CH. ITI. | OF SQUIRREL—OF MACAW. 187 
him for me; and I was actually obliged to hold 
him, in order to prevent him from jumping over- 
board to rejoin him. I had him (poor Crick!) for 
some years afterwards, until one unlucky day, 
when, during my absence from home, he was 
taken out rabbit-shooting by the servants, and a 
stray shot ended his existence. 
The brother, whom I have just mentioned, had 
also a tame Squirrel, which he used generally to 
feed himself, and invariably treated with the 
greatest kindness. For some time (two or three 
years I believe) the squirrel was extremely fond 
of him, as it was of his wife, and would allow 
them to do anything with it, running all over 
them, and not exhibiting the slightest symptom 
of fear or mistrust. Suddenly however, and with- 
out any apparent cause, it took the greatest pos- 
sible aversion to him, flying at him when it was 
let loose, and biting him in a most savage manner. 
I have seen his hands streaming with blood from 
the effect of its bites. For my sister-in-law, on 
the contrary, it always manifested the greatest 
affection, and never shewed the slightest alteration 
in its feeling towards her. 
With a Macaw belonging to us I used to be on 
the best of terms, and he always appeared very 
