The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-11-15

Young Obedlah took Als girl to sec the
animals at the Geological Garsisn last
Sunday Aflernoon. sbo WAS dear,
sweet, trusting young creature, Qnile un-
sophisticated IN the ways Of Tho world
especially the animal world. She askea
q great many questions and Young obc.
diah cnnghlened her as far a Be knew
II not farther.
How can these prairie dogs exist 80 far
away from their native heath asked Ara.
bella.
Why, yon sec they brought a consider.
able portion Of tbelr native heath along
with them, was 0bedIah's ready reply.
Brought . section Of prairie all the way
from Kansas. These holes you see were
the very ones In which they were born
10 the dirt which surrounds them they
made the mad pies OF their early youth.
Those rude, and may say dlHgy aper-
lures In The ground are surrounded With
all the hallowed associations OF child.
hoods happy hour.
| see, said Arabella, there is no place
like home, and she sighed as though she
conld see the tlrc and the sofa In The par
lor awaiting their return.
These, then, sre owls, said Arabella,
as they paused In front OF tho cage con-
taining collection OF those sage birds In
ccnncil. Does the owl live TO great
age2
That depends, said Obediah, on how
OVID he ia when he dies.
There is ono condition under which
You could never die, said Arabella,
sweetly.
What Is thatP asked the son Of Obcdah
The elder.
Quoth the young aud gnIleleas Afabcl-
la, That you should live until yoa bad
attained tho owls wisdom. A prairie
wolf settIng up an 'owlin cage adjoin.
ing, interrupted ibe easy flow OF their
conversation and they passed on.
- oh, Arabellsi cried Obediah, as they
reached huge tank Of water, did you
ever seer
See what2
Sea lions, ofcourso.
Whydo they call them sea lIons9 asked
Arabela.
Because, said Obediab, eager at al
times toimpart useful information, be,
cause their voices are pitched on &C.
an element, by the way, into which bt
deserved to be pitched for misleading the
artIess girl.
Arabella, (after moment Of thought
fnlness), Then that is what makes theil
voices water proof.
What makes their voices water proof
dear?
Having them pitched.
Water proof that was of the ability o
one of the most childIike and unsophlsti
Gated of her sex TO take the starch out o
the loftiest masculine shirt collar.
Young 0bediah led her away to lool
at the seals. lie called attention to th,
beautiful bathing suits they had on
made of seal skin, every one of them
and fitting like glove. The seal, HI
said, existed in great numbers on th'
coast of Alaska until the United State
troops were removed, when well
grounded fear that they wouldn't be pro
tected In their right of suffrage cause,
them to emigrate. You see, they don
make any complaint about It, said Obe
diah, because their lips are seal'd.
Do they pay taxesf inquired Arabella
Certainly, there is a government sea
on every one of them.
How would like seal, cried Arabel
la, after fapt contemplation OF th
graceful creatures, couldn't yon get IN
some?
Certainly, my dear, replied Obediah
what kind Of seal would sou preferi
Said the cbildlike ArabeIa, Gree,
Seal
Young Obediah silently led The way Il
the Garden Restaurant, and when to
waiter came around he told him be wsnf
cd their champagne kept Oh lee liit
while, Because tbe Young lazy aecompa
nying him was almost wholly uBaeqnain
ted with The ways Of the world.