New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-11-28

gave SIGNS of having sDied fllia temuf-
ing dinner The ant aDnarently did s
not see the spider sneak king toward 1
him. When the spifler had reached
u point almost q foot. .away from the
his prey for several minutes. Then he
ran backward some six or eight inches
for with their strangely constructed
legs these SPIDERS can run backward
as easily az forward-and made q wide
lletour. coming toward f1,e ant from
another quarter. But when he was
again within 4 foot Of his nrey he sion.
ped and looked. as a general might
look through his feldgla to find the
best point aof attack upon an enemy.
Then the spider backed off as before
and made another detour. Thus he
continued ma king q seal oped course
around the ant until he came to the
point where the stick was imbedded
in the earth. Then he craWled upon
the stick. which was broader than his
body. and began walking IN il toward
the elevated end under which the ant
was working SO busiiy that he did not
seem 10 suspect the presence of az
dreadfuI enemy Every. now and then
the spider STONED and seemed to Fred
to peep over the edge Of the stick to-
make sure of the ant's nosition Az he
neared the point directly over the ant
he crept with the utmost caution. and
at last, when he had made ready, by
fastening an end OF web securely to
the stick these spiders do this so that
they may climb back if need be), he
settled himself several times as cat
settles herself for a spring, and quick
as flash was upon the unsuspecting
ant. graphing him tightly in his long.
Galry legs. S.s
The struggle that followed was dis.
appointment to Fred The great bulk
of the. spider completely covered the
ant from view, and after few slight
upheavals, as if the ant were making
his last desperate effort to free himself
from the merciless grip. all became
quiet. For as much as half an hour
the boy watched the insects, for he
wished to know what the spider was
going to do with the ants carcass.
And as boys generally sympathiZe with
the under dog, SO Fred sympathized
With the poor little ant He could not
help admlrlng the shreWd generalship
Of the spider, but tit It seemed mean can
/ sort or thlng to pounce on the ant from
this vantage point without giving him
the least chance TO save himself. and.
besides, the spider was more than ten
times as big as the ant. Fred was now
sorry that ne had not pushed the spider
OF and given tie ant chance to stand
up Tor falr light or at least to have q
try at foot race
After long. long time the spider be-
gan to loosen the murderous grip in
which he had held his prey, and as the
long hairy legs Strengthened away Fred
knelt down close and got peep under
the spiders big body. The ant was lying
nat upon It's back Farther and far-
ther the SPIDERS legs spread until they
met ABOVE us pack. FREQ nad never
Defore seen spider 90 this, SO ne bent
down closer to see what 1t meant Then
the strangest thing of all happened.
The spider, with all his eight legs
raised above his back. rolled over on his
side, and Fred saw not only that he
was oeao' OUT tnat the ant nao cut
nim open anu scoopeo everything out
OF nm, leaVlng only me empty SKIN IN
tue outward 1orn OF SPIDER. 3d. art art
er all tne boy nau wasted . MS sympa.
my on the poor httle AM, VINO seemed
TO De amply aDle 10 take care OF nlm-
| sell Ana When the little black felloW
began dragging the great hllk OF the
aead spider across the road' over. the
mountains and through the valleys
mace by hooIs and wheels. treds ad-
! m lll:1o for the ants enormous
strength was aroused. and ne said to
|! hlmself:
Gee! II could lift load like that,
could walk off with house. ...
| Then he added, well, the ant has
got his Thanksgiving dinner all right
And this brought back to his mind the
thought of his own errand, SO he set
out again for the market. But, though