The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-21

through his mouth carefully TN "a was
clean ana comfortably. IL not well
one day they we're taken out and put
under finger bowl on a plate. space al
lowed for air with crackers and "A drop
OF water Somebody split some wine into
the plate. and one OF the crickets drank
% greedily with a very humau-if unhu-
maue-result lie sprawied about. foolish
ana silly. but preferred companionship-
hight ia his spirits. feeble In his legs. A
sober cricket showed night. keeping ths
Upsy one away from two little lady crick-
cts. an they were turned out IN the field
for air. and Tor their winter angemeuts
/ They have their own methods Of hibernat-
ing n not exposed too late. Sometimes
they nnger long Ia cosy, warm closet.
or about an old fashioned fireplace n not
disturbed. and they viii eat clothes II
hard pressed for food.
neglected plant seemed 10 dwindle
and showed measles droar with spots.
as ore child quoted. Upon investigation
the life Of the plant had been sucked out
literally by a thriving herd OF aphldes-lt-
tie green Cows-daintier than green pigs. %
hut just as greedy. though they generous
~ dropped honey the ants love and the
ants keep them tor that purpose as their
cows. During a tedious conyalescence
these little green cows were wholesome
company. They supplied stories and start
ga series Of discoveries no man can tell
the end o. for il Is not vet
Here again IL should be borne in mind
that such stories should NOT b. TOO in
structive. too scientific not too minuteiy
I rsalistire The origiu OF life is too slcred
, Co he thrust upon a child. let the secret
rather develop from its own heart or
soul How man cometh up as a flower.
and as grass is cut down. and the burden
OF the grasshopper- this may appear
quite naturally IN little scientific courses.
but eleyating with beauty always. and OBJ
iccuvely. a child. above al a delicate
child acquires subiscuvitv soon enough
too soon. alas, and one ~ the chief objects
Of pets s. 10 take IL out Of itself
There Is a charming old hook trans
lated from the French and out OF print.
but worthy Of recall. with many editions
The Population % An Old Pear Tree 9"
Beautifully illustrated 20 was "a delight
once upou time 30 oue tco early woand-
90. with no possibility of human friends.
Tho little creatures Of this book We're an
open sesame when even the Arabhn
Nights were barished.
Watching a snail heal It's shell after
| learning that IL could grow now head
| helped patience many days when a hurt
back was growing strong
An artist friend made for tho invalid
a miniature feudal castle. with towns
| Here and there Il was broken. but there
we're stairways leading alOft tiny
! konnworih ivy was planted In an ola
/ town. and IL grew like the green bay tree.
| ovcrrunning walls and battlements in
| true old castle fashion. There were peb-
blcs In the court kept moist ana her
| the poor crushed snai hid itself. the find
l OF an early spring outing one morning
there was shiny TRAN on stairway.
| and another morning some bites out Of a
| cabbage leaf Then the snail apr etrei.
/ shapcy with a white thread showing IN
| the shell firmer than the rest. Long
mornings were shortened watching the
little creature. and so gentle was The ltte
| invalid that Mariana OF tho Moa.e 4
| Grange" "a somebody named the odd pet
came and put out its tiny pink thread
] OF a tongue and ate from the fingers.
Certainly q wonder Of patience when YOU
! consider that touch 81 breath viii MAKE
a snail draw into her house shut "a q or
| no burglar could penetrate.
II there Is an intact opcrculum. the
snail g. az home. ana the latchstring
well inside.
one house cleaning day the cat ate
Mariana OF the Moatcd Grange. making
a bonnie bouche OF shell and all
Kate Rohncr Cain.