of water.

When it was safely dead, he began to search through his encyclopedia to
see what kind of a "beastie" he had caught. But the encyclopedia, as
studied by the good man, did not seem to be any wiser than he, and he
finally wrote a note to the newspaper for information.

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It is a great pity he did not keep the mouse until he had looked the
matter up, for chance had sent him a very gentle and charming little pet.

His singing mouse was a deer or white-foot mouse. This mouse is found all
over the United States, and while several other kinds are known to sing,
the deer-mouse is the sweetest of the singers.

These mice can be very easily tamed, and live happily in cages, like
dormice.

In "Nature's Wonderland" an interesting story is told of a deer-mouse
which was a famous singer.

It was owned by Dr. Lockwood, who was so pleased with its songs, that he
set them to music, and gave them names.

He noticed that his mouse had certain songs for certain occasions. When
she had awakened from a long sleep, and had taken some nice food, she
would sing her great aria, which he called the "Grand Role."

When she jumped into her wheel for a spin, she had another kind of song,