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arrival to bring them down. There are too 

 many boys round about, nimble as squirrels and 

 skilled in the use of the long pole ! How sweet 

 and delicious the goodies are! They contain 

 considerable oil and unfortunately do not keep 

 very well. A handful of the nuts looks like so 

 many tiny dull-brown polished tops, with dainty 

 white tips. They are sold on the market in 

 "chinquapin time," in many of the Southern 

 and Western cities. Chinquapin wood burns 

 with a delightfully cheery snap and sputter. 

 But it is never safe to go away froin home and 

 leave it burning in the fireplace. The cinders 

 are too fond of popping out into the room in 

 search of adventure. 



