16 Tre Aroostook Woops. 


thick fan-like boughs soon giving the game a tight, snowed 
over roof above them. And their snug shelter is very cosy 
inside, arched overhead and lined with evergreen fans, with a 
thick bed of leaves over the mossy ground. From these snug 
quarters ‘‘ Bunny,” the rabbit, hurriedly shies out and skips 
away lively as one approaches on snow-shoes, but only to 
describe a circle far around, as he returns to dig under again 
and complete his sleep, soon after’ our passing. And the 
partridge, after sitting in the sunshine high up in some thrifty 
yellow birch tree, and there filling his crop almost to bursting 
with the sweet buds, will often as the sun is about to say 
good-night, fly down and dive under to this friendly and 
well-known shelter. 
The evergreens have many friends and lovers, as they 
should, being so friendly to all. The birds seek the dark 
shade of their lower branches, often coming with drooping 
wings to escape the noon-day heat in summer, while in win- 
ter they love the bright warmth of the south sunny branches. 
The partridge if flushed in their vicinity, flies directly to 
them for safety, and his favorite roosting place is upon one of 
their branches, and if a windy night, very close to the 
body of the tree upon its leeward side. The Canada Jay 
(the moose bird,) chooses them and the forks of their thick 
branches to hide away the oyerplus when the diligent scamp 
is stealing meat from the hunters. The Song-Sparrow’s song 
is long and cheery when perched upon the topmost tip, as he 
calls, ‘* Ah-te-te-te-teetity-te.” The rabbit loves their dark 
shadows as he first skips out in the evening, and the deer if 
handy to them when receiving a shot, makes his first leaps in 
their direction for a cover, or to die under their shelter. 
