Show 6 dams evening Eveni ig 18 fairy tale baw GRAHAM BONNER I 1 M matl Ml tl UNION MR grasshopper they showed pictures of members of our family tile the other night said mr bir grasshopper yes there was a meeting of allots naturalists Natura lists aro are creatures who 9 study t u d y creatures such as and of course tiley they study other ani animals nials and in sects and birds and so forth and so on so ona on asked george grasshopper i J just an express slon alon george mean that they study ing S jhc ashes a humbug others along tho the the very same lines hut but grasshoppers the same lines as lions said george grasshopper oil oh I 1 dont mean such lines said mr fr grasshopper 1 I mean along the sat same ne brandies branches of life of the animal kingdom and so forth ph juh well I 1 suppose I 1 understand and said george ceorge grasshopper maybe it if chop I 1 hop a few times I 1 will see it clearly sometime when I 1 am tired and im not feeling smart and bright if I 1 hop afew a few times it seems to brace me all up oh hopping Is as good as a tonic to a grasshopper any day said mr grasshopper well lie continued 1 I was going to tell you about these pictures they showed before learned people of out our ways are naturalists natura lists lear learned ned people asked george learned about nature said ur mr grasshopper or at least if not so learned always studying nature cren creatures tures and trying to bo be learned they showed pictures of the naughty praying mantis alanda you know or tit at least yuu have heard how she looks ns as she were praying to hide from people the fact that slie she Is really a very naughty creature ashes a humbug though her name Is praying mantis and they aliey showed pictures of tile the compound eyes of the fly and how the ly fly sees the lie same thing so bially times over ove r at the same tinie time too that may sound curious bu but t you know what I 1 mean A ly fly has so many eyes one would say or at least can see so many times over with tire the eyes lie he has ins because of their being compound eyes an and then they showed pictures of us its as I 1 have told you they were splendid pictures I 1 heard and the people laughed with delight over the wonderful circus stunts we could do we were seen hanging onto twigs and climbing over them and doing all sorts of really marvelous marv clous circus tricks and they were surprised at the muscle we had all and at the strength we had and that we were such athletic grasshoppers and it seems very fine to me to think that pictures of us ua are shown as well as pictures of wild west scenes and of funny happenings of people for the grasshopper Is truly a one fine circus performer now that makes me think id like to get up a circus now said george grasshopper the inie same thought that just went through my grasshopper mind said mr grasshopper let us tell the other grasshoppers about it said george so mr grasshopper rind and george grasshopper went about and told the othor other that they were wera going to gliet give a circus and nil all the grasshoppers joined in thu the some famed a band others decided they would do tricks on twigs pulling themselves up trod and over the twigs and doing really nothing short of fine trapeze stunts then others began thinking of oil all the funny things they could say ani and do so they could take the parts of clowns i still others decided they would rido each other and have races and superior exhibitions and still others said they would have bave famous grasshopper hopping races they all practiced and d and mr grasshopper was chosen not ft the ring master they invited the mo and fathers in the grasshopper fu milles to come and they invited the very young pers too and when they libey such athletic all arrived asid and grasshoppers than saw the clr cir ais ruswell well there them was such ruch applause and such excitement they too hopped about with excitement cit elt ement and cried bravo p bravo I 1 an and mr Gratt Gran hopper happer and georgo george wr wao delighted at the success of oc tha b circus |