New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-26
SQUIRREL TALES.

FUNNY WAYS AND STRONG CHARACTERS
| The following account of memorable gray
squirrel extracted, BY permission, from private let
ter.:
He began life By tumbing out Of the nest when an In
FAINT he eIH the hands OF nephew, then al Harv-
ard and lived his pocK-Ia He could be put TO sleep at
any moment II made TO stand on his h'ai-whch was
odd, but convenient He always went TO recitation,
have very gratifying To the professors
He became uiDe 81 the end Of IS sumner vacation.
That Is. said would keep him until lie became al
sOlutey ntoIeraDle." Time would fail TO tell OF all his
funny ways He big fellow. with a superb tall
His Intelligence was marvellous lie knew everything
that could al ,ot his e aud great deal more than
many human Things. He knew rishl from wroGr. and
he learned from experence-wnlch Is more than can De
said OF all AMI women. II left him alone In a
room knew tue nent came b.cs II he had been do
ing wrong 10 never could keep himself from Oetrsylug
1t (ds chef STA tearing OF svers Of wall pAperJ
| would then PICK MIN Il aud say: ION, you naughty
squirrel wAat have you been doing " and carry linn
rounI room. When | got near tho
place hrs guilty conscience invariably compelled him
o Shrek Then | would dick his nose. aud
say Go away, naughty squirrei"-and ne would ny
Of the room and hnE himself Oh hs stomach
hs fore ami hn1 les stretched out to their eX-
treme ength. aud his bushy tail CURED over Ms BACK
aud do VI ais no,- 20 conceal mis- shame
When JAoughL had forgotten the at air ne would
begin TO pull M a lr-. / would say "NAu;hty and
on ni. stonl5u IN cprnsr for hAf an hour smpy by
inat one word. Tlen Isld "YOI may get up now
An ne gOuli ru.n % ny shodii-r and KISS me IN
funny mumDing way ne hal lie invented the whole
perform entirsiy MIN oil III no,hin- oIt foi-
Iow MS eat. BIZ nIst interesting always, AMI
o. watching IA IA. or o. won i'cin& At hs
perfect .nI A. tns wlg ne ate yol fes! tha1
nc knew a. mu Of no a. you iii. AMI tns pAGtonine
by wAcn hs collr,vsI % express Ms processes OF
thougIG
The most re narkabl. event OF bis lfe has some inter
eat for natur4lsts. Hs VAS lost He va, ron, two
weeks aud was back wet little ~0unled
bruised ani m,aning thing. IFS heal ssensl bat
terei TO- ns eyes were closet. ne could not swallow
lie cried when pu Aim from me into his house
20 Kept uln 10 aD4s6st always BY mh Even al nigLI
nad to put nun ~ NV pnIow. Tor he moaled 50 II /
KEEP nu az the Of bed tried 70 feed him on
.opped bread but couldn't sat. and he grew TO Oe
nag OF with some bon-s IN IT, Al the emu OF about
two he de llY sar up AMI began to WASH MS
aud then hall ns tongue sioashed OIL tie must
mad II bitten through ~ hsht with Wild squirrels
ln.ne1 lJey bis beauty ani ais insoence
but alas disaster hat Dealien HIM NoG know,
rodents tn lr teeth that taey can 10
10 ger gnaw t- hal grown because during iIuess
he could keep them nsI down on NUS. summoned
all my nerve AMI TOOK hin to dentst wno cur OF tae
teeth aud FOR a all seem i ws. But had To leave
home for AMI on my return l found
the teeth 40 long ne cDld not crack uut. Ihey
crew larger aud arg r. ami turned arDIni and around
toward roof OF the mouth. was 40 grievcd. felt
( must xiii him. / bought eiEnt ounces OF chiorO-
form aud TOOK my tin cAke-Onx, and was
about to DO the deed waen II occurred TO mc
that aps I did MT know nov 70 do 1t success
fnlv % [ wrote To Dr. - .uI lskst Nun 10 y
come anI to kl squirrsL Curo-y
heard tue SAT-: 81 csa 10 III n Ter. pl ala ani
| natg You nf<nt a. w-i XIII oa1J IAke hm to Di.
