Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-19

Life IN nm iftists Atudl".
II ~ast the poet Lowell whosnng, There's
never loaf nor blade TOO mean To bc
some happy CREATURES palacc.' Even dis
carisd cigar box iNay be Iinlacc-not for
one only, but for twS,ery happy creatures.
~ Il demonstrated In the studio of GeorHe
W. riatt, the we'll known painter OF stu
life
IliRh up ia the Lake side building, in
Mr. Plates studio. which ovcflooks the
tons Of gmuko srrlonded chlmneys and the
upper air architecture ~ tall buildlnRs. /.
an Oddly aud simply contnyed toy @irnc'
urc maids of small and large clgrr box.
Tho hoxc. ara ~ one npon the other ~
such n WAY that an upper aud lower story
T. formed. The primitive trap door whieh
leads to the upper apartment. Il reached
by means Of little siat ladder two inches
wide
Tho occupants Of this palace" con
struried expressly for their accominndn'
tlo.i. are two iitflc Rrny brown mice. They
arr the common. everyday sort thnt are
housekerpers' especial annoyance and aver
sion
relng greatly RESTORED with the mice,
which wrrr called 10 his studio ythc fruit
and other eiihlea which he used ~ models
for NJ. work. Mr.. Plat was Obliged to con
stantlv Trap them. He fancied that tho
little creature wrrn Intelligent, aud. desir.
Ing 20 study them, Arranged the clgnr
boxes Tor their accommolaiion and sct n
couple u them mp housekeeping on thclr
own herount ~ Tho from. OF their small
residence l. hlt of window glass. and not
only were their daily lives m open secret,
bat they vcry soon became accustomed U
the near presence of people who wtsc In
and out ~ tho studio. Finding that they
were not harmed. they became perfectly
fearless. and soon took their food readily
from Mr. Pintt's hand. Their names nrc
Johnnie aud Fritz, and when Johnnie u
addressed Fritz does not nay the siightest
attention, and when Fritz i spoken 20
Johnnie does not make II his affair.
Thclr bed l. small pasteboarl box tina,
& set In the upper part ~ thclr house.
This l. nllci with paper. and the principal
Industry Of these Two folly aud wise little
fellows d chewing this paper into bits and
arranging u according ~ their idcns 81
comfort, and also trcading wiro wheel
smaller 10 size but similar TO those In the
cages Of squirrels. When either one or
the other 1. ordered 10 90 20 led he spring.
up the little slnf laddt- opens the trnp
door that leads TO their bcdchanhcr aud
with one bound springs In among the bits
Of papcr. drawing them over him until
nothing but hia bright eyes aud the end Of
BIZ doubled up tail i visible
II hothnro ordered 10 rntlrc they lie down
cunirnfcdiy together. u they are either Of
them told 10 tread their wheel for bit "
cracker or few grains o. sugar, they viii
rs around u like mad for the coveted biz.
They Atr particularly fond Of cake. cracker,
sugnrnnd nut. but dispruye the legendary
belief that mlor arr fond 81 cheese, a. thoy
will not touch Il II they can grt anything
else
They arr gentle little captures and can
he handled with perfect impnnity. Occa.
sionally they bite the lit,lo wirc with which
thcy are whipped Ia yongcful and savage
sort Of fashion, but this j. the only cyi.
,r,ncc they give Of nm evil disposition.
They arcxcecdlngy neat, andrpcnd much
tmc polishing their sharp noses and tidy.
Ing themselves up generally. They arc eS
ccedngly fond Of Jelly, but arc very careful
not 10 touch IL with their little paws.
They take II Into their mouths with their
tongues, and without letting II come In con.
tact with their fur.
they have upon scycra' occasions escaped
from their palace" but have always come
back within twenty. four hours. cvidonolng
n de-lru to h. recnptntcd. Having had
everything which mouse could possibly
desire provided without effort, they eyl.
IDENTIFY do not desire lahorious freedom &C
companicd with uncertain ratlons Ger
tniniy these two small siocs Of womcn," II
appearances mean anything, arr a. happy
In their cigar box palace as they are Gu.
rious and entertaining. Chicago Post