them, if they were fond of the noise they might make it
themselves, and then the only difference would be, "it would be
made by monkeys instead of squirrels." The alderman then went out
of the room, Henrietta put me into my cage, and peace was once
more restored. And now all their proceedings were stopped, by the
arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Churchill, who were come to take their
young folks home, and offer a place in the coach to the rest of
the party. Away they went, to my great joy. Henrietta now bewailed
the loss of her bells in such violent terms, that the alderman
told her, if she did not cease, he would send the squirrel to Miss
Lee. Upon which Mrs. Bumble started up in a rage, "It shall not be
done:" said she, "it was a scandalous thing of you to break the
bells, but I shall take care to send for new ones." "Not while the
servants are mine," said the alderman. His lady made no reply, but
rang the bell, a servant appeared. "John," said she, "take this
where you bought it, and get new bells put on." "John," said the
alderman, "if you do, you may as well take your wages in your
hand. But you will receive them when you come back, so it is
the same thing." John then went, and contrived to get it done by
somebody else, so that he might oblige both master and mistress.
The alderman having found out it had been done, got up one morning
very early, packed me up in my cage, and sent me by the coach into
Lincolnshire, to a Miss Huntley, one of his relations. Here I
lived a short, but happy life; I was constantly fed, very seldom
exercised contrary to my inclinations, and, in short, lived so
happily, I thought it exceeded, if possible, the kind treatment
I met with at the good Mrs. Greville's.

_CHAPTER VI._

But soon was my happiness put an end to. Very near my mistress,
lived a young gentleman, whose name was Eaton, who, though nearly
fourteen years of age, and a very clever youth, delighted in
mischief; and though he did not mean it, he sometimes did things
very unworthy a gentleman.

[Illustration: _He admired me greatly._]

This young fellow no sooner found Miss Huntley kept a squirrel,
than he resolved to be possessed of me. I afterwards found his
reason for so doing, was only "because he thought, if he took it
to school with him, it might cause some fine sport." The next day
was fixed for his departure; and, as he was very intimate with
Miss Huntley, he said he would came and drink tea with her once
more be