A DIGRESSION ON SQUIRRELS 



his first appearance, to the time of the pres- 

 ent writing, he has not failed to make us a 

 daily visit. Sometimes, indeed, the inquisi- 

 tive little nose is seen flattened against the 

 window-pane or screen several times in one 

 day. His coming is announced by a sound 

 so out of proportion to his little feet that 

 the uninitiated look for an animal as large 

 as a dog instead of a tiny squirrel. After 

 the clatter on the tin roof of the veranda 

 ' has subsided, the rat-like head appears 

 above the window-sill on which the pro- 

 visions await him. There he pauses a mo- 

 ment, one little paw resting for support on 

 the wood work, the other tightly clasped 

 against his fat, furry little breast. And how 

 eagerly those great, soft brown eyes inspect 

 our premises! What a wonderful amount 

 of speculation with regard to us and our 

 ways passes through the active little brain! 

 But suddenly, with the speed of ligiit- 

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