THE RACOON. 
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him : and the good people of London had^ ^ 
few years since, opportunities of witnessing 
persevering attachment with which a 
or, as he was miscalled, a lion, belonging 
the late Mr. Kean, followed that extraordin^*^^ 
tragedian. 
THE RACOON. 
The racoon, which belongs to the 
family, is a native of North America and 
veral of the West India islands. It is ab^^*^ 
two feet in length, and that of the tail is aba 
one foot. Its colour is gray. The head ’’ 
shaped somewhat like that of a fox. The 
is white ; a ring of black surrounds the 
from which a dusky stripe runs along the na®^' 
The eyes are large, the ears short, and 
upper jaw projects beyond the lower. 
tail is very bushy, and marked with bla^ 
rings. The back is somewhat arched; 
