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would take their szesta. The dog used to lie on his side, 
and the chickens would nestle all about him, though one 
chicken in particular would invariably scramble upon the 
dog’s head, and another just over his eye, but both parties 
appeared equally satisfied with this remarkable arrangement. 
Already have we referred to the intense yearning which 
is felt by many of the lower animals for human society. 
This yearning is indeed but the aspiration of the lower spirit 
developed by contact with the higher in domesticated animals 
or those which are in perpetual contact with man. This feel- 
ing isa matter of no great surprise. But that it should be 
exhibited in feral animals and birds, and even in insects, is a 
fact well worth considering, as it furnishes a clew to some of 
the many problems of life which are as yet unsolved. That 
power of attraction exercised by the spirit of man upon that 
of the lower creation is well exemplified in many wild ani- 
mals, who are known to forsake the society of their own kind 
for the companionship of the being whom they feel to be 
higher than themselves. 
Perhaps one of the wariest of wild animals is the squirrel. 
He is horribly afraid of human beings, and if a man, woman 
or child come to the windward of him, the little animal is 
sure to scamper off at his fleetest pace, scuttle up the nearest 
tree, and conceal himself behind some branch. Yet, wild as 
he may be, he is peculiarly susceptible to the influence of the 
human spirit, and for the sake of human society will utterly 
abandon that of his own kind. I once knew a pet gray 
squirrel by the name of Charley. He had been taken from 
the nest when very young. His home for awhile was one 
of those whirl-about cages. Charley did not like his cage, 
but preferred to be outside in the unrestrained enjoyment of 
the dictates of his own free will. So it was difficult to keep 
him behind the bars. When awake he loved to follow his 
own devices; but when tired he usually slept on a soft cush- 
ion on the sofa, or found his way into some bed-room where 
he would nestle under a pillow. Nothing was more to his 
