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Show The Jungle of Ceylon : aware, moving on its own occasion. L. Adams Beck, in the Atlantic Monthly. The jungle is as terrible as an army with banners. Sleeping In the little resthouse, when the night has fallen, ! it comes close up to you, creeping, leaning over you, calling, whispering, vibrating with secret life. A word I more only one a movement, am you would know tie meaning and be gathered into the heart of it: but al-lays al-lays there is something fine, Im- palpable, between, and you catch but a breath of the whisper. Very won-i won-i derftil is the jungle! In the moon- light of a small clearing I saw the j huge bulk of three wild elephants feerl-: feerl-: ing. They vanished like wraiths into i the depths. The fireflies were host- ing in the air like flitting diamonds, i Stealthy life and movement were : about me ; the jungle, wideawake and |