Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-08-04
FRIDAY, AUGUST A, 1887.

the Duke of Beaufort, near Troy House, in
the county of Monmouth, his attention was
diverted by squirrel, which sat very com.
poscdly on the ground. He stopped to OBJ.
serve his motions. In n few moments the
squirrel dartod TO the top Of a tree. beneath
which he had been sitting. In an instant he
was down, with an acorn in his mouth and
after digging small hole, he stopped down
and deposited the acorn, then covering il, he
darted up the tree again. In q moment he
was down again with another. which he
buried IN the same manner. This he con-
tinued 10 do as long as the observer thought
proper TO watch him. This industry of the
little animal is drcctcc to the purpose of
securing him against want in the winter; and
it is probable that his memory is not sufficient.
" retcntvc TO enable him 10 remember the
spot in which he deposited every acorn This
industrious little fellow. no doub, loses n few
every year; these few spring up, and are des-
tined to supply the place Of The parent tree.
Thus is Britain. in some measure, indebted to
the industry and memory Of a squirrel for her
pride. her glory, and her very existence
POulSOn.
SHE WOULD re A SAILoR.--It will be
recollectcd that about two years ago. an
individual was arrested in this city upon a
charge Of stealing horse. and was tried
aud found guilty of the offence, and sem
fenced to two years imprisonment in the
State Prison. under the name of Charies
Stc'caH. 1t was soon afterwards discover.
ed by he prisoners that Charley belonged
to the feminine gender, and information
having been gwen to the keepers, Of the
fact. she was Invested of her roundabout
and trousers, and sent over TO the female
department of Bellevue prison. Yesterday.
the term of Imprisonment having expired
she was told that she was at liberty 10 de-
part. Offering her at the same time n decent
dress of female attire 10 begin the world
anew with. This proposition, however, she
Indignantly rejected, demanding, as her
right, the same clothing that was taken
away from her. Finding she could not ob
tain them, she came down 10 the forenoon,
in her prison dress, ard solicited ard Of the
shousc, and was told TO wait Til one OF
the commissioners arrived. In the mean
time she paraded herself unon the grass
plots Of the Park, and excited so much IN.
iercst, after the spectators found out who
she was. as to attract a considerable mob.
when she was persuaded 10 submit to II
temporary commitment until hearing OF
her case cou,G be had, 1t appears tina, his
singular young woman, who Is not over | Q
or 20 years Of age, had for six wears follow.
ed the sen III The capacity OF a common
sailor, doug all sorts Of hard duty, and sub
lect to oil The prlvatlons aud tolls of o sea
life, without her sex ever having been dis
covered. The reason for assuming the
character Of a sailor she would never die
close. She is Scotch girl, aud is repre-.
scented by the officers as the most violent
beng they ever had under their Charge
Sometimes she has been known to maintain
a good battle with two of her keepers at
once, while they were endeavoring to pun.
ish her for stubbornncss. She never work
ed day in prison, alt Though she has been
beaten, starved, and chained, to effect the
objects she has been chained TO the floor
Is months of her imprisonment. Scarcely
any one dared to approach her cell 10 give
her food as she would knock them down
WITH n KID as soon as they entered Her
moral character, with the exceptions above
alluded To, is good. Her object Is to get a
suit of sailors clothes, and 90 to sea again;
and as It is possible tha, she will commit
another crime TO obtain them, perhaps the
wl-cst course would be TO let her have her
own way, for he sake of getting rid Of her.
- NJ Y. ErpresS