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ica. The possum was one of the first to 

 find us, and when did he hind, I wonder? 

 How long before Columbus, and Leif, son 

 of Eric? N 



In his appetite the possum is 

 no way peculiar, excej^t, pei - 

 haps, that he takes the seasons' 

 menus entire. Between persimmon 

 times he eats all sorts of animal food, '-~-,./'ff 



and is a much better hunter than we usually 

 give him credit for. Considering his slowness, 

 too, he manages to jilod over an amazing 

 amount of territorj- in the coui'se of liis evening- 

 rambles. He starts out at dusk, and wanders 

 around all night, x^lanning his hunt so as to 

 get back to his laii' ))y dawn. Sometimes at 

 daybreak he is a long way from home. Not 

 being able to see well in the light, and rather i .:„a ia 

 than run into needless danoer, he then crawls ' /;'/ Ai ', \'5 

 into the nearest hole or under the first rail-pile ^'' i f i'l' i 

 he comes to ; or else he climbs a tree, and^ ^ * ■ >n 

 wrapping his tail about a limb, settles 

 himself comforta))ly in a forked branch 

 quite out of sight, and sleeps till dark- ■ '■I'^t''? ,x^ 

 ness conies again. v 



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