Gn Aecount with Mature 
about me; he can be coaxed to eat from my hand, 
Chipmunk is more than curious; he is interested ; 
and it is not crumbs that he wants, but friendship. 
He can be coaxed to eat from my lips, sleep in my 
pocket, and even come to be stroked. 
I have sometimes seen chickadee in winter when 
he seemed to come to me out of very need for living 
companionship. But in the flood-tide of summer life 
chipmunk will watch me from his stone pile and tag 
me along with every show of friendship. 
The family in the orchard wall have grown very 
familiar. They flatter me. I really believe, to be 
Emersonian, that I am the great circumstance in this 
household. One of the number is sure to be sitting 
upon the high flat slab to await my coming. He sits 
on the very edge of the crack, to be truthful, and if 
I take a single step aside toward him he flips, and 
all there is left of him is a little angry squeak from 
the depths of the stones. If, however, I pass properly 
along, do not stop or make any sudden motions, he 
sees me past, then usually follows me, especially if I 
get well off and pause. 
During a shower one day I halted under a large 
hickory just beyond his den. He came running after 
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