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more than a year swallowed fish, live mice, and brown bats; he also swallowed a frog of nearly his own size; but when he engulfed a young alligator, we were almost as amazed as if he had swallowed himself.

The Frog.

For the benefit of the curious, here is a partial record of Mr. Frog's meals from May until November:

May 14th.—Over a dozen brown beetles.
May 15th.—One full-grown live mouse.
May 19th.—One full-grown spotted frog.
May 24th.—A piece of beef one-third size of the frog himself.
June 2d, 9 A.M.—One live mouse.
June 2d, 1 P.M.—One live mouse.
June 5th.—A piece of steak one-half size of the frog.
July 18th.—One full-grown live mouse.
July 20th.—One young alligator 11¼ inches long.

This was a pet alligator, and I just came in in time to see the tip of his tail sticking out of the frog's mouth. Taking hold of the alligator's tail I helped Mr. Frog disgorge my pet, but the saurian was dead.

July 27th.—One full-grown live mouse.
July 29th.—One full-grown live mouse.
August 9th.—One full-grown live mouse.
September 17th.—One large brown bat.
September 20th.—One live craw-fish.
September 21st.—Two live craw-fish.
September 22d.—One live craw-fish.
September 25th, 27th, and October 8th.—Each one full-grown live mouse.
November 15th.—This gluttonous frog ate two-thirds of a white perch and
November 17th.—Died of a fit of indigestion.
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