Little Noah told of the time he had climbed the apple-tree in the yard after a raccoon and got severely bitten.
"One day," said Noah, "I heard Tige barking out in the orchard and I ran out there and saw a funny little fur ball up in the tree with a black tail and white rings around it.

It looked like a pretty cat with a sharp nose.

Every time Tige barked the little animal showed his teeth and swelled up his back.

I wanted him for a pet.

I got Sam to give me a sack and I climbed the tree and the nearer I got to him the farther he backed down the limb.