IN FEATHERS AND FUR. 
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He is very pugnacious, and in 
France, boys catch him, by stick- 
ing a straw or bit of grass into 
his hole. He will come raging 
out, and is easily caught. Per- 
haps he is too much surprised to 
resist. Here is a picture of him. 
Their greatest delight is to 
sit in their doors and sing, 
which they do all through the 
Summer. Each one lives by 
himself, and I'm sorry to say 
they are very quarrelsome, and 
defend their houses by very hard battles. Their fighting is no joke 
either, small and harmless as they seem. They have strong jaws 
and sharp fangs, and know how to use them. 
If you wish to enjoy the music of a Field Cricket in your 
house, it is said that you can keep them alive and happy in a paper 
■;, if you put plants in it, and keep them well wet, for you must 
be sure and remember that they're like some children I've seen, 
always wanting a " drink o' water." 
You might like to hear them, but I suspect your Mamma 
would prefer to hear it out of doors, for after all, it isn't particularly 
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