The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-12-12

'HHtHH WIN me ffHsfHiHA meal e4H<eH
'hs houseksepef great Dissatisfaction
In The same hosse > trunk wke scri.
denfsllY ieft open szs night - fAs
morning quantity a ride. bits ef Dried
fflii. and suuse os's vefs found mIxed
up with Iooz~ ewsI bends aad othef
small irinketsl u vM an exsrcise of Pc.
Hence 70 separate the articles. ~ may b.
readily imagined
with these traders. exehanes h 10
robbery. aud distance small hindFanoe,
they travel from their homes. and 70
from barn IN house, from LOFT 10 csllsr.
and through living rooms tncisslsss
when acting a. pofsers) with grsai
speed and Inipsrtlality. A sheephefdeS,
returning 10 he camp thirty miles away.
brought home fine new hat; placing
the bon on hIs tsbIe, he went away ios
the night Returning. he found the bon
had been entered. shs cown of the has
esten enslrely round. and the boz lhen
filled with wool. flannel ragp. remains
of food. wheat and dried fFsiu. nsrs
was . sudden forced sbsndonmsn1 q
that unsurvcyed ''squatter's claim"
Some ranchmcn were gone hsying for
several days, camping away fron home.
After their return they soon leaned
that their quarters had not been unoccu-
pied during their ahscpes. Anst CON-
posed Of wool and rags Giled she nosr
sieve left upon shen; next beside the
sieve stood the coKee box; In had been
leh about . pound Of good coffee; now
the box was filled 10 the top, MIXED with
the coffee. moldy orusts, boncs and rinds
that had been scattered about the place.
When | threw i all out, " said the man,
who was telling me, ''provoked ~ ]
was, could not help notcing how pret.
tily the nest was made uP d knawings
of an old blue army overcoat rcd fan
mel shirt and many white rags, pat to-
gether 70 nicely and made 20 cot with
IN" This morning, going 70 the store
house for lsmp-chimney, ] found an
ordinary glass chimney packed close
with straw. grains Of rice, oats, wheat,
q few beans and chips. "A
The mischief these rats can do In .
single night is almost Incredible. Ono,
getting into q lAdy's room, stripped her
house plants Of every leaf and blossom.
and hid himself behind the wardrobe,
where he was found next day, with .
most singular accumulstios OF goods,
among them many bks o. paper. .
quantity Of ralsins. . box Of matches.
some candle ends, gnawed postage
stamps and . lot of edds and ends
Nothing seems 70 come amiss, and they
are particularly fascinated by anything
that glitiers, often carrying Oh knives,
spoons and watches and silver and
hiding them effectually.
They are ''goodproviders, and In the
fan build their nests, and MI them with
stores OF eatables, the result Of foraging
expeditions for their families before
winter i on them. Under a large cot
tonwood tree. on side hill, partly un.
derneath q fallen trunk. . party Of us
found q mountain rats Assl II was
built up nearly two Ssct IN height; the
top or roof covering u sloped on all
sides. TO shed rain or snov; tearing u "a
pieces, We found u Wa built closely d
/ kss@'t ssy'7f o"f~s 49, 80" MN
leaves Of the cactus (Which grows plan,
tifully among the rocka) how they conh
cut o6 and convoy this lhofny stu1'
working Il up with The otAsr ma1srial,
N the close covering. \ hard 70 under
stand Awsy dowi, running In almos'
under the log. 20 well built around, oul
H resch d any moisture or cold.
clever little bed q wool was found, nadI
for the young rats; thb wool. d whiel
there was 2. : quanaty, nsss hsvs hss'
through which Ne shsep passsd. -
nom their cosrab-
10 ssaoh nh - y ~ sngs hsess
there was quits . long clreuitous pas
sage. cntrancs slose = " krouad, =
Tie soueA sids--A lle11s - of hole \
crawl through. II . nlfls keep sulIids
not yet carried h AnoAg her psovis
Ions, bat Iyiag Close b., " Sound non
than qnsrt q Has, irssk-loskine po1a
toes. brosghs from or own gnrden, -
Il \ an unsolved mysessy how ~ poea
toes wers taken thsrp; viii noe . eoTn1cl
Or mar upoa iksn, = e IN kruIssl
or broken. Ths garden was hundrs>
fest away, considssab1y lower dswp, -
. stream ol wstss. = iFYignling 11sh
% b. crcsssd. 2 rsseA + oas pse.s'
suggsstedthat lhs fsls might havs role
them all away I'D across sons pols
Arown oyss ns ssresm.
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