Democratic messenger., 1889-12-21
CHILDREN's CoLY


hollow tree and lost It's way back.
Charles frs. thou ,ht was 10 hunt for
the tree and.L.nd tie nest AMI give tho
baby back to its mother, but n, he looked
up hes Vs great bIacx clou in the sky
and eA a few spatters Of rain on his
face. so his second thought was to carry
bis s/sgandling hons.
/Hc tucked the little furry thing un.
der his jacket and ran home to his
mother. As lie held the Little creature
against his heart and kept ii warm
there he began TO love II. and when no
got home he asked his mother IL ho
might keep it and taso care Of It and
have 1t for his own pet. His mother
consented, and told him sh, hoped he
woull always be good to the little
orphan squirrel and never forget to
give II foo aud drink aud tender ca-c.
Then she huitcd upa ba'xc: AMI a
soft old BLANKET that ucl TO b,
wrapped arounl Charley himself whcn
he was baby, and she lai | the b!an kct
In tho basket, so as 10 make nice
warm most, an then She put the baby
squirrel into II.
Charley named him Dick. an then
as he had nam an nest, the next
thing wa, to fin l him some supper.
II was plain that Dick coul not eat
nuts. for he was b.by and In no
teeth; perhaps he would lap milk Ike
kitten. Charley brou ,ht ono warm
milk in saucer anl pu. D.ck' $ noe
into it, but that on y made him sncczc.
Charley begin to look scriou', and his
mother thoughtful. bat she smiled as
she spoke:
''Whcn babies lo,c thcr IN ,thcrs
they have 10 take their milk from n
bottle; let US Sc, il Baby DIX will do
that. Here. Charley, take this money
and go 10 the d:ug store and buy n
nursing o;,l;."
Charley ran down street rs fast as he
could. and soon came back out Of
breath with tho nursing bottle in his
hanl.
His mother poured the warm milk
into it. ard pu, the loft rubb.r ,opin,o
D.cx's mouth. and What do you think
'hc sucked away jus, Ike little human
baby, and don't believe lie ever missc
his own bunay mother a.ail. Charley
was so please. that he darcc! ounl
the r'em for joy.
Al Fins; Dick didn't like the feeling
OF the bottle against hi, fur. so Charley
mother covered 1t with so:, flannel, an
then Dc'i was satisfc |. lie would
always put his baby paws around it and
hold it close TO him a, he suckc awaj
at his breakfas, or supper.
II was such funny thing for u h1hy
squirrel 10 use nursin; bottle. ~
Icople who heard of it cam, from ~
objections TO see the sight. an
was quite the wonder OF the villa
am glal 10 say that Cha
vtry faithful 10 his little pet;
failed TO have the milk warm
bottle clean an | really, and D
went hungry. wis'l all tn, bas
the world cou. hay; as Gool cAs@
Baby ID c.i hal. lie soon grew So folt
tf Charley tha. he woull not take $
bottle from anybo ly clc. anI he would
run all over the house after hi, Ii Il,
master.
In little while u cs grew into
n very handsome ,qu:rr'l; hi, fur
was silver gray aad vcy thick and
glossy. his c,cs were as bright a'
stars and his tiil was 81 b:Ial all
buShy that when h. 81, Il ,wn and it
spread over him like an umbrella 1t
covered Ii IN all M.
By and by his teeth cam, AMI then
hc began To cat nuts. II WIS great fun
TO oscc D.ck sit unon hi' hin leg with
his great f.athcry tail waving over
him, picking ~ nuts with his little
paws and eating them so neatly. Every.
DO ly in the hou q pcttc6 the It'll,
rogue, and he led vcrj happi life.
Charley. grandmother use TO sit a,
the window KNIT ng amot al dag.
AMI Dick had trick Of jumping into
her lap. oIc dIy as lac was lying on
her lap he smcl.cl nut in her p clc.,
so he found his way in AMI ate the nut
aud made little visit there. After
that grand mother took care 10 hav, u
few nuts in her poc<c: every diy. and
rogucy Dick found that out an | made y
real nos: in grandmoih,rs pocket.
lie u,cl TO run in AM say there \
long time an keep AZ still us IN use.
lnlccd Dtk wa v,ry fond Of pocSci'
Af;cf awhile he got ,ircl Of sleeping in
hi basket, and took iaacj TO the
pocket of papa, ov;rcoat. Every night
wh,n he was really TO 50 TO bed h ran
70 the hat tree in the entry and climbed
into his pocket nest, and slept there MI
morning. That was the nearest he
could come to Sleeping in tres.
Taking Out Rusty Screw.
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