Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-26
POLITENESS DID HIM.
THE CAPTURE OF < LIZARD WITH 4
 BRITTLE BLUE TAIL
The Reptile Was Shy and DInseult to Ap- preach. but IL Fell a Victim to the Snake Hunters Courteous Friend Capturing a PrIr. Tn Trinidad Gardens

 else than On the island Cf Trinidad. In length he Is about l5 inches and l. brown in c"lor, with hrautiful leopard spots But his tail l. his chicf point Uf bcauty lt is n magnificent iTitlCscrnt blue such a hue as You find nUwhCrc else in nature that know of except in the Brazilian sun butterfly, whose azurc wings rcEs.sct tho light like polished steel This tail Is as brittle as 1t is beautiful. and when the rcptilc Is dug out Ot his hole the tail Is i'm variably broken in the capiurc. Several lizards thus taken were sCnt tO me, but not one Of them was intact
 The first Capturc I ever made of one of thcsC fellows was achieved by tho cx- crcisc Of th. most ccrcinOnious POlitcncss mot On my part, but on tho part Of q friend who was my unconscious assistant in the Capturc- II was in tho Royal BO- tanical IarViens Of Trinidad. just outside tho city Part of the eaidCns Is quite wild. and in this part several of thc big lizards had taken up their abode
 One fine sunny day Assistant BOianiSt BpIdway and ! H. Hart, fellow ot the LinnH'In sOcicty. and wcrc out walking. I, AS usual, carrying my long snake stick. foot rod with a bend at one end. In the midst of the least frcqucntctl spot in the gardens We SAW a splendid big lizard basking in the sun on a big uTcn space
 He was probably 2O yards from his hole. and We wCrc farther from him than that. To try to catch him by dash would bc foolish. for he would la at his hole long bcfOrc the swiftCst runner could Ovcrtakc him Ths~c fellows travel faster than any
 other CrCCping ar crawling thing l know Of. My two companions and halted and looked at lhJ lizard He had scCn us and turned his head in our direction.
 I'd like Ia gut that fellow said l.
 First catch your liZari.' unmarked
 Broadway. making imaginary quotation
 marks in the air with his fOrrfingCr- -Or catch the tail. which will do just as we'll
 You won't gct them both together.
 ''Ecs, l will said I. If you fellows
 help me. for an idea had struck me. and
 dCtcrminC-! tO put it into execution They agrCCIi to do anything they could adding some skcptical sarcastic side rr- marks. All this time the liZari had kept
 his eyes fixed on Us Apparently he was satisfied that as long as We moved no
 ncarcr he was all right. prOccCtlCd tO
 arrange my plan Of campaign, giving or dcrS Ia my two companions Only one Oi them was uCVSlful to carry out my scheme. so sent Brnadway tO climb a trc,, whCrC
 he could h. out of the way. and then said
 tO my other companion:
 Now. Hart, you've got n reputation
 hcr' fur bcing polite. so I hear. I want
 you tO get together all the courtesy thcrc
 Is in You and display il for the benefit O:
 that lizard- Just suppose the animal tO
 bC the qu,Vn Uf England and your biggest
 crcIiitOr and the only girl you ever loved | all in one and address il accordingly.
 What particularly want from you Is nc
 tiun. however. a sort of minuct perform anCC, bows and >CTapCs and iiOurishcS- 70 Reilly said Hart. ewing me dis
 
 guy of Inc ar you n mon of n blarhrrinG
 idiot than ever took you for, and that
 useless
 You can rcvilc me all you want tO.
 said I. only bc courteous to the gentleman
 with the sky blue tail over wonder. and
 now bCgin- I'm going Ia start
 Then began the most beautiful cxhibi-
 tiun of gallantFy that have ever witness | cd Hart began by taking of his hat and
 making a low bow tO the lizard He as
 surCd the b,a>t that he had no intention | of intruding On its after dinner sicSta (bOw and sCrapcl. but that the fame Q. | the beauty Of its iridrSCcnt tail (hand on heart and another bowl had drawn him hithCr tO observe spectacle Of magnil- ccnC,' such never before had glAddcnG'. his eyes tthr,s' dance steps. two waves ot | the hat and profound obciSancel- For five | minutes he went on giving the lizard taffy. and could hear Broadway cacklinG | from his pCrCh in the rrCc like a whole flock Of chickens But you never saw | anything so pleased as that lizard. The
 whole pS'rtOrmanoc just took him by storm. He was immensely interested and amused and flattcred Hcrc was a very largC two legged animal capCring before him in the most entertaining fashion and | making quCy'r noises of n not unpleasant naturc cntirCIy fur his hCncfit and all the | time having the s,,pOd taste tO kcCp ar d propCr and r~Isctful distance What mon could a Iizarl expect than to have amusement furnished him at his own humC! He cuCkCsi his head first on one
 side and then On tho other He hlinkCUl
 his eyes and gently waved his tail \ mon COntCnt'NI lizari couldn't tsC found | in all Trinidad
 | While the performance was cuinE On had made a tICiour and was nclring spot | whCrr l would ts between the quarry and his hole The lizard was tOO much attract | cd by Hart continuous performance tC | pay any attention to me. and presently | found mySslf within n few yards Of him | and just bchind him. About this time
 noticed that liar; $ language had altcreL | for tho worsr- His stock Of compliment: had been exhausted. and though his de | pertinent was aS C,rmOniOus. his gestures as Fl IC,ful and his voice aS sOfr as bCfOrC the languag.. he us.Sl cOmpOrtCi i'll with
 these manifestations
 | e. Oh. II l Only had you in mach, he | said. with a SwCS-t smile and wave of the hand and iu dulCct tones. wouldn't show you q trick in politCucsS' NcS. wink
 at me. you miserable. hlOatci. polka dot ted Carthwurm Wag your grCaSy hluo tail In aNnut two seconds thCrc'l hc a stick over yUur neck. you slithcry. siimy. defOrmcd mud sruhhcr- I'll teach you what pulitcnc>> is when I get you in q | cag,. hut the b,sSt will be on the other
 foot then There. How dye like that | Hurrah. we've got him.
 | II had placed the stick over the lizard neck and pinned him to the ground IL | was thc first intimatinn that hc had of my | approach. He snapped viCinusly with his | powerful jaws, but I soon had him safe, and we Ilrr him home in triumph The secrCt uf the captupc and the efficacy Ot | Hart'S pJlitCnC>>. as l explained it tO him, | lay in the fact that almost all animals arC | curious. C>Vs~ially rCptilcs. Sn intepsIcd | had the likIpl isrCunc in watching and
 listcnim.; [" Hart that l had no difficulty l in approaching him- New York sun Your Insband'. Mother.
 Twill no, call her your mOthCr-in law Fl like to think that she is your mother iu | love. writes Ruth AshmOrr in very Car l nest article On The Young wifc's First I Year in The Ladies Home Journal Shs | Is ynur husbands mother and thcrciCp yours. for his pN0plc have become yOul | p,uplc. There have hecn vulgar jcsts, ri | diculuIIs shngS and Cuarse puns about th' | husbands mother ever since any of us caT | rcmCmlrr. but in how many households i, | the hu>lNand's mother an angel, not in dis | gui>s'. hUt spprr-iat"d and lOvcdf Now | HVfFs | your husband tisN~~e Will you treat hci | just as N"u Il" l"'lr "wn m"itrr. not he | ing aitaid 'su tell her Of yOur liitlc affairs l -,...i.-tn.-- E-r r.rrr nlnnL