The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-12-10
THE SHOWER
FOR FRISKY.

Took there! There's poor little
squirrelr' cried Amy. pointing to
tuft In which was curled up small
bundle Of brown fur Maybe we can
catch It,"
Indeed you can't" said John. who
was eight. Being two years older than
Amy, he thought he knew a great deal
more than his sister. 1T will scoot up
q tree long before you can touch It,"
But the poor little animal could not
"scoot up n tree" as the children soon
found out. for its leg was broken. A
hunter had shot II and then. not being
able to find II when II fell or being In
too great n hurry. had carelessly gone
on, leaving the poor thing to suffer and
die. The children wrapped 1t In Amy's
apron and ran quickly home. for their
brother was studying to be n doctor.
and they thought maybe he might
help IL.
"Don't cry. Amy" said big Brother
Charles when he had examined the
wound. "Ill set ii and maybe 1t will
be well in a few weeks"
"When I'm a man I'll never, never
shoot a squirrel or a bird" declared
John as he watched the poor little
thing while Charles cleansed the
wound and tied 1t up. 1T was
mean, cruel thing to go or and leave
poor Frisky to die"
From that moment they called the
squirrel Frisky, and they waited upon
1t very carefully as 1t became better.
An old bird cage was fitted up for Its
home. so stray cats and dogs could not
harm II. and the incest nuts and the
daintiest bits Of bread were always
ready to tempt the little creature to
eat. 1t rapidly got over Its fright and
began to hop about, and I'm time could
use the injured leg almost as well AZ
at first.
Mamma. Frisky doesn't want to
stay with u.s." said Amy sadly one day
In late autumn. John let him out this
morning and he scampered up to the
top of the tallest tree In the grove and
wouldn't come down for a long time.
Do you think we ought to let him go?"
"What do you think about 1t,
dearieT
swell, mamma, suppose he would
be happier up among the treetops. but
all the nuts are gone now, and he'll
surely starve when cold weather
comes. He won't have q thing to eat"
Lets have shower for him." pro-
posed John. The children Of the
school had just had shower for their
teacher, who was going away for her
health, so the idea was fresh In his
mind. Let's get a lot of nuts for Fris-
ky and let him hide them where he
likes. | don't want to keep him in the
cage when he wants to be free"
So the children took their cherished
dimes and pennies and bought a large
bag of hickory nuts for Frisky. and
mamma bought sack of walnuts, and
papa sent them some chestnuts, and
the cook brought out some acorns she
had been saving. and even GRANDPA
Their Allen brought lot Of hazelnuts.
SO that Frisky had so much work his
poor little legs must have been very
tired each night. With his cheeks full
Of nuts he would rush up I'm the big
oak tree and then down again until
every nut was safely stored away for
cold weather.
"Frisky can have party this winter
II he wants to-" said Amy when the
large quantity of nuts had been car
ried away. John and are going to
watch and give him another shower II
he needs 1t In the winter"
But he did not need II. for In the
spring he came out Of his snug home
so fat and saucy that they knew he
had had good time all winter. And
when heavy storm blew down his
winter home some of the nuts that had
been given the squirrel at the shower
rolled out Of the broken trunk. and :
Frisky hurried to carry them to a safe
place. as IL getting ready for another
School Times.