end of an inaccessible burrow, like the tame 

 rabbit's or woodchuck's, requires that all care be 

 taken to conceal every sign of it. The raw sand 

 that is thrown out is artfully covered with leaves 

 and grass to blend with the surrounding ground ; 

 and over the nest itself I have seen the old rabbit 

 pull vines and leaves until the inquisitive, nosing 

 skunk would have passed it by. 



Molly keeps the young ones in this bed for 

 about two weeks, after which time, if frightened, 

 they will take to their heels. They are exceed- 

 ingly tender at this age and ought not to be 

 allowed to run out. They do not know what a 

 man is, and hardly understand what their hind 

 legs are. I saw one that was at least a month 

 old jump up before a mowing-machiue and bolt 

 across the field. It was his first real scare, and 

 the first time that he had been called upon to 

 test his legs. It was funny. He did n't know 

 how to use them. He made some tremendous 

 leaps, and was so unused to the powerful spring 

 in his hind feet that he turned several complete 

 somersaults in the air. 



Molly feeds the family shortly after nightfall, 

 and always tucks them in when leaving, with the 

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