The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1905-03-03


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 nibbed 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,
so he might save it for next time.
Early in the summer he began to
keep sharp outlook for nuts to bury.
If 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. He's got
nuts buried all over our yard. He
don't know where they are, I'm sure"
But Teddy was mistaken. Frisll did
know and sometimes he dug them up
to eat This is the way he buried
them. First he made a little three
corhered tear in the sod, then he
pushed the nut under and patted it
down with his def little paws until
you might look very closely and never
guess that a 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
4--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 nut right before Teddy's face and
whisk away up the tree with it.
so the pleasant autumn days went
by until the nuts we're all gathered.
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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
90 quickly. The cousins who were
staying in the house gathered about
he fireplace in to crack nuts and tell
stories. 1t seemed as if they had hard
y begun before the clock struck nine.
Come, ladies' said Teddy's NAM
ma, keep your stories for another
ime" She looked down into their
ager, pleading faces and a happy
bought came to her
Forward. Bedtime Brigade, march
0 your tents" she said gayly.
The boys laughed and fell into line,
wo by two and marched to the tune
ne hummed. At the head of the
tairs they halted
Let me see," said mamma. where
hall | quarter you all? Oh l know,
oe and Harry may share Teds ROOM
hen Ted and Ralph and Roy can
eep in the big bed in the spare room.
ONE, my soldiers" and she led the
ay.
The bed in the spare chamber was
big, old-fashioned four-poster that i,
ould easily have held dozen boys. /,
ne three thought it was great fun to :,
ave it all to themselves. They played =
lat they we're real soldiers who had =
cached camp after long and painful :,
arch. But when Ralph as scout crept :.
nder the covers first, his feet touched '
,mething round and hard. =
"Why, Ted" he exclaimed, Have :
ou been hiding your marbles in T
ere?" =,
"MarbleS!" said Teddy, his eyes big r
it'll surprise. mo. why should II" f.
Then Ralph threw back the quilts
Id they found, what do you suppose? q
Thy, Frisks winter supply of nuts. g.
he little rogue had slipped in through r.
| open window and hidden them in v
e very last place that Teddy would s.
-er thought of searching. Don't you n
ink that a bed was the queerest Il
ace in the world for a pantry? The n
,ys did and they wondered how Frisk Z,
lppened to choose it.-Pearl Howard q
ampbell in The Indianapolis News. u
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