Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-25

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An hour later Betty missed nm f,,,,i ninh
found him sitting very So 'uu sun ','is
on the seat under the bittcf-sWect rpf
tree by the front yard Store NM ~, IL. /
was red squirrel IN that wah III ma
had for weeks ben trying 10 ehti.1 -.
a wire trap lie ate the apples, aiiu III,
hicd the young corn. The niaikS ~ va
little teeth were found on man! ,n', ~,
right on Il stone not six isct 2W"y ,.,, i,' ni
Fun Ting. The hoy had taken ms scut o.
the bench without seeing nm, ~. - nnt
sun that the wee little forager was no.
sure that ne was alive. and kept COM
closer and closer 10 inspect MN ms - y,
riosity getting the better Of NM M, n,r'.
Ting saw him and kept stiii. me WI
trap was just beyond on the wall. with an
ear OF yellow corn In it. nal
After inspecting The straEE nom III" MN,
TO foot the squirrel iartci along the Wa
ana softly entered the rnp. ne sinnii'
of the tempting corn and tricd TO i9'i
out. There was Sudden bahG' ~" ~
| two doors of tho trap closed vita \ SIM
| The frightened nttle thief jumped from
end to END Of THO trap terribly c%citc.l'
Fun Ting jumped Gown ard ran 20 I'm.
He could see The pHttcrinS heart OF tH'
squirrel shaking the SHin Oi his thy ctt.'e
! an sides. and he pitiOd him. !'ctt} cum
IN with an exclamation cf satlstactl"'i'
| I'VE have GOT ypi AZ last, my lhc 4.'
Ibid You mean 10 catch Inn IN tllat liz
tie house," asked Fun Ting.
Certain. Joel has set hat trap ,Nes:
day Tor TWO weeks. he won't Spoil any
more good apples. Joel VIII fix him ile, n
drown him IN The watering trough
| praps he'll give the SKIN 10 yol 10 nl'"F
Il don.T want his skin" SAID Fan TING
lis eyes filling with tears, II the pIeaicas :
incnt az the pretty. terrorizcd cre3iNF,
Betty una, rstood ANA pnttcd his mead
smiling She left tho trap with its pisoh-
en- on the wall. and took run " 10 sec
her he'd of hullvhocks. Then Fua Ting
Iplaycd with the whcelharrow, making WI
lievv that il was an elevated railway
train and thar he was the conddCt"i;
There was only one station On the Thir /
lavcruc road that hc was familiar with
ana he shouted at proper intervals.
Chatham Square, cnanSe ior SOU FL
went down 20 look II the squirrel IN thr
tran. III was not gone long. but when
Foci came Up from the field At noon ami
was told by Betty that thcrc was a
squirrel IN tho trap. M did not iinL him
there The trap was sitnn- hut empt III
Funny how Ia get olt,' aa!d HettE.
ana Fun Ting held iris peace.
In the days that followed Faa Ting eN-
plorcd every crook and conner Ct tiit
house and farm. Ii w1s dli - wondcrtnt
to him He bccam" taSt friends with ih'
cattle the horses. thc poultry ami tdr
sheep. Thu most untricId'y member ~
the community Wa vested n'rnrd r.i'A
that oHr day huUt,d him through Ia
bars of the harnAaFd. und though run
rinE came ONT much quicker tiau rs had
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