The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-01-25

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When the squirrel first came to live
with Teddy he was shy and very much
afraid Of strangers, but when he found
no wanted to hurt him, he was quite
willing to be friends with everybody.
He liked Teddy best of all and tho
two spent many happy hours playing
together. Sometimes he would scram-
BILE up Teddy's back and take a ride on
his shoulder. Then he would dive into
his pockets to see If there were any
peanuts in them.
He was very fond of corn. Once
when Teddy forgot to feed him he
stole an ear out of the pony's manger
and taking one end in his mouth, ran
lightly along the fence and up the
tree to his favorite nook. There he
sat and nibbled at the kernels, holding
the ear with his queer little hands
and stopping now and then to scold
Teddy who stood watching him. When
he had finished his dinner, he crowded
the ear down in a crotch of the tree,
Early in the summer he began to
keep sharp outlook for nuts to bury.
IL Teddy gave him more than he
wanted to eat at one time, he slipped
away and hid them.
He never can find 'em all again."
Teddy said to his mamma. Hes got
nuts buried all over our yard. He
don't know where they are, I'm sure"
But Teddy was mistaken. Frisk did
know, and sometimes he dug them up
to eat. This is the way he, buried
them. First he made a little three
cornered tear in the sod, then he
pushed the nut under and patted 1t
down with his deft little paws until
you might look very closely and never
guess that nut was hidden there.
If he could not get nuts he would
bury the ripe seeds from the naples.
A large hickory tree grew close to the
side of the house and when the first
frosts sent the nuts pattering down in
showers he worked with might and
main. There were no more moments
wasted in chasing the blue jays whom
he delighted to tease.
Where does he put so many?"
asked Teddy. "He can't bury them
all. The front yard would not begin
to hold them"
Frisk looked up from the nut he was
eating and chartered something which
Teddy could not understand. He shook
his finger at his little chum.
You little rogue of a squirrel,
Ted said, Il will find your storehouse
yet"
But he did not, although he hunted
.-.gh and low. Frisk would watch him
when he peeped into odd places, with
his tail curled gracefully over his
back and his black eyes fairly dancing
with mischief Then he would pick
up a nut right before Teddys face and
whisk away up the tree with it.
So the pleasant autumn days went
by until the nuts were all gathered.
Teddy had long ago given up hunting
for Frisk's hoard in looking forward
to Thanksgiving day. And when it
came at last, bringing with it all OF
Teddy's aunts and uncles and cousins
to spend the day, he had so many
other happy things to think about that
ne quite forgot his little friend.
The long beautiful day passed all
| too quickly. The cousins who were
staying in the house gathered about
the fireplace in to crack nuts and tell
stories. 1t seemed as if they had hard
ly begun before the clock struck nine.
Come, laddies," said Teddy's NAM
ma, "keep your stories for another
time" She looked down into their
eager, pleading faces and a happy
thought came to her
Forward. Bedtime Brigade, march
to your tents" she said, gayly.
The boys laughed and fell into line,
two by two and marched to the tune
she hummed. At the head OF the
stairs they halted.
LET me see," said mamma, where
shall I quarter you all? Oh, | know,
Joe and Harry may share Ted's room.
Then Ted and Ralph and Roy can
sleep in the big bed in the spare room.
Come, my soldiers" and she led the
way.
The bed in the spare chamber was
a big, old-fashioned four-poster that
would easily have held dozen boys.
The three thought it was great fun to
have it all to themselves. They played
that they were real soldiers who had
reached camp after long and painful
march,. But when Ralph as scout crept
under the covers first, his feet touched
something round and hard.
"Why, Ted" he exclaimed. Have
you been hiding your marbles in
here?"
Marbles" said Teddy, his eyes big
with surprise. mo, why should I?''
Then Ralph threw back the quilts
and they found, what do you suppose?
Why, Frisk's winter supply Of nuts.
The little rogue had slipped in through
an open window and hidden them in
tue very last place that Teddy would
ever thought of searching, Don't you
think that a bed was the queerest
place in the world for pantry? The
boys did and they wondered how Frisk
happened to choose it.-Pearl Howard