THE PANTRY MOUSE 45 



More lately (1909), a gentleman at Hamilton, 

 Ontario, sent me the following account of a sim- 

 ilar case: 



"Some months ago in one of the current magazines 

 there appeared an article on "A Singing Mouse." 

 The story related told of a gentleman whose atten- 

 tion was attracted by a peculiar little singing noise, 

 heard in one place, then in another part of his house. 

 Curiosity led him to make a search, which ended, as 

 he told his readers, in the finding in the wood-shed 

 of one or more mice, which, no doubt, were the guilty 

 parties. . . . 



"Some few nights ago, in our own house, we heard 

 a peculiar noise. At first we believed it due to some 

 mischievous boys playing the old-time trick of 'Tick- 

 a-tack' on the window, as the sound proceeded from 

 that part of the room. The sound resembled it some- 

 what. The following evening the same sounds pro- 

 ceeded from another part of the house. I was not 

 present, but those who heard it dwelt on the musical 

 quality of the thing, and declared the noise consisted 

 of distinct notes, and ventured to add that it was 

 pretty. Well, we were becoming interested. The 

 third night I was home, and, filled with a bold de- 

 termination to do or die, went at an investigation. 



"The noise proceeded from the kitchen, and one 

 declared it came from beneath the sink. Upon re- 

 moving a brush in the corner, on the floor, a little 

 mouse ran out. The story in the magazine at once 



