The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-03
JRaPPRD POLITENfs
The Capture OF "A LiIzard With fr''t
Blue Tail.

ON all my travels after things ma
crawl and creep, said g. X. hell.E !
tho snake hunter. Il have never tounn
NM reptiIe as hard to capture as the p,b
trinidad lizard. Hes prize When you 40
c1pture him. Besides beng very uedu''
mi he is unique, 50 far as Know, IL - :
never found any lizard like him anywhere
i,, thap ON tne island Of Trinidad IN
LENGTH he is about fifteen inches ana Is
hrowu in color. with heautltui Ieopdi q
snots But his tail Is his chlet point OF
beauty II Is 4 magnificent efthtStTht
ii,,o srcb a hue as you find nowhere else
i'm nature that know OF except III Int uIs
EraziIian sun butterfly whose azure "iuS9
reject the light like polished steel rms
tail is as brittle as IL is beautiful ana
when the reptile is dug out OF ms NOE
the rail is invariably broken in the cap.
ture. Several lizards thus taken we're sen
TO me but not one OF them was Mat
For the rest. the Trinidad lizard IS Won
derfully quick in his movements ana az
he never ventures far from ms noe, aHd
&c shv and luick 10 take fright, II IS no
easy matter to catch him. Moreover ne
has powerful jaws, and when ne SEXES
ANYTHING he clings 20 II with bulldog ten
THE first capture | ever made Of one
OF these fellows was a'hleNeu ny 1nile
exercise Of the most ceremonluos pollIe-
ness. not on my part, but on the part OF
a friend who was my UNCONSCIOUS assist,
ant In the capture. II was IN ule hOydl
Botanical Gardens 81 IFihdaa' JUST GUY
side the city. Part Of the gardens Is
quite Wild. and i'm this part several OF the
bic lizards had taken up their abode. one
fine sunny day Assistant BoJanlSt Broad
way and j. Il. Hart, fellow or the Lam
uasau society, and / were out walking. /
as usual carrying my long snake SUCK,
a siX-fOOt rod with bond at one end.
In the midst Of the least frequented spot
in the gardens we saw a splehdld Dig IZ-
ard bastiug i'm the sun In a big open space.
He was probably twenty yards from ms
hole and we were further from him than
that. To try 10 eaten him by a haSh
would be foolish, for he would be at MS
hole long before the swftest runner could
ryertake him. These fellows travel faster
than any other creeping or craving thlhg
i Know Of. My ,tvs companions and |
halted and looked ~ the lizard. lie mad
." I'd like TO get that fellow said /.
" Yes. | suppose you would, replied
Hart who had had some experience with
these animals. but ! don't believe you'll
do IL very soon unless you dlg tor MN,
Did you ever put salt on a robins tam
" No; and | never tried. what's more,
said l. But III put some salt on that
lizard tan II you'd like to see me.
First catch your lizard remarked
Broadway, making imaginary adotauoh
marks In the air with his torehnSer.
or catch the TAIL which will DO just as
well You wont get them both together
" Yes, / will said l. If you fellows
will help me- for an idea had suddenly
struck me. and | determined 10 put II
into execution.
They agree to do anything they could,
adding some skeptiCal sarcastic side re-
marks. All this time the lizard had Kept
his eyes fixed on US Apparently he was
satisfied that as long a We moved 10
nearer he was alright | proceeded 20 ar
range my plans Of campaign, giving or
RS to my two companions. Only one
! of them was needful TO carry out my
scheme 50 | sent Broadway to climb q
tree, whore he could be- out Of the way,
| and then said to my other companion.
Now, Hart. you've got a reputation
here for being polite, so / hear | want YOU
| 10 get together all the courtesy there l.
! I'm you and display il for he benefit Of
that lizard. Just suppose the animal "a
he the Queen OF England and your big
gest creditor and the only girl you ever
| loved all IN one, and address il according
ly. What 1 particularly want from you /!
action, however; a sort OF minuet per-
| Torrance; bows and scrapes and flourish
es with your hat, Mods and bechs and