The Red Cloud chief., 1881-09-01
NY ACNr'S >QriRREIS.

Perhaps il was because she hated
cats.
Ny annt's house i a large very
like those YOU often see wsrn trat cling
in tn countr,-sguarp. with windows
all shut silent do~orsanl gmpt, pO-chrs
Tn. bcaut, oi my aHpts house Wa %,
back ,ard md back dor. with a graf.
In; stone step \ gate ~ the bIc, 81
the yard oicard Jn a lane. whcrc trees
grew ON each SIDE, AMI tbItkct,. which.
n summer. are full al hi.is. butterflies
and blossoms The docp rats ayc over
grown with gas; nnl the breeze, pas.
10 ard fro. which fuItcr the leaves int
little rusiliDg songs. The back door
led into u great kitchen. built yer $o
many years the ~raftcTs we're coffee
colored. fur INV Aiint wouId never have
them whHIewsShcd. Lots of thinrs
were slowed away among those ~raftsr,
pumpkin seeds. ears q. corn. punches
Of herbs, All old saddle. and. "A the
winter. hams and link %! SAUSAGE SWIM.
from the beams Plies ui paper bulgot
over thor csigcs. anil the rubbish ~
years was there. precious TO ms aunt
but use les. TO every body else.
One dsy in autumn. Josh. my aunt
man Ola !. work. while hni.tiny n bar
of dried beans into the ~ra!t"rs. discov
cred n pair 81 gray striped squirrels
He ratified the beans AMI ''shouci.
but they ONLY skipped beyond hs 70 zach.
chatterIny. AMI stood On their nj
paws. making motions with their fore
paws ~ n ~''-hooing'' Josh in returu
81 do believe. men, he csl!c,lio mr
aunt. that these little thieves have
come To eat uP all NV garden seed. bat
| ant make oa, why ground squirrels
should roost NJ hare
let them be. JOSH SAIL nv amt.
I'D rather have sIsiTrcis overhead
than cats under feet, the creatures Won't
tronb.c me
Nor did they. but. wh"npeople talked
in the kitchen. IA" squirrels chartered
louder and faster than eve Although
they dropped seed. and s'ra~s on ms
aunt ; muslin cap. anil although josh
muttcred about hole. la BAGS. and
mus. a0I noise. she wodld not listen.
She declared they were company f,r
her. and she wa certain they wO1l,l
not forget her friendlincss toward them
they kept their distance. and were al
way the same bright. cheerful. happY
little beings
For al this. josh ponderci a plan.
aud carried IL out. "GrDuGisIuir-
rcls. he argue. Aad no bushes. up
in the air" So he prepared n bag.
tackled Tho obi horse 20 fhs wag "a.
caught the Squirres when my ann,
went out. put them in The bsx. aad
rode AVA up the lane asa INTO tao
woods. When he TT ~ = tk OK spct.
dark with trees. lie shook cut the sqnir.
rels. turned about. AMI jogged home.
with the r~stisfaciiOD " having finished
agvod ipb. just . iatie das3ed with
dres6 Of nv Aunf's ~co'diDg. which. ans
way. was not - bad a. theiT chatter
Josh oysnei the kitchen door, and went
in. The Silence pleased him. and be
begas 60 rub his hands. as his -ay Was
wben pleased. fie cas-, his . go up
ward and wa instantly greeted with \
merry chatter. The squirrels BAD gos
home before him. aed were al Tie more
liyelg for their royaye in the ba,. the
ride in The wsgoa. AMI the pscuieiatks
woods
"M1cyo on me- he erieI. hi4 kaai.
falling asaar- Just fhea the Squirrel.
Jet drop = hicsory nut on the bald spO;
o. Jo~t > heal
IL missed their noise" said my amt:
''they have been cunning enough 70 70
out nuttlng.
Yes. sail poor Josh. "Tasr ars
very cuaniny. mem; I know 30 much
abort them"
Either the ind fgni,y u the raid upoa
them. or the fni II the h~ickorE-na.z.
w.s 900 msrh for the squirrels: shortly
after. ihsy d -app~srei Ny ,ssn; -.
remarked more than once OF their tn
gratitude. bat al shs sad xas-
Wat"
A cat w.s psoPoei fo< a PEI onee
more. mo es my aunt sad.
looking seEeriy stJosb. who wen. out
% the barn Immediately.
When the spring cane. add The Eiac-
bushes b.oonBed. I zen; 20 mr. anst's-
the old kitchen vas mr. delight We
sat IN the doc-s,rp IN the afternoon
when the sun- rays lefs the lane. sni we
could rest our eFes 0n The deem. cool
green OF tree and shrub. My aun,
watched the way Of ~ wind where
the birds eev. aad tie coming 5sos.onss.
and 1 WATCHED her. Once. when I
haopened 20 be insi5e. / hezri u sup
presset. wondering cry from her. -hi-h
made me hurry back fsaw her a.sen-
tson vas Fixed on the path below the
step. aEd looked also. 20 see the moss
cunassg procession that ever "a.
Ny sun,'s gTsv sIuirrsl uss trosfinx
foward rs With tail curied no and e.
eonPzased b. for little on-s szxe.x