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Franklin & Skuggs:
Franklin was a warmhearted man who delighted in the company of friends. He found them in all sorts of places -- even on the forest floor! Franklin was especially fond of small, furry creatures like squirrels, or skuggs as they were called in his day. He once sent a "fine large grey Squirrel" all the way from Philadelphia to London as a gift for his friends Georgiana Shipley. Alas, the first skugg escaped from his cage and was devoured by a dog. Franklin, feeling sad for Georgiana's loss, asked his wife Deborah to send Georgiana a second skugg. In a letter of thanks, Georgiana reported that her new friend grew "fat and lively" and enjoyed "as much liberty as even a North American can desire." |