Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 540
eagerly that I made a noise. The old Gophers have no lovable traits to stronglyattract us. At least, when untamed, they arevery vicious. When caught in traps they fightwith astonishing ferocity, biting the steel sofiercely as to break off their teeth. They caneasily bite through a shoe, and will… … POCKET GOPHERS. gopher stood up on his haunches and gave an alarmedsqueak, and dodged into his hole. I remain your loving reader, Arthlir Benson. (Age 10.) Older observers also have watched eagerlyfor the gophers, and were not able to learn alltheir habits, because the little animals keep soclosely…
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