Show Squirrel Wit 1 n t i L i i i. i The attribute of reason r ason is often de denied nied to all nIl creatures except man but buta a correspondent recently observed a chipmunk displaying a degree of intelligence in in- that seemed to exceed any- any tiling thing properly covered by the this word instinct I was was visiting a farmer and had bad gone with him to t the e middle of a field where ho he was wiLs planting corn A mischievous mischievous mischievous mis mis- chievous horse in in the adjoining pasture pas ture attempted to tp get some of the tile seed corn and in reaching teaching over the fence for that purpose over oyer turned a a. bag ag of seed I We hurried to mo spot and found I that a chipmunk had already begun I to gather the scattered grains He Ho was very busy and his conduct showed show show- ed orb that he understood the situation thoroughly The treasure would be within his reach lech for a very short time so instead of filling his pouches and hurrying to his burrow he lIe set about hiding as munch much a as possible of the corn coin within a few yards of where it had been spilled A piece of ba bark bak k a chip or a sod served served as a temporary emp place hiding and In in a a. short time ho he had gathered all the grain that the that the farm farmer l' l could not conveniently collect and began to transport it to his permanent perma perma- neat nent granary I noticed several places where he had put puta a mouthful and found afterward that he did not overlook overlook overlook over over- look any anyo Hiim when rem removing hen ving tho the spoil to his storehouse |