The sun., 1902-06-22
n I'VE BROWNIES
l. INVADE A LOG CABIN,
Franks Played BY a Family OF Fly
ing Squirrels in . House
in the Woods.


.h. saw them roll the logs up skids until
the piI, took on tho form IT hou-- IN"
little squirrel waited until the houSs Nas
all finished. and then >hc pas-ed the v ,rd
To the wood brownie and then they oil
moved in
The hats took up their quarters hot ~"~n
m. logs of the -e,und story. the red squirrel
he,wern IN. loss ~ the first story, 'h"
white-fOot.d mi," and lsrg" black wood
rats In all unoccupied nooks
The Phpia hard took possession "f a
pro ,ec,ion over the Kitchen door, IN" rnnln
built it, nest on IN" soap shelf hy III" towel
rack. the black -tailrd hornets d"d'd th"
PaIer Trust and built themselves n paIr'
balloon under the aprN NJ III" caves, th"
woodchuck satisfied himself with hom"
under the kitchen foor. the bumbl" h-Aes
occupied an augur hole in n log OF the area
way, and Fanny FLYING Squirrel found
fine place on top of the frame of the bed
room window
All seemed to think hat the log cottage
wa- built especially for them. and a, first
, they r,.-ent"d human intrusion. hut after
awhile even the hornets would fy about
| IN the most friendly manner. catching the
fie. on ,hc dinner table or even picking
NONE of ,he-. Wild creatures can he
| taught the saCrrdn"ss ot property rights
They arr all bnrn communists, and h"leve
that all forms of wealth are public property.
| and this belief often produces dire results =
| to the brownies themselves
| Morning after morning the milk was
| given to the dog i"cau-r D." was the only
one of tho lcg'ima'c household who had
/ "a, f.,.It WOOD
! mouse In n
Once the sirained honey was poured
| ont on a fiat stone for the trnofi nf the
! wild bccs bcoaus" a whl,s-iooteSi NOUS.
had gnaw.d lnle through the lead Gov
erac cork n" mouse had then fallen
into the honey and I,"rishc,i. but lts remains
| were preserved IN th" sweet liquid.
The wood mice lid no, cat our fab, but
! they often took them from the plate IN
the cellar and hid them where they could
NJ, be found until our noses told ~ the
secret Of the hiding placv'.
Th. it'll. brownies once unvound "A ball
Of twine and draprd y all around the room.
making half hitch or two on hunting
: afif. and PIPE, without dslodgIng the-'
nbI,rt- from their ir-N'Ur perch on the
marrow ,,ig" at u board. They al-u took
all tho tack from q new Iackag" ard neatly
slowed them away IN the egg shells kept
for ling the ,ufC''
Rr II va. when the offspring Of Fanny
TlNing Squirrel iillrd the houss thar the
r,ai jupuhl" Logan The muthe' squirrel
va. ,uiltru' a tir~t with making heI nest
frun No" tu,'~ ni cotton nihh'i irum the
uatira-
Th~ II. i ne, sire mad" over the bed
| nom window Determined to "v.t the
li''l. nuisance. | clim1'gi un top ut n kitchen
chair. which Wd~ iu-'~Try halanc~i
on an unsteady wa-h-iaud add looked
| into tn" htt,' w.. ne
The mother -.u.irr.l Ilpkcd up h"r prrti Y
| head lnquirilglN from beneath the ~ott
| nesting material, and when ] gazed INTO
| iL. -nft big sN..- pf th. litilr muth"r annual
al the anu"yar," aud anger ia NV h-sri
| melted away
T.rciair iiit.yI a. | attempted 70 d..-,-nd
| and | sstu'' down With a cash, smashing
a ui not. .ptIining NY wrist 'ud lafkins
buth -hIu-. Lut | lrit Fanny Flying squirrel
| "a. uu,lt~jbrird I-I--.'-si1u ui hrt 'laitn.
