Concord, Mass.
1912.
Sept. 30
[September 30, 1912]

Weasel & Rat in Cabin.

  Many Rats have been frequenting the old cabin
at Ball's Hill of late entering it by a hole which
they have knawed [gnawed] in the logs at the right hand corner
by the fire place where there is a wood pile. A
half-grown one rushed in through this opening as I 
was at breakfast this morning. Following it closely
was an animal thrice its size which I took at first
to be a Red Squirrel for it had a wide, bushy,
black-tipped tail and was bright rusty red above
and pure white beneath. It turned out, however,
to be a huge Weasel belonging no doubt to our
larger New England species (Putorius) which
I had never seen living before. It looked as big
as a medium sized Mink and acted not unlike one
galloping to & fro over the wood pile with its nose
carried low like a hound seeking scent. Presently it