| Show I II I THE LEMUR A CHARMING PET Eha In His Naturalist on the Prowl Prowl- Describes Little Animal Animal ants Afraid of Him Pets are of all sorts One of the most amusing and attractive is described described de de- scribed by Eha in his Naturalist on the Prowl Prow This little animal was a lemur and besides man many gentle and caressing ways It seemed as If it possessed a certain sense of humor Says Eha I used to take Its soft hand find and d examine its pretty prett nails Each hand had on one long sharp claw Such a curious arrangement puzzled me until until un un- un- un til 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 toe when It promoted It to tho the order of handed four animals There never was a wore lore charming pet He took life so gayly and the theanUs antics s were so sri original When my man manlet manlet manlet let him im out of his cage In the morning mornIng morning morn- morn Ing he would scamper straight to my bedroom look round with large eyes brimming over with mild curiosity and lightly as a rubber ball spring to tomy tomy tomy my dressing table where he would examine examine ex ex- ex- ex amine amin everything Then he would bound across the bed and land on my shoulders handle my ears gently wondering wondering won won- dering what was In the hole and thrusting in his long tongue to find out That was beyond human endurance and I would roll 1011 the little fellow into a ball wind his long fully tall tail about him and fling tUng him Into the bed He would be unwound In a moment and would skip away to explore some more His hind legs being longer than his fore he walked slowly with his head down but when In a hurry he would stand up and bound along like Ilke a kangaroo kangaroo kan kana tail taU in the air arms extended fingers spread looking like nothing one ever saw The servants regarded regard d him as uncanny uncanny un un- un canny and fled fied at his approach He would give chase and there never was wa's was finer sport than to see the tat fat butler huller In full flight up the long stairway stairway stair stair- way with th the gleeful little demon after acter him three steps at a bound bound- Youths Youth's Companion Collateral Can you ou offer any security I Well VeIl Im I'm willing to leave my wife |
