Show LOST HALF A HUNDRED FLEAS the catastrophe which befell a natural at a beading ceremony A naturalist who is both an ardent student in his branch of science and absentminded absent minded to a degree which keeps his family on the alert recently eel celebrated his silver wedding says the buffalo B e f commercial many guests we were re invited for the occasion and the house was made ready for the reception 0 of athe the company just as the tha first guest ar one the daughters was sent to summon the father who had not come from his study care had teen been taken that he should be reminded to dress in time so he be was all ready and at the summons of the daughter he came to the drawing room when they reached the room the daughter noticed that he carried in his hand a small wooden box and as he shook hands with the nearest guest she saw him drop it il the cover rolled off but she gave a sigh of relief when she saw that the box was apparently parent ly empty the naturalist however uttered a cry of dismay and instantly went down on his bis hands and knees in an attempt to gather up something pave flave you spilled anything father she ehe asked spilled anything he echoed in evident indignation at her calm tone 1 I have lost fifty fleas that I 1 have just received from egypt the effect of this intelligence on the family was nothing in comparison to the effect the catastrophe had upon the company before the evening was over and the only thing the naturalist said to his friends in answer to their congratulations upon his happy married life so his daughters declared after an all wm was over wm was to ask that if they carried away any of his egyptian fleas they would return the insects to 10 him |