Uncle Dick and Lisa's Old Time Animal Tales

Brandywine Manor had a large colony of grey squirrels, but no shooting is permitted near the village, the squirrels being the pets of all the residents of the place.
A number of years ago the late William Rettew, who resided in the village, discovered a number of squirrels in the garret of his house and cared for them. Then he became imbued with the idea of protecting all the squirrels in the vicinity. In the garret he arranged nests for them and fed all that came. The number multiplied rapidly, and they gradually established homes in the trees in the woodland near his home.
The worst enemy of the grey squirrel is the red squirrel, and Mr. Rettew began a war of extermination against the latter, which he kept up until his death. Then his son continued the work, and today there are hundreds of grey squirrels in the woods for a mile around the village, but few red ones. Every resident considers it his duty to kill a red squirrel wherever found.
During the summer the animals may be seen playing about the trees in every direction, and they are often found in the homes of residents.