II.

AN EXPERIENCE IN SNAKE-KILLING.

An iron winter--March awakening--A coat of autumn leaves--The Rip Van Winkle of the woods--Sunshine and strength--Faulty eyesight--The hedgehog and the viper--Worsting an enemy--The moorhen's nest--Antics of weasels and snakes--The hedgehog's bleat--Odd and awkward courtship 392-406

NIGHT IN THE WOODS.