The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-02-12

The gray squirrel is one of the most beautiful
and graceful of the inhabitants of our forests,in
which it generally makes its home, hardly ever
Yenturing from them, unless occasionally. when
the Indian corn is ripe, it enters the field to add
a little to its winter store of nuts the amount
which it pliers could hardly be missed ,howev-
err, unless the field should happen to be in or
near the woods.
1t prefers forests OF chestnuts or Oaks,in which
lis winter store eau be- readily collected The
first heavy frost is the signal for this work to
commence, Al d the dropping Of chestnuts and
acorns which the frost has loOsened. accompa
MED by the rustliug Of The squirrel through the
newly fallen leaves. as it gathers the nuts to-
oether ard carefully deposits them in hollow
i,a,s and crevices of rocks, or buries them in
some secure place beneath the caves, are the
sounds most Intimately connected with our
woods in the autumn season.
The summer nest is built in some tall tree at
he junction Of several limbs With the trunk. IL
is composed of stickE and leaves, and is lined
with soft grass and Ferns III sais she young &i9
reared. and live with the female til they are Old
enough 10 shift fol- themselves. At the approach
of winter. some hollow in a tree is selected, some
times the abandoned nest Of "a woodpecker, IN
which a warm nest is built, composed of grass
and soft leaves this is the winter home of usu-
ally the whole family. In early spring the
Young ones are driven oil by the old ones, who
soon build the summer nest,ln which to rear am
other family. The young after beng driven OFT,
soon pair,and in their turn become heads OF fam
lilies. ......fr
THE habits of this animal aIe very interesting
You may be walking through The woods and
shortly you hear what you at first think to be
the barking Of a small dog on listening you
discover your mistake the abrupt note, qua qua,
with the chattering cultural additions proceed
from the tall tree q few rods from you; you eau
tiousIy steal on tiptoe to the foot OF the tree,but
do not see the animal. even after looking cares
fully on every side. You know the little fellow
is there. for he could not possibly have got out
of the tree unless you had seen him. Now, IL
Won 90 close to the tree, and step quickly 10 tue
other side. YOU will see him whisk suddenly 10
| the opposite side from you, where ne IS no"
CLOSELY hugging the tree, and perfectly Ino'lon>
loss vour interest has now become a"aAe"eu'
Won are curious to see more OF MN very ven
Won must retire a few roos a"u REMAIN PoiN
Eli Won had better take a comfortable seat,
- Gill not move while you are nearthe tree.
IIontIv ven see his head, with his bright
1;reJv ewes. slowly moving around to the SIDE
, - 80 ION ore this is the first accommodating
rnovement. If You remain perfectly still ne VIII
soon take his position on a IinD. wheTe JerBlng
, his tail and Haunting in conscious security ne
gives vent TO his satisfaction at your relnoVai
t p series of cbattering bari ks, which are answer
l ed. perhaps, by other squirrels that you had no
, fbo1gbt were in the neighborhood soon, one
; Of them, with a challenging bark or chatter
chases another aud shortly three or four OF then
E are scampering about, running through the raj
len Ieayes. and ND and down the trees IN hlgt
snort presently one of them, IN escaping iron
b he others. comes suddenly near you; with
q sbril crv Of establishment he scampers up tn
e nearast tree, and is soon rs etfectuaIly conceal
ID as eli the others were the instant he CAV
the alarm. You may as wei. retire now. for yoi
" will see nothing more of them as long as 20
remain near, they will not bulge a foot.
q -
z DThe petroleum trade has become so IN
norfapt in Bitt-burg t a IN OIL exchange h