Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-01

isn't it fun9 I'm going to get up and see
what the old fellow looks like"
Cant You let boy sleep?" retorted
Jerry.
Jack didn't wait for any reply, but
struck light as soon as possible, and
drew down the window to prevent the
creature from making his escape.
My eye, doesn't he go fast, though.
Get out, Well. do believe he is aiming
at me: No. YOU don't get into that dark
closet sir; I'm going to get You down
here and take Il look at you"
| Whereupon Jack seized Il towel in each
hand and went to work. He danced about
the room, slapping here and there, knock
/ ing right and left, over the chairs he jump
ed, and around the table he ran. Down,
crash, went vase off the mantle piece,
and over went the table as Jack backed
precipitately when he thought the bat was
:. going for him; " but still he went on
slapping, md leaping and jumping, heed
! less of broken china or furniture. till the
door opened and mamma, pale and terri
fed, with papa following close behind her.
came in, exclaming:
Jack, What are you doing. child?
Have you gone crazy, or what is-oh Oh.
bait" And Mrs. Osborne danced out of
the room rs suddenly us she had entered
He's down. he's DOWN" exclaimed
Jack, breathless with excitement. There
goes Il box over him. Now old fellow,
you just keep STILL for I'm 5oing to get
! good look at yol. Oh! papa, how can !
fix him SO as to see him Well?"
Why" ansW cred mamma. slip your
box cover under him, and then that plain
glass dish | bought yesterday will be just
the thing to put over him"
BY this time Jerry had raised his head
and was looking with establishment upon
the scene.
Jack. what are YOU about?" he said,
rubbing his eyes.
"You had better get up and see the
thing that has been flying over your heat
for the last ten minutes" said Jack.
- All. here's the glass dish. Think you,
mamma; that is tip-top.'
why. he looks Ikea mouse with wings
on. said Jerry, "only he hasn't any
LEGS. Isn't that funny?
Yes, he has two hind leg, and two
long arms in front"
. No, papa; he hasn't any arm, at all
See"
Yes he has two long arms, with two
still longer hands ut the ends of them.
Ehev are all covered with skin. and he
uses them for wings. If the skin We're
taken OFT, You would find the bones very
much like the bones of Your hand, only Il
great dead longer in proportion. He can
fold them as easily as Won can fold YOUR
arms.
Can he see in the light" asked
Jerry. rubbing his own eyes, rs if he him
self found difficulty in doing so Just now.
NO" said his father; :" but they seem
ia find thair ,v.,,. ,bnnt IL well ~ if they
did, Their hc,rino i very acute. and
th,.ir sense Of touch and smell so delicate
that tbny even .,nn,,.,r. to know when they
arr rnn,in,, nr,t nm object Once, = man
,,,,rt,.I f., NV. .,n nIneyimnnt 60 he tinI
.t,.;nrs III ,ronnd m,kino thnm cross
na.h n,ha,, in several nl.ces in he room
and tl,nn c4noht some hat and mt ont
th.i,. ewes. I'm Inc let them fly bnt they
/ never rr,.,. bir the STRINGS
=. Poor litlle thinus said Jack. at
seems. ., ,n..,n .ort 0ftbino tn dn inst to
SEQ how th.,- act =
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I...n.,,, tnthinl tI,f .,n,.,hir., !. ;,ttit;-
ir,iJn vrhi,h viii crafty rnrin.itI don't
tI,inl ,,.-.LnulIIij.. ,nurh to 'L,v,. .p,h
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mo,,'n,1, inol. At These hooLs' De,r
ma. I u.i:h H.. ,rn,lL ka.,, stiII 50 van
I,.,,lI ,L.,n ,T,nr. no,,- I'LL, look
rirhf at the r. TOP If his wing,: don't vou
SEQ"
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- ,rGr.I,.. y,b,t they ns,. Them for5
o,,,... +. .r,,,rh each other with said
I.r,.,.
.,0b. know .,iJ mamma. for
.uch ., fnnn,. rIino h,pneneJ To Inc once
,yb,., VS., vonno. Iadv I WA, travel
inc, IN Enr.,,.. Win nv farther and ono
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