Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-12-10
THE SPIDER AND THE FLY.
4 New Chapter I'm Natural History,
PhiIanthrOpicaIiy Dedicated 10 the
MinistpriaI Profession.

4 New Chapter In Natural History,
PhiIanthrOpicaIly Dedicated 10 the
Ministerial Profession.
"What is that, mother"
"A minister, my love-"
"And what is minister"
"a minister is large and dreadful
spider which every Sunday weaves n
subtle web in which to catch poor in-
nocent flies called. printers"
"And is this his web"'
ayes, this is his web"
"How very odd and frightfui il
looks"
"Yes so it is. You will observe that
the foundation is some foreign matter
of "A white color and smooth text:ne.n
But how can he make such awon-
derfuI thing a. this from those HARM
less bits of white squares"
"OlA he is a crafty and dangerous
creature, my boy. So far as man has
been able to observe his habits, how
ever, he does il. on this wise. During
the whole week up to Sunday5he lies
dormant in n dark and musty den lined
with strange and mysterious Looking
objects, which no doubt he devours in
preparation for his lahors. But a.
Sunday approaches he h'glDs,to show
unInistakable signs of li':elinsss, which
do aot subside until he has rushed from
his laif, seized these harmless, white
SQUARES, rs you call them, and woven
his web. How he doe, this no one can
tell; but y6n see init IT, consists OF
strange and grotesgue characters Of
every conceivable form AID size traced
mon thesa. white she ets.""
'"But, mother, how; does he succeed
in catching these 81 lily IBIS in such al
old webb don'tS.e Low they could
be aUursd to it."
"Well, it is strange. But he has "a
accnmplice, an entirely differeR,
species of spider, called the editor, whc
puts. pieces = of shining gold at Sdd
places on the web, which has th'
same effect on these printers as candle
| has on q moth.n
"Ard what then. iRppeu3?"
Il "IoOk at this web, my son, AID SCI
| for yourself. He does not venture 4
hang 1t up until Sunday night, for tn
| PRIMERS are nevsrr at, large until ate
| the stars come ulk."
'IBut you see what quantities OF file
| this spider has caught, mother
Eyes, here aEs littlf q nd big Here
one small fly With q big; nose, who ha
| got his nose wedged irl between two G
those black and hi deous character
I which were placed 10 neas together
| And here ia big IA fly whe, has bee
| trying to sRsall0s enc Of them. and
has stuck IA his, tb:oat. while anOthe
one has. triFpSi him. up, an
there he lies gaspeng in great agony
See how greediiN the spider eyes hin
as if ho-wishsd he wersa dozen, n
doubt
'arhs spidefs fine looking inset,
he NOT motkeff.'
eyes vers b rye and imposing. an
has . black AZ shiny coat
"But whAS a loud and funny moi:
those flea make"
ayes, last is called swearing. The
always do lit when they get caught
these wees , and when many OF the'
get ca33 1t at once the noise is vel
loud. Strangely enough, ii alwa,
seems " annoy the spider He viii ~
| out Of his lair and glare at them ar
stsnYI his feet in passion, bat the mol
| geAg.a ally is too much for him, and
Tsa, back and waits for ID to subside."
GI should think he might let u
| poor creatures swear il ii Is any relief
them. But what is this funny fly In Il
J. corneT%
"Ob, that long legged fly Is the pro-
reader. He has the strangest habits
8 all. He will light on the top OF {
web and crawl over every one OF the
a lines and frightful characters till
/ reaches the bottom, or gets entanSit
e or falls doYn exhausted. Don't y
g see the tracks he has left behipdY
l. ayes; tracks of blood. are they not
!. Eyes, no doubt. But he has faa