IN FEATHERS A AD FUR. 
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HANGING BY THE HEELS. 
Hanging by the heels from a crack in the wall don't seem to 
us a very delightful position ; but there is a curious little fellow 
who prefers it to any other. 
He generally selects some deserted ruin, old dusty church- 
spire, damp cave, or some such quiet spot for a home; and, fixing 
the long claws of his hind feet in some crack or slight projection, 
he hangs there all day. After the vulgar light of the sun is gone, 
and it gets to be twilight, he comes out to get something to eat. 
