jbruary, 1923 
usewife on seeing one of these little 
matures for the first time is apt to ex- 
lim, “Oh, isn’t it pretty?’’ And the 
>odmouse is pretty. It is dainty in ap- 
arance and carries itself as befits its 
ition; the aristocrat of mice. The 
ck is a rich golden brown, becoming 
>rc brilliant in winter, with the under- 
rts a uniform dazzling white. As if 
increase the contrast, the line of de- 
irkation is absolutely unbroken from 
se to tail, each color ending abruptly 
if to emphasize its richness and 
rity. Set into this background ini¬ 
tially large black eyes—which give it a 
Id expression rather than the cunning 
ik of most mice—and you have some 
?a of this mouse of the camp. His 
iier names are equally appropriate, 
eer-mouse” at once conveying the 
ought of swiftness, while “whitc- 
oted mouse” is self-explanatory. 
They are exceedingly shy (and small 
onder), for there is not one of the 
imals or birds of prey but what is 
ady at any time to make a meal of 
lodmouse. So he usually looks afraid 
his own shadow. If they are not 
olested around the camp, but are fed 
ith crumbs, they gain confidence in 
an and become quite tame, but any 
dden movement or noise will send 
em to safety in a flash. When undis- 
rbed they often sit up prettily on their 
lunches, using their forepaws as hands 
r feeding, or washing their faces much 
the manner of their arch enemy, the 
.t. 
They have many different kinds of 
ists, and one of the most favored is 
ie little hole in the ground, the en- 
ance cunningly placed between two 
tots so close together that even the 
easel cannot squeeze his slender body 
rough. To this refuge only the snakes 
in penetrate. If he can reach this shel- 
r when hawk or owl threatens his life 
i is safe, but he does not always get 
iere, and then, if there is snow on the 
•ound, you may see where the delicate 
acery of his footprints end abruptly, 
| id on each side there will be the marks 
t feathers in the snow. Like the squir- 
► :1s, they frequently take up their resi- 
:nce in the outbuildings of farmhouses, 
it even so, they are not very destruc- 
85 
ve to grain; in fact, their habits are 
ore nearly like those of the squirrel 
lan like other mice. They often build 
nest for themselves in the crotch of a 
ee or shrub out of fine grass and 
aves, but more often they will hunt for 
bird’s nest—even dispossessing the 
ghtful owners—then enlarge it and 
>of it over to make it weatherproof, 
his type of nest is given preference as 
nursery, and here the mother raises 
i er family of four to seven squeakers, 
) that they are equally self-confident in 
ie branches or on the ground. 
Their usual food is insects, wild fruits, 
irries, seeds and various kinds of 
i :orns and nuts. The nuts and seeds 
ley gather and store for winter use, as 
ley would otherwise often feel the 
inch of hunger. They are not above 
12st-robbing, but are never so foolhardy 
5 to attempt to rob the nest of any bird 
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