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would take their siesta. The dog used to lie on his side, 

 and the chickens would nestle all about him, though one 

 chicken in particular would invariably scramble upon the 

 dog's head, and another just over his eye, but both parties 

 appeared equally satisfied with this remarkable arrangement. 



Already have we referred to the intense yearning which 

 is felt by many of the lower animals for human society. 

 This yearning is indeed but the aspiration of the lower spirit 

 developed by contact with the higher in domesticated animals 

 or those which are in perpetual contact with man. This feel- 

 ing is a matter of no great surprise. But that it should be 

 exhibited in feral animals and birds, and even in insects, is a 

 fact well worth considering, as it furnishes a clew to some of 

 the many problems of life which are as yet unsolved. That 

 power of attraction exercised by the spirit of man upon that 

 of the lower creation is well exemplified in many wild ani- 

 mals, who are known to forsake the society of their own kind 

 for the companionship of the being whom they feel to be 

 higher than themselves. 



Perhaps one of the wariest of wild animals is the squirrel. 

 He is horribly afraid of human beings, and if a man, woman 

 or child come to the windward of him, the little animal is 

 sure to scamper off at his fleetest pace, scuttle up the nearest 

 tree, and conceal himself behind some branch. Yet, wild as 

 he may be, he is peculiarly susceptible to the influence of the 

 human spirit, and for the sake of human society will utterly 

 abandon that of his own kind. I once knew a pet gray 

 squirrel by the name of Charley. He had been taken from 

 the nest when very young. His home for awhile was one 

 of those whirl-about cages. Charley did not like his cage, 

 but preferred to be outside in the unrestrained enjoyment of 

 the dictates of his own free will. So it was difficult to keep 

 him behind the bars. When awake he loved to follow his 

 own devices ; but when tired he usually slept on a soft cush- 

 ion on the sofa, or found his way into some bed-room where 

 lie would nestle under a pillow. Nothing was more to his 



