A NEW COUNTRY COUSIN
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sia,—As a constant reader of the Spectator and as one par- ticularly interested in the Nature Notes each week, I venture to write upon what .I cannot help thinking an extraordinary phenomenon. I found in my garden this morning—evidently killed by my dog--a mole ! You will see by my address that I live in the heart of the City, at Holborn Circus. What we call our garden is bounded on one side by St. Andrew's Church, on another by the Rectory, on a third by our Court House, and on the street side by a wall with gates. There is a gravel sweep leading up to the house, a few flower beds with shrubs and flowers, and two tall plane trees.
Now how did this mole find its way to this city garden ? and where did it come from ? It puzzles me, and if the editor of your Nature Notes can throw any light upon this mystery I should be most grateful to him, and the fact of this country creature appearing in a city garden may be of interest to your
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