, 1874-02-22

, would have recovered hor offspring in = fe
minutes, and there would have been an end
her houple-aud Of mine. But, alas with
inconsiderate oficlousnesB, = fussy zeal, again
: Which Taleyrand'a wise counsel should ha,
i, warmed me, sought to expedite matters
putting my captive into
Il SNUG HOLLOW or TIE TEE,
], whero the branches diverged from the trunk.
could not see the cavity; it WAS situated at
height too great for that: but I could. whe
standing on tiptoe, just feel With the ends Of n
ringers sort Of nossy nest, and into this care
fully dropped the baby squirrel.
| I then retired to watch the happiness Of th
approaching reunion. The mother, all this time
had been uneasily running to aud fro just abo7
my head. ming az near to me- as she dared ven
ture, and usterins the low soft vail broken b
the chirruping Of which have spoken. q
for the spot where I had deposited he
young one; but oyerrunning the mark desceude.
the trunk, clinginG to the rough bark, and peer
ing about in every direction, till abe reached tn
grass, quarterlng her ground Like an experienced
pointer. Then back to the tree, circlins th'
stem, and passing second time over the yer,
nook In which had placed her treasure. Gu
she ran Oh one branch, dropping to another
spEinglng upon third, her restless little heas
! spying in every direction her vail growing more
| despalring in its tone-and
| AL 70 NO PURPOSE
| They are couple OF noodles" quoth T.
"Porhapa my presence husrica them; will &C
away altogether."
And away I went. would not, however, rest
| content in uncertainty 80 after space Of about
a quarter OF An hour l returned to
the tree. As approached heard the same sad,
| moaning sound, and eaw the poor squirrel
I spripging from branch to branch as unueariedIy.
| and alas! aa fruitlossly Is when loft her.
drew nearer. She saw me, and ran forward As il
| to meet me With tho inquiry
'Rave YOU brought back my little baby :"
was obliged to confess that I had not and
| mind, turning me almost sick With pain. What
| If tha hollow, which had felt, but not been
| ablo to zee, was the rnsranca to some deep
! cavern in the rotten trunk, down
| which the tiny animal had fallen Such
hole might reach to the very roots
Of the tree and il 30, there the helpless prison.
or might lie, and pino, md die, undiscovered by
it's parent, or, II discovered found to be far be-
! yond the possibility of rescue.
What vas to Pe donc7 Clearly tho first thing
WAS tc learn how far my suspicious were correct.
With great difHcnlty-for my figure is, "a you
know, of tho rotuud and ponderous order, my
breath scant, and my actiTity much impaired Of
lnte-1 succeeded in raislng ny head to the level
what 5ou will-of the branches. More than
this I could not do; but it wa6 enough
ENOUGH 70 coSF1nas HT WORST FEA1~
There WAS 4 hole, wide and deep, eaten into the
arm, but could fnd 10 bottom, nor could I toucn
the fur Of the victim Of nv stupid beedlessness.
We'll might the poet remind rs how
Evil is wrought by want Of thought,
As we'll - want Of heart
And 80 Diabolus uss rirht then after a1,
Had not done worse. far Vo1se th.n fo11n,v ~.
advice? It looked yory Like it. Batter suralv =
comfortable homo, even in cage, with plenty Of
air and exercise, and nuts at discretion, than
miserable, lingering, lonely death in dark and
droppod to the ground from orhnr.*ion md
tnrned aw,v eorrnwfuiiv uus3er ia hurdasn -
nv mis;io;no' Thera was ;ndaod 11ssre " "
49, Taft - ,na a,aa 80 1r1 - HI,au. -
10 O. varv daan n.Inra rson,5 fx,t :, ,t1 S
sonirTe,s nnust he constant,v oett,nr ;nto boass'
and vounc "a Il was TIA iitt,a th1n9 11,oht 49,
cead IN re9afnino the onaninu ~ 40 Dothax
might ind 1omo means. upkuogn to tl,e mn.
Gc;nrian mind ~ evtricatiny hor oTar~oa
,eft them to ther reeonrsas End w;th ~ raso1,,a
~ ra+1,ro =. ~ arn;rat;or - ba,s 49,, .7oo4'o
"Weu. nv fine fellow.
PRETTY .trss
YOU hare made OF Is! Nothing can saye thu
fttIe wretch uow. II il half snffocnred hv tia
t;ne Yon had bettar have taEen ,eo W LUIS
Won have done 80 before, But come" added Dia,
bolus-for need not say he it was who spake-
sdon't be doyr-hearted; q squirrel more or less
in the world nr in the park IA ~ m fra,t a.
count." co - - ~ '' ~ sA'A' o'~
). 1z,<,. .x,,x,, ), r -o,3;ea .,,t ,,ot
e,nnto-;1x a., h,,fora 00' A'"' 4oAso eo p'3~
:! pnai;, "o r,anaaneai 1,,, +.1, v,r, r~h.+ ~
sm uscd to this sort of thne ~ r horno ~ ~ NJ
hi5 ,na " ~ <4 nn5erro. W reneFS 49, noo ut aou
~ vator and nonr i ;nto tha onan;,n ~ T.; ~ h
tree r. one nsii s not stfc;ent fct h7 da~a-9 a.
oa,nIa T1',- ,~;li nrava ~ 'aT.atr,., "gs Jn
And for yourself lust take an extra class ar , two
Of cba1npscne at dinner, and think no mora Of |
tba Innttnr Thn interests ri soianra viii srtyar
! 1IttIe-.tI,at,e ali. !" @@ MANI
1t Vnde retro Sokhunus!n
nOh inst a. you please. I'll lava. vou ri
devise a mora humana nlan - von
IRE able" s''&'' 'N
Il va. certain1y a plausible scheme. and in. |
deed, I could think Of nothing better. It Wis.
knew, quito useless to ask ny worthy host to
consent to the demolition OF one Of the prettiest
objects in his park, and even wero writ Of
aabeas corpus to b issued tho odds aga;nst
:oscuins the captive from its dungeon were "a
tne sporting gentlemen say, very long indeed.
Meantime rhe half ho ur had expired, and ] 70
uruod to tha tree.
THE s.,,z sAn scEw
,rcsontod itseif. There was the nnb,nnr vnottar
aasafa.aIv Tnnn;nc tn and Tro c;rin'I ,ttasnnea
~ ~ 49, ;."1n-nsa;h1., ~ ~, ,,sb ssb 1sse!aueo