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Show Raleigh Gets All BlameI Blamefor Blame Blamefor I for the Muskrat ScourgeAlthough Scourge ScourgeAlthough A1thou Although h Sir Walter Raleigh , the thetransitory thetransitory thetransitory transitory favorite of Queen Elfza Eliza Elfzabeth Elizabeth Ellzabeth beth , still sun has ha'J haJ ' the honor of having in introduccd Introduced Introduccd troduccd troduced tobacco In England Engiand , he heshould heshould heshould should . , In the opinion of the curator curatorot curatorof curatorof ot of mammals of the London zoo , also alsohave alsohave alsohave have the dishonor of hn having hating , Ing Intro Introduced introduced Introduccd duced the muskrat , which Is the thescourge thescourge thescourge scourge of tho the agricultural districts districtsof of the British IslesFrom IslesFrom Isles I IFrom From a certain odoriferous Jland gland Jlandpossecsed glandpossessed ; glandpossessed possecsed possessed : ; by this animal aolmnl , to which It Itowes itowes Itowes owes Its name name , , as well as from Its Itspelt Itspelt Itgpelt pelt . , Raleigh expected to make a for fortune fortune fortune tune on account of Its rapid rnpld breedln breeding breedingquilitles breedingquilitles qU'1lities qU1lities quilitles ' Unfortunately for his ills aspl aspf asplrations aspfrations asplrations rations . , It took tooI . just four fout : centuries tor for torthe forthe forthe the muskrat to become thoroughly ac accliDluted acclimated acclimated cliDluted climated , so Its n nitural 1tural natural < proclivities procHvlties for forperpetunting forperpetuating forperpetuating perpetunting perpetuating itself Itselt became at all evi mi e'i- e'i ei e'ident evident ' - . dent . , ' Then 'rhen rhen they became manifest In Ina ina Ina a way they never had In the New Newworld Neww world \ \ orld \ whence ttbence hen'Ce henCe ' they came . , |
