more; and presently our squirrel found ready in hand. As he ate the corn, he 

 that they had fastened a cruel bur in the frisked less than usual, only stopping 

 beautiful hair of his large bushy tail, occasionally to chatter his ''chick-a-ree- 

 Now a squirrel's tail is his pride and ree-ree !" and this time he must have 

 delight, and when our Bunny found the been saying ; — "This is kind of you ! I 

 hair of his tail was tangled and matted am very hungry and I am really too 

 instead of floating out upon the wind weary to prepare my own supper. I 

 like a long graceful plume, he was very have had serious trouble over in Bur- 

 angry, as he had good reason to be ; docktown. You have no idea how irri- 

 besides his pride being hurt, the hooked tating is this bur in my tail !" 

 prongs of the bur irritated his tender The young lady appeared to under- 

 skin. So he hied himself home as fast stand. At all events, she saw the bur 

 as he could and spent all the rest of the and at once attempted to relieve him. 

 day trying to get the bur out of his beau- But as her fingers took hold of the bur 

 tiful bushy tail. But the longer he tried and the squirrel felt that his tail was 

 the more the hair became entangled. At touched, with a shrill ''chick-a-ree !" he 

 length as the shades of evening began bounded away. As you must know, 

 to glide among the trees, our little friend squirrels are particularly sensitive about 

 ceased his efforts, and scampered ever having their beautiful tails touched, 

 through the boughs of his old beech and as he stood again on his old hollow 

 tree. "Chick-a-ree'' he said with an at- stump and "chick-a-ree-ed'' loudly, it 

 tempt at making the best of things; and was plain he was saying; — ''How dared 

 really his "Chick-a-ree !" this time, if you to take such a liberty !" 

 freely translated, meant, — ''What can't In his excitement, he frisked his tail 

 be cured must be endured!" and he ran as he chattered, and lo! the wind 

 to one of his cupboards in an old hollow combed it out and it floated up over 

 stump for a supper of beechnuts. his back like a beautiful airy plume once 

 From his tea-table on the stump he more, for the bur was gone. The young 

 suddenly spied Ella Galpin — the squir- girl's fingers had held it firm as Bun 

 rel's friend. "Chick-a-ree-ree-reeV he leaped away. Happy in his discovered 

 called; and this time he meant, "Hello! relief, he quickly scampered back to her 

 I'm glad to see you !" and when he spied hand and in his excitement he chick-a- 

 grains of popcorn in her hand, he left reed faster than ever. It was as ear- 

 his tea-table and his cupboard with splitting as if a dozen squirrels were all 

 beechnuts in it, — glad to exchange nuts saying "Thank you!" at once, 

 with their shells on, for popcorn that was Mrs. A. S. Hardy. 



A FINER SENSE 



The poet sees with different eyes from ours : 

 He sees a hidden glory in the flowers; 

 He hears the stars chanting a song sublime ; 

 The ocean waves to him are pulsing rhyme ; 

 The wind in rhythmic measures fleets along; 

 Each ray of sunshine pours for him a song; 

 The forests breathe a harmony divine; 

 Each wilding herb of melody gives sign ; 

 Thus, hearing, seeing, all fair things unite 

 In tribute to the poet's finer sight. 



— M. D. TOLMAN. 



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