Show THE LEMUR A CHARMING PET eha in his hl naturalist on the prowl describes describe littin animal ants anta afraid of him pets are of all sorts one of the most moat amusing and attractive Is described by eha in his naturalist on the prowl this little animal was a lemur and besides many gentle and caressing ways it seemed as if it possessed a certain sense of humor says eha 1 I used to take its soft hand and examine its pretty nails each hand had one long sharp claw such a curious arrangement puzzled me until one day a flea showed me the use of that claw it bit the lemur under the ribs I 1 expect the little beast had reason to be thankful that nature had spared one too toe when it promoted it to tho the order of four handed animals there never was a wore more charming pet he took life so gayly and the antics were so original when my man let him out of his cage in the morning ho he would scamper straight to my bedroom droom he look round with large eyes brimming over with mild curiosity and lightly as a rubber ball spring to my dressing table where ho he would examine everything then he would bound across the bed and land on my shoulders handle my ears gently wondering what was in the hole and thrusting in his long tongue to find out that was beyond human endurance and I 1 would roll the little fellow into a ball wind his long fully tall tail about him and ling fling him into the bed ile he would be unwound in a moment and would skip away to explore some more ills his hird legs being longer than his fore he walked slowly with his head down don but when in a hurry he would stand up tip and bound along like a kangaroo tall tail in the air arms extended fingers spread looking like nothing one ever saw the servants regarded him as uncanny and fled at his approach ile he would give chase and there never was finer sport than to see the fat butler in full flight up the long stairway w aej with the gleeful little demon after him three steps at a bound youths companion |