Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-04-28

Near by in that little mound, we may un-
earth an old tortoise, withdrawn into his she'll.
where he keeps house all by himself, without
food, fire or light and finds it perfectly COM
iortablci for there is everything in habit, you
know, aud this has been his winter custom for
eighty years, perhaps, and was handed down
to him through a long line of ancestors.
And, not far away, the frogs, cousins TO
the nevis, have gone to bed ia the same man
ucr, only they have chosen the mud az the
bottom Of marsh or pond, instead Of dry,
earthly chamber.
And, now we will come and explore this
rocky cave, with its hundred dark holes aud
creyces that furnish winter lodgings gratis
TO an old family Of lodgers We can ia.
speat them all at our leisure, for they will
not be walked by our visit.
Far in the rcmotest and warmcst apart
ment hang the bats, heads downward and no
dead with sleep that they appear as it hung
by their claws to dry aud we wonder If
they will over wake again. They are cud-
died close together for warmth, aud for months
they neither stir nor eat No wonder that
they are wide awake aud hungry when the
summer nights return. And here among the
creyiccs in piles of rocks and stones, we shall
find the coiled snakes, also asleep, in little
corner. and nooks which the snow can never
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