The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-01-30

\ story with q Moral.
May ask whoa. I have the homo
of spesking to?' asked large snail
with . 6ns ring>msrked sAell. VIII
Vas fs.stisg % : low bnnch Of . fo
crop of gretn peas. 81 80.
Ny name is Atalanta. quietly 70.
piled . s.,ber looking caterpillar of .
green;sh black color. with spotty yel
iowish band running along its sides.
Dear me. what . ridiouously I'm
maine for such dingy creature. De.d
leaf would be far more consistent will
the faded color Of yonr vesemsnts
| which seem to have soea bottor days
/ hope you are not bungYy, my good
fellnw. and that you have not come OF
4 foraging expedition. because mus,
tell you that this row Of peas 10 espe.
cialy the peculiar property and fsedisa
ground # my family. aud our ows
Cousins, the slHgs.'
Don't alarm YOURSELF aaid the cxk
erpiller. Il doo't care ise peaA. l.prefs,
somsthing more highly seasoned; net
ties. inds-d, IRE my psincipal food
'Indeed, said the snail. pstronisiug.
ly; and dare say. no~, yen eepsides
thrrn god eating. What = bountiful
psovi-,sp there IL for the loser orders
How many more nettlss there are thaa
rows of psAs or be1s of stsaweaeries
We. more deiicats and refined be,ngs
who are p~rtieular IN our fare. and ore
80 bountsously provided. For myself
prefer early gFssn peas. l.don.t care
sb ut them when they get the least old
and hard. l am partial to strawberries
when ripe aud fall-dsvored. When
am really pushed to itfor food. however,
can make q meal ON the heart Of /.
young, mild csbhage.lettuce.'
You are easily satis6ed then.' re-
marked the caterpillar; not very dainty
in your eating. see~ingly.'
Yea. said the snail, with . virtuous
air; i saa. slssl used 70 the upsI and
downs of life. and have known times Of
great scarcity. Why. do you know. l
have really passed one or two summers
almost without tasting an apricot OF a
peach!'
:You MUS. have suffered much, then,
said the caterpillar.
Indeed. / have. said tue snail. for
member Of such ancient lioeage. We
are Of as good family 40 any in the
land. being cousins only oncs removed
from the tat white Dorking snsils.
They are. rs you doubtless have beard.
j lastrious ex,les from the sunny land
of France. Still. even the highest and
noblest meet with occasional misfor
tunes. and I have. had my share.
have been tormen,ed by chose oboox-
inus articles called gardeners to fear.
ful extent; in fact. they only seem
to be made t. be . perpetual meuace
to US The trouble they have given
me. au sure. no one would believe.
Many times have I snugly ests blishod
nyself in u pleasant grove OF ivy. in.
tending 10 make my winter residence
there; ba, 20! the psrverss wsstches
would n"t let lne xloue, but must send
me flying over tho rail into the road.
Fostunately my houss 10 strong and
well-buils. 80 l havs come to no mate
rial harm. The greatest annoyance, be-
sides flying through the air in that
breAtblrss way. has been from being
obliged to crawl back over the dusty,
gritty road, through the garden gate
ay~i".' . =
.You ars not easily dsunted,. tAeu.'
said the caterpillar. who had listened
with amusement to eli this po@pous
oration. =
oh. dear. nor said the snsil. affect
s.ily; we must not let little daunt ~
ami deter ~ from our purposs. And
~. when I am sent flying thus. ~ I am
obliged {" change my rssidencs. I do -
k,r the better. aud locate myself in the
middle Of . cIump of niss choice car.
nations. or blooming paozy.
But suppose tho ru,hlssa gardener
should 6nd you there, and crunch you
without remorse.' suggested the cater
pillar
why. then. 4 shall have lived ny
life aud leave my children 70 carry On
M iliustrious line. By the way, have
. most pronisiny family OF this season.
t. dug yonder on thoeo young sheets.
Their shells are almost hard already
They seem 70 have voracious Appe-
tites for such small ce>sturee, cid The
caterpillar, Notwithstanding their del
icate rearing.
They are young said the snail.
baughsily. and require plenty Of neur.
ishm. n TO susiAia their ddisat1 Sers
vous systems By the way, whers do
vo., le,AS~ knp Aha n{~hA4 anr,s,ona