Show beaver sagacity at abo he head of one of the rivers j of louisiana in a very retired place was found a beaver dam not far from it but hidden from the sight of tha animals himself in order to watch the operation of tho beavers at leisure he waited until the moon shone briglia bri glit and went with great care to the dam at once he cut a gutter about u foot wido through it and retired to his hiding place As soon as the water through the gutter began to make a lolae he hourd a beaver come from one of the houses and plunge in he saw him gel upon the bank and cl cearly arly perceived that he examined itt the beaver then his force gave four distinct blows with his tail alien at once u whole colony threw themselves into tho water and went to diio deim As noon M they were thain appeared by grumbling to issue bome kind of order for they all instantly left the alace and went outon the banks of the river in directions those neureal to alio writer were between his elation and the dam and therefore he could observe their op epi tiona very plainly some of them formed a substance like others carried thia on served na lie observed that they themselves two and two and that cadi animal of every couple loaded the other they trailed iho mortar which pretty giitl to the dun where other n ere stationed to take it aneo put it into the suiter and hommed t down with their tuilio the gioie of lie waferd oon ceis etl and the breach waa completely repaired one of iho then struck two blows with hi tail and anat annily they all jook to the water without any and disappeared |