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sight or sound that catches his attention. 



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Hide anywhere "in the woods, and make any 



queer sound you will, — play a jew's-harp, CrotJ^ays 

 or pull a devil's-fiddle, or just call softly, — 

 and first comes a blue jay, all agog to find 

 out all about it. Next a red squirrel steals 

 down and barks just over your head, to make 

 you start, if possible. Then, if your eyes 

 are sharp, you will see a crow gliding from 

 thicket to thicket, keeping out of sight him- 

 self, yet drawing nearer and nearer to inves- 

 tigate the unusual sound. And if he is sus- 

 picious or unsatisfied, he will hide and wait 

 patiently for you to come out and show 

 yourself. 



Not only is he curious about you, and 

 watches you as you go about the woods, but 

 he watches his neighbors as well. When a 

 fox is started you can often trace his course, 

 far ahead of your dogs, by the crows circling 

 over him and calling Rascal! rascal/ when- 

 ever he shows himself. He watches the 

 ducks and plover, the deer and bear; he 

 knows where they are, and what they are 

 doing ; and he will go far out of his way to 



