Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-21
PREPARATIONS For WINTER.

are as we'll aware of the approach 81 WIN
ter as we are ourselves. Some of t,aem.
like tho so,irrels and cnintnunts beaan
to make nrorarations for IL rouths ago.
by building warm ncsts and LAYING in sun
plic, of eood o,ha,, M, 40, .oo,, to
trn,,,,o ,tt,.n, ~ orst rrost,
OF n,on,har ,,.,r,,4S ,h,,, 90 ca,dor
vo,,har g., ,l,,,', n,S,i ~, hr,.o hoc, h,rd
ot unrl o,or si,on '''N' 40
,rpo ,'rcroro,ir,' ,oe,,,,ro,, ,,, so,,o Of
tho orin,is ir ,,nr,. ,tt,,,, ,rhc frog, ,nJ
tho tmrtins co., irstnnno nnitber make
meets or st ora a,yn,. s,,d Coz. tho ,,intor,
whcr thov fool th"I t iUo cola hos came to
stnv tho, sir,nIv sa,,t. doom urdor tho
mud at tho hn,to.,,, ~ ,i,o su.arnns and
monde nj, crnvt ,,,,dcr no dawn leaves
in bolos ard hn,,on, .,,,rnrs ana remain
therc ,,,,u No. ,,,,.,, ,.a,,h,r ,oturn. in
the snrinp I orco ron,o ocross a lnrp,
green frog uhile, dig,,i,,, ont a wool
cbuck in Tho ,riddto ~ InT,orv Vie wus
undcr soyar,t t,oha. 80 inn,.o. renr IN,
entr,rro of tho L,,ray, ,rd I ,urned hin,
oycr ui,h ,o,. sna1o tto ,,.cs n,,itc in
active and madn no a,tomnt to escano.
pnd tho Iight so,r,ad =, h,,rt lite ovoe Tor
h., nlt,Lad a -, ,t,, iasoJ ,,nst
of tho Tine 7 tool, bir, homo and nftor
h. had hoo, In a ,a,, Of u,atnr for n fou,
mlni,tcs no WINS ,ivolv crongb but when
I qavo him n milo Of loavne bo craw cd
under them and never roappeared until
thc snr,rc
Sr,tos AFRO iust nc oosilv e,,ited Tbov
,ra,1 ir,o bojoe l., ,bn ground boreatb
Tho roots Of troas or beneath hollow
stumns and coli tboreclves I'm somo-
tip,,s II, ,,oscos &c tr.n hundred or marc
iroi,i1uaIs interviewed ca as ia form, q
h,u sub -, h,1 u.,g ,roortbod a fey
yoars AGO I'm r,idvlntnr at sound
Dn4oh conn bv tbc o,nnlovees of tho
S,u,bcrn NJ i-c,ri,,,d Toiynho,o Com
dccaved toIerbono nolo THO local supar-
ipt.,do,t ,,.bn ,,,, ,,roso,,. told mo thero
We. at Ioast two hundred enakes in tho
bunch. Tho mon threw. tbem ort ON tho
suov. ard li1Iod thon, r.i,h crouhars
Tho so,,irroIs orn rnoro rorticrlar
All az tbc,, h,,ud snu, raste for tbop,
scIyos and most of thcm store away food
Tho gentle Iittio nving so,,irrrcI has AL
ready. re,irod for tbn ,vartor md rnIass
we have an unusuaIlv warm dav we are
b,r.i1v likely r. soo birn ag.in until
Mi Iolio.., ,o. aro * s,,o, 10
r,r.,llv selects for his bcd for soft barl.
and lnovos but eor,otip,os ba roal,os !,
most in III. hrorcboe Al times he build ,
IN the roofs of old houses or botweon the
doullo ,voIIe Of an irobousa and have
known him to snord tho winter IN tho Oil
tird's most re etoros nunv no foo1
for no is a tr,,c hilernator ard viii need
mama untu Lc y.,i,o, 49,, r',i, r., 10
snriur
Hrrtus'
81. -" SUM '!H ar S'iil oit IVY
ON their rests op Iaa,as and erase and
sticl,e which no, orc ,oni.irS In no
sul'NS, MH'Cn ''ey are mahhs III inc
.Ia"'h"H OF trees IN some cases lHeN
h"N' utl'lIeu the oId nests OF crows ana
no D." Nc i"o''i'S ''eiH over ana iilINg lilehl
WIN sI"SS an" ,euar Dark saw gray
stUii'I' tnG "ther cay ga'neilhs urle'
E''SH i'' ms nest re plucKed IL from
tl'un" WIN ms Ihou'h' pit az Il
,.HI', anu "heh ne had gathered iarEt
Du"cn ne uar'cu up the Tree "hlch ne hdd
NV'c''u lor MS winter iu1rtcrS' II! SOM
pl"''S me gray squirrels nest IN hohoW
Ic'S' p"' most OF thoSe ! nave observed
p"I,' III tHe urahchcs' IheN 90 h"t use
u''lt "eS'S us huch as the nylhS squirrels
40, I"i thVy Si"cP III the very co'o weather
O'!'N' vi tiiv must warm uiNs OF III ;
WI"'cl we SI"ll see lhen OUT leaplhg
'il'""sH me trees ana Visiting the stores
~ NUTS WHICH tHeS are even now putting
AMY
ne rtu Spu'rr'IS are inc hafucst oil the
Io'' an" tiousH theY are MAKING the
H'S'9 a. warm ana Shus as any they VIII
oi"N use t"eiii at HlHht' Ior nothlnE IN me
Sh'p' Oh weather can keep these mite lei
lows lIuoorA II! the daytime. Most req
aquIIIeiS i've III HoicS Ill trees put some
,"'lu t"'li Hes'S III tHc branches ana
nose III tHc lar horth burfoW IN the
-io"i'" INC CHipihuHhS' Inc re" squirrel
Is very PtoN!ueh', ana know some oli
S'"inpa "hich contain more AutS thah VIII
'r eaten TINS winter unless some small
"r'' takrS no chances suppose the VIM
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