The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-13
The Sandm
Story
ROB ROY SQUIRREL

except Robbie gave her any trou-
BILE. He would run away and he
would not learn to gather nuts as
his brothers and sisters did for the
winters store.
What is the use of working"
said Bobbie Squirrel I'll let the
others work and l will get what
they gather SO after a while Rob-
bic Squirrel became a bad fellow,
and everybody in the deep woods
called him Rob Roy Squirrel be-
cause there was once a long time
ago famous robber named Rob
Roy.
One day Rob Roy Squirrel ran
away from his mother and his
brothers and sisters and hid in a
tree a long way from home. He
carried a pistol and a dagger and
was thought to be very wicked, al
though no one could really say that
Rob Roy Squirrel had ever hurt
any one. He stole their nuts and
eggs and upset their home, but he
was not cruel.
But Rob Roy Squirrel, like all
bad fellows, one day got into trou-
BILE, and it came very near being
serious for him, too. 1t was one
morning in the spring, when every
thing looked fresh and crisp, and
everybody was filled with the JOY
of living, and Rob Roy Squirrel
felt just too full of life to hold in
another minute. :...
He jumped out of his hiding
place in a tree, and ran to tree
where he knew Mrs. Bluebird had
her home !
Rob Roy Squirrel had expected
to find some eggs, but instead he
found a nest full Of little bluebirds,
all with mouths wide open, for they |
thought it was their mother coming
with a big worm for their break
fast. ...... ".-...
Now Rob Roy had seen plenty of
birds, but he never before had |
seen such young ones or such big !
wide open bills, and it looked to |
him as though some terrible crea- |,
ture with many big red mouths |
was ready to swallow him whole.
He didn't stop to see any more,
but down the tree went bad Rob |
Roy Squirrel, and he didn't see old
Mr.. Hedgehog until he bumped on
top Of his prickly coat,
Rob Roy Squirrel was frightened,
so frightened that he ran UP the
next tree he came to and into a
hole he saw without stopping to
think of dangers. He just wanted
to get away from all the terrible
things he had seen and felt.
"Ah, hal so | have you at last,
you wicked robber," said a gruff |
voice, and Rob Roy Squirrel saw
two big eyes looking right at him
and felt a sharp claw, but fortu-
nateyl for Rob Roy, he was quick
enough to escape from the clasp of
that claw and out of the hole he
went like flash.
He had run right into Mrs Owls
nest where he had stolen eggs a
week before, and had she clasped
her claw about Roy Roy Squirrel
here would have been an end of
his story right here.
But as | told you Rob Roy was
TOO quick for Mrs. Owl and he was
1ut of her nest and down the tree
ike a flash. SO quickly that he
1idn't see where he was going and
right into a trap he went that had
been set by some little boys to
catch live squirrel to keep in a
cage.
Rob Roy had plenty to eat and
plenty to drink, and he was treated
very, very kindly by the little boys,
out he wanted to get out, and
around he would run on the wheel
n his cage, hoping that some day
ne would get to the opening in the
cage, for he knew there was one
where the little boy put him in, but
Rob Roy could never find 1t.
One day Rob Roy looked out
through the bars OF the cage where
le lived and saw his mother and
,rothers and sisters looking at him
rom a nearby tree. ooh! Robbie"
,ried his mother, "see what you
rave come to. If you had been a