ILLUSTRATIONS

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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 tallchestnut 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 inLittle 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 hisbody before the fire.”
Little Mitchell’s First Chestnut	[75]
“He took it in his baby hands, and sat up, and looked around,very wise indeed.”
Little Mitchell Washes his Face	[87]
“Out there in the corn-field he climbed quickly up to her shoulder,and sat there and washed his face with his little hands.”
Little Mitchell Likes Chinkapins	[95]
“He sat on the Lady’s knee and cracked chinkapins, and wouldgive the shells a toss that sent them far away.”
Little Mitchell on a Frolic	[107]
“Hop, hop, went Little Mitchell, all up and down the room.”
Little Mitchell in his Box	[119]
“There he lay on his back, like a hot, tired, human little baby.”
Little Mitchell’s Visitor	[131]
“He scampered off as if the old cat were after him.”
Little Mitchell and his Wheel	[143]
“As soon as he moved the wheel began to turn, and he beganto run.”
Little Mitchell Plays with his Tail	[155]
“It was funny to see him hanging by his hind toes from his screen,head downward, and play with his tail.”
Little Mitchell Plays with a String	[169]
“Across the room and back again he would chase it.”
Little Mitchell Sits in his Chair	[181]
“He sat in the doll’s chair before the little table, and ate hissupper.”
Little Mitchell Listens to the Whistle	[189]
“He would climb up on the screen, and there he would stay, asstill as a mouse.”

LITTLE MITCHELL

THE STORY OF A MOUNTAIN SQUIRREL