The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-09-19
GIFTS OF THE ANIMALS.

llLtl0 D0DCl6s, anu Will DEN yOu quoS-
| tions. That does not sound very anus.
ing, does it? But you will grow inter.
ested after a while, and the one who an
swers the most questions shall order
lunch for the party. shall begin at
once, and not waste time. Polly, have
you anything that the animals gave
your"
"Yes," said Polly, promptly. 1--WE got
scwatch wight on my arm that my
pussy gave me when wouldn't let her
drink my milk" And she rolled up the
sleeves of her apron to show it. They
all laughed, and then Polly cried.
Then they kissed her, and Aunt Bella
said:-
"No one laughed at the scratch, Polly;
and you shall have another question.
Try to think of something nice, some
thing that you like to have. that an ami
NAL gave you"
Not single fwing," said Polly.
Think, Polly" said Aunt Bella.
What have you got on your feet?"
"Shoes and stockings. My yamb's
wool stockings and my brown kid Shoes"
said Polly. kicking her feet.
well, Polly, the little, white lambs
gave you the wool off their backs for the
stockings. and the pretty kids gave their
skins for the shoes"
"Oh!' cried Polly. II never frought
Ct tat! So tey did," Then she laughed;
and the others felt they might, too; and
Aunt Bella continued
NOW the rest must answer in their
turn, only they must not tell of the
same gifts Polly has told Of What have
the quadrupeds or birds or fish or in
sscts given you, Tom?"
"Well," said Tom. with his hands in
his pockets, "the tailor said my suit was
strictly all wool. SO the sheep must have
given me that, and my hat, too; and, oh.
an alligator gave me my shoes. alligator
skin, they are. And I've got a knife in
my pocket that a shell-fish gave me-
the handle for it, at least. because it's
mother-of- and that is the lining
of shell; and-I guess that's all l re-
member just now"
Nov. lilly" said Aunt Bella.
"Oh," said lilly, II am under obliga-
tions to the silkworms for my dress; for
it is made of Japanese silk And tor.
toise gave me my hairpin. And in my
pocket l have something little blind
mole gave me,--a moleskin purse. l
suppose some animal with horns gave
me these little red buttons, for l think
they are bone"
IAN animal gave them to you," said
Aunt Bella, "but in a very curious way.
Those buttons are made of bullock 8
blood There is great factory in some
part of the country where they take all
the blood that is gathered from the
places where they slaughter beef and
turn it into something like bone. of
which they make buttons and buckles
and combs and breast pins and lots of
things. You may know them by their
red color. Very few people guess what
it is"
"Now. Fanny"
"a seal gave me my cap and muff and
collar" said Fanny; land the feathers
in my hat an ostrich gave me. Oh,
have little snake-skin pocket book"
"And you. Lilly" asked Aunt Bella.
"Oh. monkey gave me my cape and
mutf," said Lilly; land kid gave me
nay gloves"
Now, am going to ask you all to
look about the room, and see what crea-
lures have helped to furnish it,"
"Oi course, sheep have, for there is
wool in the carpet" said Fanny; land
silk worms, for the curtains have silk in
them"
"Oh. and horses" said Tom; "for there
is horse-hair sofa"
IAN elephant helped. said lilly. "Oh,
yes, and camel, not exactly in furnish
ing, but as to pretty things. The port
folio on the desk is made of cancels skin,
and the paper-knife is ivory; and ivory
is made from an elephants tusks."
"Oh." said Tom. we've forgotten the
big black bear who gave us that rug
though he lies there, head and claws
and all.-and the little white goat that
gave us that small rug
"On." laughed Fanny, 1.-THE ROSTERS!
What did the rooster give US? l know.
Does any one else?"
THE feather buster. of course" said
lilly; land peacock gave us his tail
for that screen"
"a deer took off his head and antlers
so that we could have that rack that
holds grandpa's rifle.' said Tom. "For
my part, cannot see another thing that
the birds and beast and insects and rep.
tiles gave u.s."
81 do" said Aunt Bella. 81 see some
thing that really and truly belongs to
duck. l do not suppose she intended
to give it to us. know she did not. in
fact. But here it is"
"A duck" cried all the children, look.
ing about. Where is anything a duck
gave us?"
Under Polly's head" said Aunt Bella.
That little cushion?" queried Tom.
81 thought that was silk"