CALICO AND THE KITTEKS 



ONE spring day I found myself the sole help 

 of two blind, naked infants— as near a real 

 predicament as a man could well get. What 

 did it matter that they had long tails and were 

 squirrels! They were infants just the same; 

 and any kind of an infant on the hands of any 

 mere man is a real tragedy. 



As I looked at the two callow things in the 

 grass, a dismay and weak helplessness quite 

 overcame me. The way they squirmed and 

 shivered and squeaked worked u^^on me down 

 even to my knees. I felt sick and foolish. 

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