The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-07-13


ali most is
their ferenne 5of % ala
an old fox squirrel IS thorou ghlys9s corr
WINGED that the 5onl Il place of safety when ZEN
the small boy came All about thu Il gun ~
|ia the top Of the tall est pine ~ n, the:
vicinity, the rock squirrel IS sattstiedd TINT
there issnnthing like solid rock ~ pf
danger, and is 4 never SOL hprollg hlysS
frightened as when heSl Dis forth from
a tree. and discov ers u man at the foot
thereof. Nor will he lose any tine IN
reaching the ground, refarrin s rather TO-
run the chance OF being captured on the
way down than to remain aloft land be
subj to the gaze Of So large fa crea 4 \
t,lre. HIS "
Tree squirrels are seldom met WI IN
the mountains, but remember sllrpris-s y
ling one In q small oak, gathering acornis.s
About twenty steps away a rock squirrel
was busily occupied ii the same manner
My unexpected appearance threw both,
into a panic-;the one because found M
SO small a tree, the other because found
In a tree at all Up sprang one into g
pine thathappsned to stand within reach
down fell the other to the ground nor
stopped until his fortress Of rock " as
reached. Il Only al difference of opinion,
thought, and a forcible Illustration OF the
attitude OF half the world toward the
other half ach believing It's views only
are correct. and Knowing that the views
of the other are all wrong g ss.Ss g- mi 4
&; Though rock squirrels make a great
show of fear when found in "a tree, SO
long as they are on terra frnia little re-
gard for the presence Of. man is shown
Really, iii districts remote from town.
human beings are not considered BY the
squirrels as deserving Of much attention
due, IL suppose, to the fact that no one.
but some toWrl-raised boy ever thinks Of
being SO cruel as to kill them, the meat
being tough and hardly fit for food. For
my part, q would as soon eat 9 rat. .~ r.
In the Lynx Greek Canyon are thou
sands OF these little animals, many living
IN the. mining camps rght among the
houses; but no one thinks of hurting
groves Of mountain walnut. 2 variety Of
small nuts with a very thin hull !; and after
the first frosts, when the nuts have fully
matured, the SQUIRRELS, have 9 royal time.
So they do, but their nut socials are some,
times rudely disturbed by the appearance
OF some small boy, who is possessed. with
a4desire to share in the .lahors Of ingathl
ering. Last season was living on the
creek and was much interested IN the
race for .walnuts that was run between
children and squirrels. There IS large
grove of trees just in front of the school
house, and during the long hours Of the
day whole regiments of busy squirrels
rushed to and fro in great haste&toNfin
their winter cellars, Poor children! They
were certain that not a single walnut
would be left by the following Saturday.
IA II they could do, however, was to view
Sif + 10 M n ~
full silence and miss half the days les
sons in consequence thereof. But, with
the end Of the week came revenge, and
the squirrels could only adorn the most
prominent points Of the adjacent bowls
ders, and bark and fune and look anx-
iously at each sackful that was carried
away; for they appeared fearful that
none would be left for their winter sup:
ply by the time the children We're
through. However, though the squirrels
worked industriously all the week and AND
the boys and girls on Saturdays, when
the; snow began to fly bushels Of nuts /
still lay on the ground and all had
enough in spite Of their apprehension.
TRAINING THE VOICE.
Considerable attention Is given BY the
rock SQUIRRELS TO training the voice. some
times a11:individual will assume an erect
attitude on top of a rock and, for no akz-
parent reason, bark for: an hour or more
at a heat During such asprolonged vocal
drill he does not sit bumped up like, Ia
tree squirrel, but stands perfectly
by his sides, and, excepting an occasional
turn Of the head, entirely notionless:
The bark is unsteady loud for so small
an animal and has a peculiar metallic
ring. 1t is altogether different from the
sound produced by any other species OF
squirrel. Should anyone be- sdesirous OF
witnessing an animated public meeting, in
SquirreIville, it is only, necessary to- IN 1
gtrodlice a. dog into one of their towns:
The sight Of such an intruder is the sig
nal for bursts of disappro bat lion from all
sides; and the inhabitants, with one ac-S
cord, m cunt the highest buildings in town
for an unohstructed view of so strange
an animal Should the dog chase one it1s
to- it's burrow the indignant squirrel while
en route utters a series Of EXPLANATIONS
resembling the cackles5of an alarmed
guinea fowl ana when once more the
agerieyed party ventures forth he mounts
his bowlder at once and infloud, emphatic
tones pourst forth volumes of arguments
Id favor Of the Immediate extern1ina ton
of all dogkind. Ell #s ;- I.
The chipmurls Of Arizona, though little
larger than 8. we'll fed mouse, Is supplied
with enough compressed, energy to oper-
ate the muscles OF an animal nine times
larger; and the agility with which &she
askfps from rock to rock is wond ful. ssI
have yet to see one Of these dimtnutlve
rodents in a state of absolute rest. IT
only standing on boWldef taking q sur
bath lie, is not still a second, but seems
possessed with the idea that his. ynan1o
Generates Just So much ma etfsm in a
ssyiyen time, which has to be used in all
Fey ents. In order that his anatomy may
mot become unduly charged 4, is5t
n Regard less Of what may be said BY
psychologists concerning the f1nctions]of
The heart and lungs, chipnrunks are fevi-
IDENTITY convinced that the tail is of more
import anee than all other organs of their
5boGy co nbities ~ w hen jumping from one
|; rock to another the tail acts as a main
spring. and 1T never runs down, but is
Y ALWAYS Ut d high tenson and responds to
M slightest wish of the owner: Even
an times Of great peril; as when being es-
.cort "a to its GIod gingss by q haw the
$chinm,1r1k never becomes too excitedsstoa
sren1enb er$ his sptTia1 xtensfo ana aTtot
avail himself hen posi- ble;s 0f the pow.
serful leverage afforded by this al Linn
sportant member under such rying cir
5cumstances.8 n
us blessed with the Eft zof oratory to "a
/ remarkable degree. q nd he spends al
great portion Of his time on top Of Some
IA rorite rock, holding forth to large and
r. shtonab audiences 81 rock squirrels,
cattle, horses,Sor any animals that may
5hanpen to roam in the immed late VieinsS
s fy1Tt Is not sni1nsus1 Tor one Hof thabe
four legged ecturersTt to speak for an hour
at q time to son1e bid cow that persists
n uat herring d portion OF her morning
feed from around his par tieul 81 group of.
p1 'TTEl q cH1pnfIJNKss INYsEGTIV7E..s
g IN order to ca forth ii chuMp KIM 81 best