Show ATE ITS OWN ysae trick of one of the american A traveler from central america recently told ither rither r an amusing tory story s down in my country he said one of the first things you get acquainted with is a small bright green lizard they are quite tame harmless and very lively when caught by the tail they leave a peculiar fashion of slipping away leaving that appendage behind them one afternoon I 1 was hitting on my doorstep watching one of these little creatures darting about for hies it became quite bold and in one of at quick movements jumped on my foot I 1 made a sudden grab and caught it by the tail with a wriggle it was oil leaving that portion of itt body baill in my hand As I 1 had no particular use for it I 1 threw it on the ground in a fermin steb I 1 noticed that a lot of ants had discovered the piece of tail and were dragging dragg it of as faba ab they could to their hole close by when they had arrived almost to their destination I 1 noticed the lizard a few inches away intently watching the ants and his m aljy property just as the ants were making a ainsil pull to their nest the lizard darted out among them and seizing his bit of a tail swallowed it with evident relish |