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ly climb to the top, lean over as far as possible and watch that 

 drawer until the can was brought out. Then he would dive 

 in and seize as many kernels as his m.outh would hold and then 

 begin to chew as hard as he could. He was always a great be- 

 liever in,"gettin' while the gettin's good". I have seen him 

 with one hazel nut in his mouth, get angry because he couldn't 

 get another in at the same time. 



At first his nuts had to be cracked. By August he did not 

 hesitate to tackle a walnut. He was fond of bread and milk, 

 raw potatoes, lettuce, dandelions, apples and tomatoes. Green 

 peas he shelled, cast the shells aside, and caused the peas to 

 disappear most rapidly. For some unknown reason he refused 

 to eat carrots which he had loved when a little baby. The des- 

 sert he liked the best was watermelon. How he did like nice 

 juicy watermelon ! He would hold a piece in his paws and gobble 

 while the juice ran down upon the floor at his feet. When he 

 had finished the melon he drank the juice and began eagerly 

 looking for more. 



Jim was also very fond of cookies and chocolate candy. 

 He discovered a box upon the bureau one day and it was inter- 

 esting to watch him. He went at that box as if he were digging 

 for gold and had almost reached it. It really seemed cruel to 

 take it away from him, he was so eager. But it would have 

 have been more cruel to have let him have his heart's desire, 

 for a very small piece of candy is enough for a wee squirrel. 



Before Jimmie had been with us many weeks he had learned 

 to climb and leap. He could even climb the post of the iron bed. 

 Much time was spent in running and leaping from one piece 

 of furniture to another and it was perfect joy to get into the 

 hall and run up and down the stairs. Sometimes he overesti- 

 mated his ability and fell to the floor, usually striking his nose. 

 Then how he would shake his head and sneeze and rub his nose 

 with his paws. 



As a special treat Jim was permitted to go into other bureau 

 drawers than his own. How he did enjoy burrowing amongst 

 the neckties and handkerchiefs! If he could find a nail brush, 

 or tooth brush he would quickly seize it, carry it out of the drawer, 

 and begin chewing with so much gusto that he could be heard 

 in the other rooms. • 



One day he discovered a piece of chamois skin and from that 



