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_|LVER GREY, he is worth a horse; and ifa real BLACK, horse and sleigh and harness. whip and all, is not 00 high an estimate So there is some interest eon< ected with the fox, and provided he gets caught, he s forgiven for a good many larder sins ofcommission. "real care, with a competent lmowledg e how to skin tbx,is necessary to obtain the best price for the fur.

The Ermine is a beautiful little animal, but not ommon—indeed there is a superstition connected ith the killing it, something like that with which ‘leptune’s children regard Mother CaIey’ s chickens. t is known commonly as the white weasel. The ‘Iarten is also a weasel, it is like a Sable, and is va< uable for its fur. It is a brave. little animal, facing he fierce Lynx, and remaining master ofthe field.

The Minx, or white throated Sable is good for fur,

ut varies very much in quality; it feeds on tish, and 's very destructive to mill dams, which it pert'orates; ut it is not difficult to catch, baited with its favorite fish.

Otters are getting very scarce now, but their fur is ighly esteemed. c"‘I'heIe are no nicer winter gaunt— ets and caps than are made 0.0f what is called ’ lucked otter, that Is, drawing out the long hairs and eaving the under fur untouched, like goosedou‘n tier the feathers are drawn

lhe American Hare is plenty here, but it is not much valued, as there seems the same prejudice -gainst it as snails, valued at Billingsgate as Perri- winkles, or Sand-fleas, better known, as Shrimps, neither ofwhich are ever eaten here,though abun- dant and delicious. However, chacuan son mauvaés god’. The new forest people of Hampshire, England,’ have a cheap and excellent way of using rabbit, it is known there by the name of Repley pm, but as it has no crust over it, the term seems misplaced. The plan is this—line a deep piedish with slices of bacon, bottom and sides, then put in a layer ofthe fleshy pieces of rabbit, then slices of onion, then fill up the dish with whole potatoes, if not too large, peeled,