The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-03

vrea,bed smiles" and all that scr. % OF
thirg. what ever you rs say ,e tom tones. "
say .sGSpeijlv'' said Hart, cycling me dis
,rustfuIIy. Either you're trying to t mar
a guy of me or you're more OF o., o,s' a IA
ing IDIOT than ever loon sou ''
'"a' You can revile me all you want 70,
sata + only be courteous to the gentle
man with the sky-blue taii ov tar,
ana .r rU began the most beautiful ex-
h,bitton OF saiiantry that have ever WIZ.
messed. Hart began by taking on Ms Ia Ia
and making low bow 70 ' hed mo- no inten-
ton OF intruding on It's a.ter-u,'', ,pe
sItnsta' fbow and scrape), nut lha' ~ ~,
fame OF the beauty or It's lrldesc.n,' I'D
1hand On heart and ahotneI uV~rnac,acie
drawn him hither TO observe speCtdCIe
of nagnlfcence such as never Delore I"d
rIaddenea his eyes" tthree dahCe 1, ~
two waves OF the nat. ana pFu .lr,,. 80, CIV
sanceD For five minutes he went On sIs :
ing no lizard tafTv. and / could near
broadway cacklinc from his petch III r w
tree like whole flock OF chlchens "u as
you never saw anything 50 Pa,aa t,a,
that lizard The whole performance JUST
took him by storm. He was immensely
interested and amused and hatteFed. uete
was very large two-legged ahlItIaI 90,
ing before him in the most enter SdIii.iI,
fashion and making queer noises OF Iot
urnleasant nature, entirely for his penent,
ana ali the time having the good taste
TO keep at q proper and reSpeCt vi uis
lance. What more could nEaTI ~ "a -
thar to have amusement furnished tQr
him al his own home? He cooked NJ
head first on one side and then on tns
other. He blinked his eyes and gently,
waved his tail. 4 more contented llzatu
couIdn't be found in all Trinidad,
while the performance was gorns on
I had made a detour and was nearing
spOt where | would be between the quail
- =
tracted by Harris continuous Pert,o III III
ance to pay any attention to me. anu pr
seutly | found myself within a rev ydttrIS
Of him and just behind him. ABOUT tilISS
time | noticed that Harris lang Ia"
altered for the worse. His stock OF com.
pliments had been exhausted ana thouSne
his department was as ceremonlouS' ms
gestures as graceful and his voice as soit
as before, the language he used COM
ported i'll with these manifestations.
a" oh II | ony had you In reach. ne
said with sweet smile and wave or the
hand and i'm ducet tones, wouldn't /
show you a trick in poteness. Yes. wink
at me- YOU miserable, bloated, polka dot
ted earth worm. Wag your greasy blue
tail. In about two seconds there II
be a stick over your neck. you shthery
SHINY, deformed mud grubber. I'll teach
you what politeness is when | get you IN
a cage; but the boot will be on the other
foot then. There How dye like that?
H1grrah; We've got him bin" o,.o. ,,,o ,z,r5.,
nau pldCeu rug ,Stl'h over lII' llNI'' " ;
neck and pinned him to the ground. 1t
was the first intimation that he had or
my approach He snapped viciOusly
with his powerful jaws, but I soon had
him safe. and we bore him home IN tri-
umph. The secret Of the capture and
the efficacy Of Harris politeness, as | eX-
planned TO him, lay IN the fact that al
most all animals are curious, especially
reptiles. so interested had the lizard be-
come in watching and listening 10 Hart
that / had no difficulty I'm approaching
I him. If, however, Hart had failed to
keep the animal continually interested.
IL would nave looked about with it's usual
failing and unrelaxlng poli'eness NJ its
man visitor kept IT watching all the time.
Later l caught some others In the same
way, tanned them and raised quite a
little family."-NeW York sun.