A HERMIT'S WILD FRIENDS 



knew all about cold weather, and had made 

 arrangements to keep the nest warm, by 

 laying one side material to close the entrance 

 when necessary. 



When I see an unfinished dwelling-house 

 and know that the family therein must suffer 

 in cold weather, I think of the cozy dwelling 

 that the red squirrel provides for his little ones, 

 and I ask myself if the human being is the 

 only intelligent animal in nature's catalogue? 



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