! ON. -"a-,u iu company with friend
| h.h,d t't,. hrupk- pu Tie ~aY tn Wihi
! I-iuI~ W. i.'nd -sid 10" ~",id 'l"ail
I .h. n-t B.. would H. ,u-,k
Th,. h,.i-,. hai i".,'n rlu.'st all ~iht-f
7 ,rt ..it,i opening 't" d,-'t- and Ntuduw~
.uIt .ur.r Wupd and huIll m" and 'h"u
r..,, ,u' -,i' tr tr'aii,c. TT a." -iu"ke iiIl'd
rl, roam
! r,ll IT,. ~i.d ~ -yuu a. gvt warm the
-ulDk, irfil-ri iu - up. hu u tll.-l ia,
| ,ii,..au amt Nh"u that Wa- iu.i, % -tt-an'yi
| .H. cod iu. NtuUuW- dni du-si.. Bu; never
VIM .,r't ,.i ui 'hr chimney
NiN rv,.. aud thIua' ~inHrt'si. nav luugs
N-r,. raw. tear b"ir"wrd NV checks
s,..- covered with d-h' is, AMI INV fac" va
= Dig,L ru.-i 90 d'-u'ruiIrn | Ciluts-d To- he
r,.f ird. NIth . Iuug p"l" felt Tor the "h-
-tur,Uuu 800 -" ,hunu'E her" Ma none
fntf'
Arri Iuillrng dozen hfr- and "N'tu.
, u..ltrg Iuam agatu. | VJil~t NV tiI"ad
/ and .nC,ih"t "" iuph down 40" ~ioN'-lHp'
and found hat 'h' -Ia.s from The "lbuN
~ ti,. ms. for tlr,. f,,.I Wh- packed with
I'm, ,,,rI,d wool maG" from raV"lng-
guuW"d from th" dining r"pm rug ~
tri- warm. -runkr. proof u"~i W" iound
Fanny EiNlug Nuir"rl. aud A. usual thrt,
Wa. a family ui luil" un'~ WIN h"t
"" SPARED ti" old suof her and nursing
hauir-. dumping th"n carefully into q
cracker tuN II ~a~ url'k that night
when Two hungry men az last -at down
tYd f"a~i ui CsJ'k"t- aid 'ronl
Np' luug after 'hI- Adventure. the log
rr,... Wild Lands wn- hilri with a merry
r.rrpauv uT city p,Spp- p.Nppl" with all
, th,. .lrv frar oi ~oltud" ant "a firm hcli"i
, iu ~. ,Ni-'"uu" 81 ''rribl" bopd--ucking
l.at.. luug -tunt'nd rcn"muu- s"rp"r's with
a m,rarilnus power ~ charming thor IL.
tended Nict.m~. Impla"ahle hoop snake
l aud ppi.uuuu- ~Nli'~
A. ufgh' apprpa .h"d the fear ~ thr~'
il.r.- ,,r"pi over the guests. aud they
I ,.,. r,t, in fl".r cots trembling Through
49,. .,nrip~ they could s'-' Ne starr twinkl'
and '4,,y ,u"w 'ha. 4 hvBnu' ically inclined
make would ,up'-" Ju-t such an ul"niur
thrnurh wUi,h Goo rra,h IT, victim
s,rar."iv luI thc guests clu-'d 'h"''
eyes ~ -h.tub"' when ~,m" nv" ihinG
tell WITH a -iukruiug thud ~ the cle-
of rhr most tim,d guest. II - fortunate
her hcari N.- sound ur IL would have oru-'N
'D u'at
Hardly daruc ru breathe. tnu'h l--'
to -crrlm fpr i"ip. th" frightened gtI's.'
lay guir, How heavy tp- -"rpent's 80,
seemed 'u u"
t,r..duallv hor yves h,,au" accustomed
To- the darkness ard then III" saw that th'
rati-.. ui her fright was only pr"iiy Fanny
! FIviug squirrel spuatting on lh" cover
/. lei Washing her faC'. with her lt'l" hands
Every summer evening after IN" slf
haIl had -uuh t,chind tho hin across 40,
lake. aud ~" hpot-pwi and whlppOor-wil
have bcgun 10 'alk, shadow like nhJ'c
A. seen to sail from IN" apex of N. ruo
down into IN" gi"nm, NOR" phantom'
. follow. until NJ titncr 'herr are ~"N"ta
| iu tn. an AT once. and We know that u u
Fanny r1virg Suuirrrl and her living para
chute dc-..udaui~ departing for N" night
and W. NAV S.-p for awhile In Irare
| IaI' Nh.u the wolf : brush that nal,