. St. Nicholas [serial]. To-morrow bide its time,And used To-day. Upon the tablet of the will How good to write, the selfsame way,Putting to-morrows uses by, The word To-day ! ARISTOCRATIC SQUIRRELS. By Meredith Nugent. Near a certain Western city, a family ofsquirrels found their way into a fine countryhouse and lived in it during a winter while theowner was traveling in Europe. He thought thehouse had been securely closed, but the sly long-tailed creatures hit upon some unguarded crev-ice and took possession. One day a neighborsaw one of the squirrels gazing out through awindow, very much at
. St. Nicholas [serial]. To-morrow bide its time,And used To-day. Upon the tablet of the will How good to write, the selfsame way,Putting to-morrows uses by, The word To-day ! ARISTOCRATIC SQUIRRELS. By Meredith Nugent. Near a certain Western city, a family ofsquirrels found their way into a fine countryhouse and lived in it during a winter while theowner was traveling in Europe. He thought thehouse had been securely closed, but the sly long-tailed creatures hit upon some unguarded crev-ice and took possession. One day a neighborsaw one of the squirrels gazing out through awindow, very much at his ease. A number ofpeople went in to drive out the little intruders,but could not find even the tiniest baby squir-rel, and they had to give up the search. A few days later, Mr. Squirrel was again seenat the window, and the men determined tomake another search for the sly fellows. Thistime, however, instead of rummaging about, oneor two hid themselves, kept quiet, and watched. Before long, a squirrel came running from. the parlor and started up the stairway. Oneof the men gave the cry, and a chase began.
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