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though it is not a Cat at all, but it is a good chance to 

 tell you why it is not," said the Doctor. 



" This Northern Civet Cat, or Cacomistle (Bush Cat) 

 as the Wise Men call it, though it belongs in the south- 

 west part of the country, has more names than there 



Civet Cat. 



are days in the week, and all because iff appearance 

 and habits it is a sort of patchwork resembling, from 

 different points of view, Coon, Fox, Cat, and Squirrel. 

 " In killing birds and robbing nests it follows the 

 House Cat, and like it prowls at night and makes an 

 amusing pet. Its body, covered with Coon-gray fur, 



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