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I do not think John Burroughs profited by his misconduct, because the squirrels were more active than ever that night both in his room and ours, the disturbance in their family affairs having evidently made them restless! I DO NOT THINK JOHN BURROWS PROFITED BY HIS MISCONDUCT BECAUSE THE SQUIRRELS WERE MORE ACTIVE THAN EVER THAT NIGHT BOTH IN HIS ROOM AND HOURS THE DISTURBANCE IN THEIR FAMILY AFFAIRS HAVING EVIDENTLY MADE THEM RESTLESS
 at Pine Knot. Mr. Burroughs, whom I call Oom John, was with us and we greatly enjoyed having him. But one night he fell into great disgrace! The flying squirrels that were there last Christmas had raised a brood, having built a large nest inside of the room in which you used to sleep and in which John Burroughs slept. Of course they held high carnival at night-time. Mother and I do not mind them at all, and indeed rather like to hear them scrambling about, and then as a sequel to a sudden frantic fight between two of them, hearing or seeing one little fellow come plump down to the floor and scuttle off again to the wall. But one night they waked up John Burroughs and he spent a misguided hour hunting for the nest, and when he found it took it down and caught two of the young squirrels and put them in a basket. The next day under Mother's direction I took them out, getting my fingers somewhat bitten in the process, and loosed them in our room, where we had previously put back the nest. HER AND I HAD GREAT FUN AT PINE NOT MISTER BURROWS WHOM I CALL UM JOHN WAS WITH US AND WE GREATLY ENJOYED HAVING HIM BUT ONE NIGHT HE FELL INTO GREAT DISGRACE THE FLYING SQUIRRELS THAT WERE THERE LAST CHRISTMAS HAD RAISED A BROOD HAVING BUILT A LARGE NEST INSIDE OF THE ROOM IN WHICH YOU USED TO SLEEP AND IN WHICH JOHN BURROW SLEPT OF COURSE THEY HELD HIGH CARNIVAL AT NIGHT TIME MOTHER AND I DO NOT MIND THEM AT ALL AND INDEED RATHER LIKE TO HEAR THEM SCRAMBLING ABOUT AND THEN AS A SEQUEL TO A SUDDEN FRANTIC FIGHT BETWEEN TWO OF THEM HEARING OR SEEING ONE LITTLE FELLOW COME PLUMP DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND SCUTTLE OFF AGAIN TO THE WALL BUT ONE NIGHT THEY WAKED UP JOHN BURROW'S AND HE SPENT A MISGUIDED HOUR HUNTING FOR THE NEST AND WHEN HE FOUND IT TOOK IT DOWN AND CAUGHT TWO OF THE YOUNG SQUIRRELS AND PUT THEM IN A BASKET THE NEXT DAY UNDER MOTHER'S DIRECTION I TOOK THEM OUT GETTING MY FINGERS SOMEWHAT BITTEN IN THE PROCESS AND LOOSED THEM IN OUR ROOM WHERE WE HAD PREVIOUSLY PUT BACK THE NEST
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