. Forrester's pictorial miscellany for the family circle . re sister, lamenting the loss of their names were Willie and Mary. Well, this is pretty well, said Willie ; only last week therewere plenty of hazelnuts on these bushes, and now they are allgone. I guess Rob Burr -has been here and stole them all. Hush, Will, said Mary, you have no right to accuse Robertof such conduct. He is a good boy, and I am sure would not stealyour hazelnuts. Perhaps some one else has taken them. 230 PICTORIAL MISCELLANY. lk Well, somebody has taken them, continued Will. Hazelnutsdont have legs
. Forrester's pictorial miscellany for the family circle . re sister, lamenting the loss of their names were Willie and Mary. Well, this is pretty well, said Willie ; only last week therewere plenty of hazelnuts on these bushes, and now they are allgone. I guess Rob Burr -has been here and stole them all. Hush, Will, said Mary, you have no right to accuse Robertof such conduct. He is a good boy, and I am sure would not stealyour hazelnuts. Perhaps some one else has taken them. 230 PICTORIAL MISCELLANY. lk Well, somebody has taken them, continued Will. Hazelnutsdont have legs and walk off, not in our iay. And yet, said helifting up the overhanging bushes, I dont see any tracks. Reader, who do you think stole Wills hazelnuts ? What! cantguess ? Why, I saw the thief sitting on the fence, not two rods off,all the while Will and his sister were looking for tracks! And forfear some of you might lose your hazelnuts, and not know the thiefI have caused his portrait to be taken ; so you may look out for himHere is the little There, leave your hazelnuts on the bushes until they are fullyripe, and this little rogue will save you the trouble of gatheringthem. Butternuts are ripe somewhat before chestnuts. Many a dayhave I rowed a boat along the Connecticut, river to gather the but-ternuts on the overhanging branches. Frequently a gray squirrelwould be found intruding, and then a plan was formed to shakehim off into the river. This was good sport, but it did not alwaysend exactly right. I remember coming very near being ducked LOUIS PHILIPPE. 231 myself once, and have seen one or two boys, who were less lucky,get a swim, on similar occasions. However, no harm was done:only a good deal of sport was created among their schoool-fellows.
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