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Among the Night People

Among the Night People

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Among the Night People

BY

CLARA DILLINGHAM PIERSON

Author of "Among the Meadow People," "Pond People," etc.

Illustrated by F. C. GORDON

NEW YORK
E. P. DUTTON AND COMPANY
31 WEST TWENTY-THIRD STREET


Copyright, 1902
BY
E. P. DUTTON & CO.

The Knickerbocker Press, New York

TO

RACHEL W. PIERSON

THIS BOOK IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED


CONTENTS

  PAGE
THE BLACK SPANISH CHICKENS 1
THE WIGGLERS BECOME MOSQUITOES 15
THE NAUGHTY RACCOON CHILDREN 30
THE TIMID LITTLE GROUND HOG 43
THE YOUNG RACCOONS GO TO A PARTY 55
THE SKUNKS AND THE OVEN-BIRD'S NEST 68
THE LAZY CUT-WORMS 82
THE NIGHT-MOTH'S PARTY 94
THE LONELY OLD BACHELOR MUSKRAT 110
THE GREEDY RED FOX 131
THE UNFORTUNATE FIREFLIES 148
THE KITTENS COME TO THE FOREST 160
THE INQUISITIVE WEASELS 176
THE THRIFTY DEER-MOUSE 190
THE HUMMING-BIRD AND THE HAWK-MOTH 208


ILLUSTRATIONS

  PAGE
THEY WERE FREE TO GO WHERE THEY CHOSE 6
KNOCKED HIS BROTHER DOWN 40
HE STARTED OFF FOR A NIGHT'S RAMBLE 72
THEY LIVED IN THE FOREST AFTER THAT 109
THE MARSH SEEMED SO EMPTY AND LONELY 127
COLLIE CHASED HIM AWAY Frontispiece 138
TWINKLING WITH HUNDREDS OF TINY LIGHTS 157
IN WINTER THEY TURNED WHITE 178
THE MICE MAKE WINTER THEIR PLAYTIME 195
THE HUMMING-BIRD AND THE HAWK-MOTH 218


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