Stuyvesant: A Franconia Story

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llow him to peep in and see, he said that he was going in to show the squirrel to the people in the house, and espe

form in the shed, and at the end of the platform he went up three steps, to a door leading into the back kitchen. He

t work at a t

uirrel-a beautiful squirrel. If I had

me to shut the doo

y, "I am coming back in a

in it leading to the principal rooms. There was a staircase here. Phonny supposed that Malleville was u

alleville! Where are you?

above, and Phonny hear

said Phonny,

t is Wallace. I have come to

show my squirrel to M

hough I don't know any thing about it, I presume that you came in a

Phonny, "I wi

he first shut the doors, and then carried the trap to Dorothy, and let her p

e him?" as

othy, "curling over. The whole squirr

uyvesant. He was careful to walk soft

s raking up the loose hay which had been pitched down upo

squirrel. You can peep through this litt

up and Beechnut pee

ee the top of his he

ted Phonny, "h

ou don't believe it, try and see if you can make him

of your fun. But Frink will be a very good name for

He was a squirrel that belonged to Rodolphus. He got away and ran

nny. "But what would you do wit

said B

said

very anxious deliberation, "I think that on the whole, if that squirrel were mine, I should put two large baskets up in the barn-chamber, and send him into the w

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nly making fun. If I were to let him go off i

that he would rather be running about i

said

able for him, that he shall like it better than he does the woods. That would not be difficult, o

t think he would like any house that I could

ou will do," said Beechnu

esant together. They talked a few minutes about the sq

g, they heard the b

-bell, what shall we do now? Where shall I

sort of cage to put hi

make one after dinner in my shop. I

uyvesant, "Bee

l," added Phonny. "But I thin

n the bench," said Stuyvesant, "till a

d Phonny, "

s. The tools were lying in disorder on the bench. There was a saw-horse in the middle of the room, tumbled over upon one

r, Phonny advanced to the bench, and pushing away th

e will be safe there

vesant, "he may f

p him up,"

and heavy block of wood, and placed it directly before the hole in the trap. "There!" said he,

l be hungry," s

tied to the spindle for bait, and he has not eaten b

e will be thirsty

something to dr

said Be

standing at the door of the sho

ame is

o I t

a little wa

and which had once belonged to a tin box. The box was lost, but Phonny had kept the cover to put nails

. He raised the lid of the trap a little, very cautiously, and then pushed the c

. Now he can have a drink when he p

he other side, opposite to them. Mrs. Henry sat at the head, and Wallace opposite to her, at the f

when all had been helped, Phonny

ishness in me, Cousin Wallace, to

ind of boyishness, at an

o objection to i

is boyishness, for it is boys, and not men, th

ny, "do you call a g

ives pleasure perhaps, but cows, sheep, and hens, are a source of profit. Boys don't care much abou

aid Phonny, "very much ind

s," replied Wallace. "It is not like some other kinds

onny, "what would you do, if yo

to it," replied Wallace, "and lay it down upon

be an excellent plan. But how

t the box all ready. You must look about and find a bo

xactly; but I can put it

our shop all in order, and get th

id Phonny,