New Britain herald., 1928-11-22

It was time for Rusty the Fox Squirrel to get busy. He had found a land where there was plenty to eat. Now he must make the most of his opportunity for 1t was getting late in the season. The first thing was to find a home. He had to get acquainted with this place in which he had chosen to make his new home. He must know all the hollows in the trees and all the hollow logs. He must find out where other peo- pie lived.
 So for a while Rusty was a very busy Squirrel. as he ran this way and scampered that way and hopped the other way. You know, Rusty is much bigger than Happy Jack the Grey Squirrel. He is stout, heavy fellow. Happy Jack spends a good deal of time on the ground. but Rusty spends even more. At last Rusty found . hollow in 8 tree trunk. It was deep enough and it was. big enough. Best of all, 1t vas not occupied by any one. He knew this as soon as he went inside, for there were no beds there. Rusty pro- ceeded to make a bed. This was to be his winter home. Now" said Rusty. when his bed was made to suit him, I've got to find some storehouses. It won't do to let Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost catch me without plenty of food stored away It was for this that left the Green For ct and made the long journey to this place"
 Q Rusty began hunting. By and by he found a hollow log on the ground. It was half covered by brush. Rusty's eyes sparkled. He went inside. There were some dirt and leaves in there These he clean ed up. Then he started for the near est hickory tree. How he did work. storing away nuts in that hollow log. There were nothing but nick ory nuts in there. In the end of the log he pushed some dead leaves. This was so that no one coming along would peek in and discover those nuts.
 T must have some beechnuts Beechnuts are sweet and fattening I certainly must have some beech nuts" said Rusty, as he talked to himself
 He didn't have to go far to find them. When he found them he be- gan looking about for place near by in which 10 store them. Between two roots of great tree was a hollow. Rusty cleaned it out and dug it little deeper. Then he filled that hollow with beechnuts after which he covered them with dry leaves. Passing by there you wouldn't have suspected that any one had storehouse there. No, sir. vou wouldn't have suspected it,
 Another storehouse was in an old " ' It was an old crows nest. In
 usty stored away some pine
 a~d certain other seeds that
 1d. Some walnuts he buried | 70 and one there, digging lit''a pit for each. He didn't bother
 
 little pits and buried these nuts right under the tree where he found them. He knew that he would be able to find them when he nedeed them. He could trust his nose to lead him ., them.
 Once while Rusty was intent on burying a nut Hawk darted down at him. Rusty dodged behind a tree just in time. Then they played game of hde-and-seek. Rusty dodg- ing back and forth around the trunk of the tree, while the Hawk tried to catch him. There was hole higher up in that tree. but Rusty didn't bother 10 seek safety there. He knew he could outdodge that Hawk. But when the Hawks mate appeared it was wholly diff ferent matter.
 Two against one isn't fair" cried