Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-06-29
NO %. PARIS, MAINE FRIDAY, JUNE 20. 1856.

FOR them 20 play In. They noscd aboat IN
90. ald Turned over the scissors aud The
book. aad took = nibble AZ hcr wax.
and iostled the spooi.. mcaarbils slowing
away tie corn each eide OF their little chon.
tili they both q then locked a. II they had
thc humps
Al last Aunt Esther pat out her hand 70
touch i5em. when. wh.sk-frisk. out the,
sent. ani Up the trees. chatterinr and
laughing before BE bal time even 70 sink.
Bot after this they used to come ia every
day. and ~bcn she Put corn in Der hand and
held j, very stiIl they would eat out Of IL;
and. duaily. they vould get into her hand.
until one day sbe gently closed il over them
and Frisky and Tit-bit were fairly caught
- how ;heir hearts beat but the good
fairy only spoke gently 70 them. and soon
unclosed hcr hand and IL then 20 AGAIN.
80. day after day. they grew 90 have more
iaiih in her. tiil they would climb into h-r
work-laskct. ia on her shoulder. or nestle
asay io her lap as sbe sat sewing. TLey
made aiso long exploring voyages al over
tie house. Up and through az the chambers
til hnahy, ] grieye 90 say. poor Frisky
came 20 an aniiEiely cad by being Drowned
Ia the water tank AZ the top Of tie house
The dear good fairy passed away from
the house in time. and went 20 a land where
The flowers never fade. and TIE birds never
de- bat the squirrels sun continued 20
make the place a favorite resort.
% IN fact. my dear. said old Mother Rel
one winter o. her mate. 81. What - the use
% ones living in this cold. hollow tree.
whcu these amiable people have erected
Tins pretty cottage where there j. plenty %
room Cor us and them too Nov have
examined between the caves. and there Is
charming place where We can store our
nuts. and where we can whip IN and out Of
tie garnet. anl have the free range 81 tie
house and say what YOU vi.l. these humans
have delightfui ways Of being warm and
comf5r;ablc in winter
50 Mr. and Mr. Red Sc. Up housckeep-
iug in the cottage. and bad no end OF nuts
ana other good things stored up there.
The trouble of az THE va. that. as Ms.
Red was a notable body. and got up % be-
gin h.r housekecping operations. and woke
up Oh her children 40 four o'ciock in Tire
morning. ihe good people often were dis
tur5ed by great ratt.ing aud fass 10 the
walls. while yet u seemed dark night. Then
sometimes. too. I grieve % say. Mrs.
SIaiucl Would give ber husband vigorous
curtain ic-iures in The night. which made
Lim 20 Indignant that be would rattle OF 90
another quarter Of the garrett % sleep bv
h.mscn, and an this broke the rc.t of the
worthy people wLo boil. tle house.
What i- @ be done about this We d1nt
knoE. What ~ouii you do aboat ns
Woa'i yo1 iet the squirrels live in your
bose. o. not, When or cool people
come down ola cold winter morning. and
see the squirre.s dancing and friskine down
ih- trees. AMI chasing each other 20 ucrri-
j. over iho gaFden-chair bciSecn tLem. or
sitting wiih their tails sauc,ly over their
backs. they hook so jolly and Iaunty snd
pretty ihat they almost forgive them f,r
disturbing their night rest. anI think ihai
shes wIl not DO anything 90 drive them out
cf tLc rarref today. Add 90 it goes or:
lot bow long the squirrels win rent tbe co.-
tace in this fashion. I'm su7o ! dare not un.
tesiak- 10 cay
fHirrict Bcccicr Stove.