| frns denriSD. D.. fell a
psope did, aud explained TO me that L. w'1II Arst
cul of nail the i-n-th Oh Tue trstn 'non tuS Ct %
at.tu e % az
length TWO weeks lAter anI -nns 1he sq1IFr4 "oull
| NOT suffer pain. Inc burden OF th- OPERATION mus
sa~ lei upon me. had hoid uim and ne could kicS
IKE a hulc. You an0N squlfre7 are FcFF strong III
tn-lr hInlea IIoAt think he inlch hurt. bat hi-
rae AMI Indignation tue whrsis thng entists use
we're unDoun lei. MS shrezs brought poope IN from
the s. 10 know what ~, hAppeant As carr 81
ana viii resi- on. sna always o-ieve tnit
,u.e IL seizei hickory nut ana went To Work AZ H.
Inc next mOruing "a" ssl-hi nca IN one OF Tue seh,
For Two lays neIrl Dut tue s'uhi u nlhE
frnn n "a bel 10 whlcl had retired. A. Tue end OF
Two day- Que oil, az tue eui % four ns hal
ne ife par 81 'front.' teeth you aver saw. anu
| nv never gave MN any further trouble an sure
vod want know what Decs no ~ n u. dont KNOW.
went 20 Europe year an left hlm win TREAD
Wnen cane back never MENTIONED nin 10 me- al
never hai courage 10 Ask aObu1 hin iOr Hhe" ue
must have come to some uhtnsly ehL
rorrc.popdcnt At scranton Penn. sends this account
OF An atrolt operator the nut nArfet; NyOmin =
ave- gentleman has tame gray squirrel whose piorInS
habits almost the heart OF fruit amin It seller
IN the same avenue not Ons ago fle owner Oh tue
so,i--eI WAS IA the haoit % letting his pat follow him
from his resi- fence TO MS ofcs aud ba,s every day
hnt tne IA Ant has psrn tnsnty abandoned On al,
v na.t rne day. the squirrel stole nut
,rou the stand Ant scampered OF with H. HIS owner
c.nyn; him took tie nut aud pat t back Ga the
folIox ing morning the sqlrrsi WAS not on maud 10
aeeo up.ny hls master to the ohoe, AMI no Que 50"
min, ut the house until nOOa. For nu1Ier or days
alta, tht the .alrre i not appear when tle gentle
ma, s ready 70 leave house for his Oice, AM tbs
| ovns, uoude~sd what nsw notion tbe squirrel hal got
st,te If evaporation the squirrels conduct.
| ami carrie uf nut escd TINS WIN tue nut III 1is
s,fh ne vonld eau avenue Ia al or porlte
rctu frpu the residence OF as nAsicr, anu III ic"
at. nr would return aud OF eGatiou unless
-. VS. driven away. ihe fruli nung pies stcAs
-, f.r missiles him nat, tIis Treatment Ouly tentcI
-, a., ~ f,- souirrrl .acious la Ills nOYeLnons
m. frut- seiloi finally became 40 angry ~ Ihe
on, - frrausnt Lncfts that nc resolved 10 aAe tue
80 IL he 20 gotta lot OF cOODle-stOnes, au
,a.v.r noDoiy As in the way, Id threw one az me
Iitfl fr tlIei ~ be as caperilS away va"
n,t Ia his mouth. 1hat didn't sOrK worth a cent al
-, the ,rult man. who this time IN slate o.
'.ar ,,nf a, be trned got revolver and DaLe
- AZ the squirrel until tAe police stJppcd MN a
49, tha aseer the name or Inc squirrel
.,.r lie told the seutetnan ali about Tue slurfe
1870 cnuduct around his stand and tnit afrruOoh
80. t,,s Avenue rne DOLLAR was sesrcned aud a he'p
~ M was found stored away In an obscure NOOK
o. .,a.valk There we're fourteen quartz Oh nuts IN
80 ss.a and they returned ~ tue owner SINGS
80, me .auure ad ~ lake al Ills exercise III
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