THE WEASEL.
Sir, — I am surprised that this little cuss, who would rob a henroost or cut the jugular of a sleeping baby, should find an appologist for his presence amongst us. Ermine which Mr Burrows informs us is derived from him, is an emblem of purity, but unlike the i human Saint, the purification dont come m •'■ till he's kilt. : Very sorry Mr Me Grath cant purify the lot. Snakes and Iguana ("kill rats too but we dont want them here for all that. Better bear the evils i that we have than fly to those- we know not of. . . -' ■ ..,; i• j Stoats, weasels, polecats, badgers, hawkes and snakes are looked upon by all country dwellers m Europe as an unmittigated nuisance, with but one exception (viz) the gamekeeper whose billet would be forfeited by their extermination. I advise, all who. are partial to eggs and roast chicken to wage deadly war against these cursed pests ; never mind about the purity of the ermine, Judge Jeoffries wore it over as vicious a heart as a bagful of snak- ; es. Yours &Gi Ermine.
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Oxford Observer, Volume V, Issue V, 19 May 1894, Page 3
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183THE WEASEL. Oxford Observer, Volume V, Issue V, 19 May 1894, Page 3
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