LITTLE MITCHELL THE STORY OF A MOUNTAIN SQUIRREL [Illustration: LITTLE MITCHELL HAS HIS PICTURE TAKEN (Page 164)] LITTLE MITCHELL _THE STORY OF A MOUNTAIN SQUIRREL_ BY MARGARET W. MORLEY AUTHOR OF “A SONG OF LIFE,” “THE BEE PEOPLE,” ETC. ILLUSTRATIONS BY BRUCE HORSFALL [Illustration: LOGO] CHICAGO A. C. McCLURG & CO. 1904 COPYRIGHT A. C. MCCLURG & CO. 1904 Published April 2, 1904 THE UNIVERSITY PRESS CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A. CONTENTS PAGE I LITTLE MITCHELL’S LADY COMES 13 II LITTLE MITCHELL IS FOUND, AND TAKES A STRANGE JOURNEY 32 III LITTLE MITCHELL’S FIRST RIDE, AND HOW HE AND HIS LADY GET HOME 54 IV LITTLE MITCHELL’S CAT NEIGHBORS 78 V LITTLE MITCHELL STARTS OUT TO SEE THE WORLD 97 VI LITTLE MITCHELL REFUSES TO LEAVE HIS LADY 115 VII LITTLE MITCHELL’S FIRST CAR-RIDE 139 VIII LITTLE MITCHELL GOES TO BOSTON 152 IX LITTLE MITCHELL’S HAPPY DAYS 172 X LITTLE MITCHELL MAKES A MISTAKE 194 XI LITTLE MITCHELL GOES TO SLEEP 215 ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE LITTLE MITCHELL HAS HIS PICTURE TAKEN _Frontispiece_ LITTLE MITCHELL’S FIRST HOME 15 “A squirrel’s nest, in a nice hole, high up in the crotch of a tall chestnut tree.” THE LOG SCHOOLHOUSE 29 “The schoolhouse stood on the bank of a little river.” LITTLE MITCHELL’S FIRST MEAL 37 “The Lady dipped the end of her finger in the milk and put it in Little Mitchell’s mouth.” LITTLE MITCHELL CRIES FOR MORE 47 “He had squirmed out of the blanket.” LITTLE MITCHELL IN HIS LADY’S CAP 59 “All curled up in a little round ball in his lady’s cap.” LITTLE MITCHELL WARMING HIMSELF 69 “He would flatten himself out and warm the under side of his body before the fire.”