Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-10-28

sKUNKs-
We are not about to write history OF
this vsriegated and vary scented animal
or give an extended Recount ofbis habits,
either in his normal state of thievishnoes'
or in his abnormal and dOmesticsted con-
condition. We think Audubon began
this work and Joshua Billings, Esq has
carried out VIII. Auduhen f unfinished.
We shall deal with few plain facts-or
rather relate few anecdotes Of the ant
NAL Of recent date.
First When Sheriff Dwinnell went
the other night to arouse Bro Small to
get warrant to apprehend the countefei'
ters. he saw one Of these pretty creatures
on small's door step, and supposing it to
he an animal Of the feline Species he went
to "poor pussy" it, in very sympathetic
manner, and received 10 return for his
kindness most gushing greeting We
leave the rest for the Imagination of ths
reader. However, the story has its NOR
al: Do not carsss your neighbours cat,
in the dark.
Second.-Mrs. Farr Of this town, it ID
said, has, the present fall, caught three Of
these animals at different times, in her
hen coopp, making love to the chickens,
greatly to the discomfort Of the parent
biddy. She has each time resolutely sell
zcd the animal by his caudal appcndage
fvulgarly, tail,) and SO suddenly witch
ed him off his pegs as to deprive him OF
all ROVER or disposition to waste his
'.sweets upon the desert air.! and thus
hold him until her brother came to dis
patch him. Moral whenever you see
skunk. instead of poor pussying him.
seize him b. tho tail. and twitch him of
bis pegs and hold him until your brother
comes.
7hird.--A skunk Of an unusually
large size and odor visited one Of our
ueighbors' poultry var 10 few nights
since. and upon being pursued by him,
took refuge under the door step by re-
moving part Of the covering, the skunk's
caudul became exposed, and proGting by
the heroic example of Mrs Farr. VIC sup
pose. our good old friend seized il; but
by some unfortunate circumstance the
plan did not succeed so well this time as
relates to sweetness, but it did succeed
so far as the life of the skunk was con
cerned. He died, and left large mourn
ing circle. Moral Under different circum
stances, the aunimal should tc differently
dealt with.
fo,uthy aud lastly, though not leas'ly.
On the same night of Sheriff Dwinncll'S
adventure, our woodshed door having been
carelcssly left open. one of these animals
took possession Of the shed, and of two
beefS' hearts which of right sppertained
to our trout. On Saturday night last he
ca Tie out Of his retreat under the wood
pile, to pay his compliments to bag Of
SCRAPS which had then quite recently been
put in the shed Our hired man detected
him; We rallied and cut off his retreat to
the woodpie; got our riff and m,de the
circuit Of the house to open back door,
near which We stationed ourself with
cooked rife. expecting him to come out.
The rascal. however, took possession Of
that part of tue premises which seemed
most fitting for him. After manouvering
sometime unnecessarily to get him out.
VIC ventursd to look in, when 10 he had
disappeared down the vault. From it,
peculiar construction, we felt quite sure
that we now had tine advantage of him,
and 40 left hin to his fate In the morn.
ing, however, we noticed that the bag OIL
fresh scraps had disappeared. and SO had
the skunk from thc vault, but not from
the shed. He still holds possession. and
appears to be disposed TO make us happy
nv bis nresence for nm indeGnite Tina
aud as We leave the door open nights to
allow him to depart il he will, quito as
likely others may come in, and 50 We
have a prospect of getting up quite q
.Sk"nksry! This story has 40 moral.
On: day last week. J o. Mudgett Of
Hardwick. shot en- eagle which measured