Little Falls transcript., 1880-07-02
THE LADY BIRD.

name was Charlotte. This little girl had
several brothers her brothers had play
mates who, in turn, had some cheerful
sisters; 80 when they were all together
they made quite merry little band.
One Thursday while playing together.
Charlotte ran toward them crying out:
"For pin for pin! Who wishes to
see curiosity9 Who will give pin to
sec curiosity2' and she held up above
her head little pasteboard box.
t t'Your curiosity is not large I" said the
boys.
IF it isn't LARGE" answered Charlotte,
1T is at least, very pretty. Who wants
to see lt2 Who will give pin 10 see ,t3
A pin, pln?"
The little boys had no pins. The little
girls had some, though. Little girls are
careful and attentive; they see pins fall
and they pick them up for their NAM
mas. But little boys, they are too heed
less for that.
| But Charlotte, who was a good
little girl said to them, "Never mind
l Will STOW you the curiosity for moth
ing. Immediately circle is formed
sround her; Their eyes are stretched
very big; and the box is opened just a
little
They saw at the bottom tiny, mo.
tienless bug. It was lady bird. Sew.
eral of the children had never seen one
before; 80 they commenced to make re.
marks, each in his turn, or rather all to-
gether.
'Oh! the pretty little red bug'
"No it is not red, 1t is yellow!'
mo, 1t it isn't yellow, it is color be.
tween red and yellow"
! "Orangel" cried several voices.
"And look at the little black spots on
its bodyW
ut is as round as halll"
"No, it is not round it is fiat under
meath, and that makes only half q ball
| Sand look at its little black head,
which sticks outl'
"And its little black paws, which
stick out tool p
| "It has six of them!''
ut is an insect" gravely said Lucien
the large brother, who had known how tc
read for some time and had learned many
things from his books.
"What is an insect2" asked the 9th.
ers.
1T is," replied the young erud,te, "a
little animal which hatches from an egg
At first this insect is worm, or some.
thing similar to one which Is called the
larva. In little time 1t changes and
becomes whatever it ought to be accord.
ing to species; butterfly, fly, grass.
hopper, or May bu g. Then when it il
perfectly formed, it has at least six feet
as this one has, head which movef
about on its neck, as this one, small
body and large stomach, just as this has
Do you see those two little bits which
project from the head2'': a... ~--#>
"Ah. yes," said one. "those are tyc
horns7"
"Those are not horns," said Lucien
"they are called antennae, and wise me1
tell US that it is by them that these in
sects smell different odors..'' T.: :: = =:
IL hope they have nosesl' interrupted
/ q comrade.
They have, and much more" replied
Lucien. "You know how wasps smell
fruits, and how, the flies and ants smell
sweetneats; how the =, bees smell flow
ers.''
| 'Tnat is true that Is true!' said tht
children.
"Their eyes are very pretty when see,
under microscope. Each of them seen
to be formed OF q thousand little dla
monds. They have no eyellds and can
not shut their ewes as we do, which mus
be very inconvenient when they want t,
60 to Sleep ,:1.$@.l 's:s i2.s.t5s II:
"Your little bug il dead /" said one O
the little boys, ''See, it does not ever
! budgel'' , p.
lit needs air in the box" said the lit
tie sage. "It cannot breathe, it was JUS
about 20 be aspbixiated." )" ":='5' Es2 a
"Do insects breathe2'' asked the eldes
]. of the little girls; shave they lungsa''S &
'sThey have no lungs" SAID Lucien
s'but they breathe through little hole.
open on each side Of their bodies, which
Leles are called wind pipes. And now
i see the lady bird of my SISTER = 8 81
s.What did you sayf'
ssThe lady-bird is the true name Of thi.
insect. Bee. It commences to walk, th.
air revives it. :. s..
girl.
s.Oh no responded Charlotte. VI .ook
tmy dear, il crawls upon your little finger
i and its walk is 90 geufle that you scarce
lIly feel Il, do Jouis
But 3 aSked this dear little mn
I"Wh6ts thak onsits hAek. % round m
Eahlndn8 Ike th0 ahGll s stuttl6a,, IS
Is this mosnent the lady-hiirs1, CON
'tplstely revived, its hack whish NJ