RATS AND MICE. 
As Jem and I went into the yard we saw such a 
big Rat run into the barn : it is a pity that the 
barn has Rats in it, for they do so much harm to 
the corn, and we must hope they will not get into 
the fowl pen, or dove cote, for they will eat the 
eggs. Rats are very bold ; they will fly at some 
cats, and it is a good one that will kill them and 
not mind them when they bite her. The bite of a 
Rat is not very easy to cure, and many cats will 
not face a Rat for fear of it. When once Rats 
have got into a barn or shed, it is very hard to get 
rid of them : they will make long runs in the soil 
from one shed to the next, so that they can get all 
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