the vacant haunts of their darker kindred, they 

 will be preserved in the interests of sport. 



The marten, which yet lingers, is irrecoverable 

 when gone, and should be looked to without 

 delay. The polecat will live on as the ferret ; if 

 not in the wilds, then in the shelter of some shed, 

 and under the care of the keeper. Though denied 

 a wild life, in captivity it will preserve its wild 

 nature. As for the wild cat ; why the wild cat 

 will continue so long as there is a tabby. 





