Show THE LEMUR A CHARMING PET eha in hie his naturalist alitt on an th the prowl 1 describes little ants anta afraid of him i pete pots are of all an orte one et of the tb meet most amusing and attractive la in de bribed by eha in big hi naturalist on the prowl this little animal was a lamur and besides many rainy gentle and caressing way ways it seemed as it it possessed a certain sense ot of humor says eha 1 I used to tahe take its soft hand and examine ita its pretty nalla nails each hand bad one loner long sharp claw such a curious arrangement puzzled me n nn n til one day a flea tea showed me the no use e of that claw it bit the tle lemur under the riba ribs I 1 expect the little beast had reason to be thankful that nature bad had spared one tr toe e when it promoted it to the order of four handed animals there never was a more charming pet lie took life so gayly and the anti is were so original when my man let lot him out of his cage in the morn ing be he would scamper straight to my ray bedroom look round with large eyes brimming over with mild and lightly aa as a rubber ball spring to my dressing table where he would ex amino everything then he would bound across the bed and land on my shoulders handle my ears won dering was in the hole and thrusting in bis his long tongue to find and out that sa acy 04 4 L nn endurance and I 1 would roll te little fellow into a ball wind his long fully tall about him and fling mac him into the bed he lie would be unwound la in a moment and would skip away to explore same some more his ills hind legs being longer longe than his fore he walked slowly with his head bead down don but when in a hurry he would stand up and bound along like a kan garosi tall in the air arms extended fingers spread looking like nothing one ever saw the servants regarded him as un canny and fled at his approach he lie would give chase and there never was finer floor sport than to see the fat tat butler in full flight up the long stair way with the gleeful little demon after him three steps at a bound youths companion |