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Oh ! oh ! I forgot to tell you that you must not keep him with 

 other fish, but in a separate part of the aquarium, for he has very 

 cruel and unmannerly ways. He will swim quietly up under an- 

 other fisli till he is quite close to him; then, with a quick dart, he 

 will seize the poor creature, and bite a great piece right out of him, 

 his strong, sharp teeth cutting through scales, flesh, and bones. He 

 never takes more than one bite out of each fish, but takes his 

 morsel down to chew, and leaves the poor victim bleeding and 

 dying in misery. That is why I have called him a " bad neighbor ; " 

 and it is a good name for him, for, say what you will, a good 

 neighbor does not bite. 



TOMMIE, A PET PRAIRIE-DOG. 



Whex I first saw Tommie his little round head was sticking out 

 of a gentleman's coat-pocket. 



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