THE CHIPMUNK 
f f HEREVER this little ground 
/ squirrel is found, he is easily 
tamed, and the best way to keep 
him for a pet is to let him live 
pout of doors under natural con- 
ie ditions, and work gradually into 
his confidence through feeding 
him. We have for years had 
such intimate chipmunk friends, 
and have enjoyed them far more than if they were 
caged. They soon learn to know members of the 
family; and one of the chief joys of such a relationship 
has been the way the mother has taught the young- 
sters to regard us as friends. I know of no more de- 
lightful experience than to have one of these young 
chipmunks, a little soft striped ball sit up in front of 
me as I rest ona garden bench, looking eagerly for a 
donation from my hand. 
Miss Irene Hardy, of Palo Alto, Cal., has had 
marked success in making pets of the little chip- 
munks of the Sierras. One called Chipsy was 
especially interesting. He was allowed the freedom 
of her room, and after she had filled the dish on the 
table with English walnuts, he would keep himself 
busy for a long time stealing and hiding them. 
His originality in finding hiding places was remark- 
able. Once he managed to get his nuts and himself 
into a covered bandbox on the closet shelf and stored 
his precious walnuts in the velvet bows of a bonnet. 
His unsuspecting mistress wore the bonnet thus 
decorated to church and did not discover the work of 
her new milliner until after she returned. 
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