the eaves of some farm house, so he must work as well as play at 

 night, if he is to find his food of acorns, nuts, buds, seeds, beetles 

 and other insects. As he also spends most of the cold weather curled 

 up in the same fashion, he does not need as large a winter supply as 

 do his neighbors and consequently may not have as hard a task to get 

 a living ; but as he whisks in and out, up and down among the trees, 

 he appears quite as busy as any of them. If taken when young 

 these squirrels are easily tamed and become most affectionate pets, 

 seeming almost to prefer the society of their keepers to that of 

 their own kind. If allowed in the house, they will make use of the 

 lace curtains and tapestries to run up and jump from, as they 

 would the trees in the woods, to the delight of the children as well 

 as the older ones. 



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