The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-06-11
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WHAT WE OWE TO ANIMALS.

GOT n scwatch wight on my arm that
my pussy gave me when wouldn't let
her drink my milk
And she rolled up the sleeve OF her
apron to show it. They all laughed,
but Polly cried.
Then they kissed her and Aunt Bella
said:
NO one laughed at the scratch,
Polly: but try to think Of something
nice, something You like to have
which an animal gave you
Not a single fwing," said Polly.
"Think, Polly" said Aunt Bella.
"Wha, have you got on youI feet
shoes and stockings. My yaln0's
wool stockings, and my brown kid
shoes" said Polly, kicking her feet.
"Well, Polly, the little white lambs
rave you the wool off their backs Tor
the stockings, and the pretty kids
gave their skins for the shoes
con- cried Polly, II never frought
of tat So t'ey did
Aunt Bella continued
"Now. the rest must answer in their
turn, only they must not tell OF the
same gift, Polly has told OF. what
have the UuadrupcdS, or birds, or fish,
or insects, given you, Tom"
well" said Tom, with his hands
in his pockets, "thc 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 nv shoes-alligat0r skin, they are.
And I've a knife IN my pocket which a
shcllfsh gave ~me-handle OF 1t, at
lcast. because it's mother-ot- pearl, and
that is the lining Of a shell, and
that's all | remember just now.
"Now. THY" said Aunt Bella.
ooh" said Tilly, Tin under obIiga-
tjons to the silkwormS for my dress,
for il is made Of japanese SILK. And
tortoise gave me my hair-pin' AND
in my pocket have something aItti'
blind mole gave me-a molcSkln purse
I suppose some animal with horn
gave me these little red buttons, for
think they are bouc.'
"An animal gave them to you, sane
Aunt Bella, 'but in a very curious
way. Those buttons are made q
bullUcAs' Mood. There IS a grca
factory in some part OF the country
where they take all the blood from TIT
places where they slaughter beef aut
turn it into something like bone, O
which they make buttons and buckle
and combs and brcast-plns ana lots 0
things. You may know them 10y thci
red color. Very few people CUES
what it is. Now. Fanny?
"a seal gave me my cap and mut
and collar said Fanny, land th'
feathers in my hat an ostrich gave me
Oh, have a little snakcskin pocket
book :"
''And you, LILY" asked Aunt Bella
"Oh, a monkey gave me my cape ant
mufl, said Lilly, land a kid gave III
my gloves
"Now. | am going to ask you all tt
look about the room and see villa
creatures have helped to furnish it,
"Of course, sheep have, for there
wool in the carpet" said Fanny, "an'
SiIkworms, for the curtains have Sill
in them
''Oh, and horses" said Tom, $50
there is a horse-hair sofa"
AN elephant helped" said Till!
son. yes, and a camel, not exactly i
furnishing, but as to pretty thing.
The portfolio on the desk is made
camcls' skin. and the paper knife
ivory the ivory is made from an ell
plants tusks,"
"Oh," said Tom, we've forgnttc
the big black bear which gave us tina
rug-though he lies there, head an
claws and all-and the little whit
goat which gave us the small rug"
"Oh.n laughed Fanny, "thc ROSTERS
What did the ROSTERS give Us?
know. Does any me else"
THE feather buster, Of course, sal
Tilly, "and a peacock gave us his ia
for that screen"
"a deer took of his head and antler
50 that we could have that rack whic
holds grandpa's rifle, said Tom. ''FC
NY part, | cannot see another thin
winch the birds and beasts and insect
and reptiles gave us
II do" said Aunt Bella. II SC
something which really and truly b.
longs to a duck, do not suppose 81
intended TO give it to us; know sl
did not, in fact. But here it is"
"A duck - cried all the children
looking about. "Whcrc is anything
duck gave u.s."
"Undcr Polly's head" said Aur
Bella.
THAT little cushion 2" qucricd Ton
81 thought that was silk
'"Ticrc is cidcrdOwn inside OF it,
said Aunt Bella. when the eide
duck makes her nest, she lines it wit
down from her own breast. The dow
hunters know that, and come in til
night and steal it. The poor littl
duck is very sorry to find 1t gone, bu
she pulls out more down and make
the feather bed over again for til
duck babies that are to come out
her big green eggs. And once MOI
the hunters come and steal it. Blu
she will have the ducklings cOmforI
ahlp and she mills all the down frOl