. A study of a child. h when at home,as we were careful to keep doors closed, and all articlesof value away from him. When he began to fight, however, we thought it bestto do without him. The scampering and squealing thatwe heard at night was, to say the least, disturbing, es-- pecially to those who wanted to sleep and were not ac-customed to noise of this sort. We had grown so usedto little things of this kind in our nature-studies, thatwe were entirely unmindful of the fact that our littlefamily did not live very happily when together; but onenight, after a particularly noisy time, we surpri
. A study of a child. h when at home,as we were careful to keep doors closed, and all articlesof value away from him. When he began to fight, however, we thought it bestto do without him. The scampering and squealing thatwe heard at night was, to say the least, disturbing, es-- pecially to those who wanted to sleep and were not ac-customed to noise of this sort. We had grown so usedto little things of this kind in our nature-studies, thatwe were entirely unmindful of the fact that our littlefamily did not live very happily when together; but onenight, after a particularly noisy time, we surprised alittle dark mouse on a visit to the white ones. Hedisappeared very quickly, but evidently returned again,for the racket was astounding. Finally there was aterrific squeal and a big thump. Upon springing upand striking a light we discovered poor Whitey on thefloor with blood on her back, where either Squealy orthe brown mouse had evidently bitten her. She hadfallen or been pushed from the top of a large trunk, 158. 1894 DRAWINGS—FOUR YEARS OLD A. a man out walking in the wind, whicli blew his hat-string from his coat button; B, twomen on a boat; C, cannon, and man shooting: D, boy, and his mamma telling him not to dosomething; E, frightened girl; F, man walking in the rain; G, Chinaman; H, windmillto work machinery below; I, girl out walking; J, New York fire-boat ; K. baggage man atdepot; L and M, engines running over men ; N, effort at horizon ; a, sun ; b, steamboat; c. cap-tain on sail ; d, ship with four sails ; e, ship with two sails ; f, cannon on war-ship ; g, big sail-boat. 1 ! M i 1 — l.;y IT ill 1 P
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