The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-24
THE FLOATING BOX.
Its Contents Surprised George and
 Alec.

us COHleIlS OuTpi1Seu beoiSe duO
 Alec.
 Following is veracious account ot the marooning, rescue and further ad- ventures of the Iguana brothers, pres ent residents of the Zoo.
 George and Alec ODrain were in swimming in the Delaware, off the Winter street dock. They saw a box floating some distance away. They swan out and got it. As soon as they lowed it to the pier they dressed and carried the box home, without opening it. This they did fearing that what ever their find might be the other boys would want to share it with them when they saw it.
 When they got to their home at 117 Cherry street they showed the box to Mrs. ODrain, and she became curious, too. George knocked a slat off the top He dug his hand in. He yelled He pulled his hand out.
 There's something in there' he said that's cold and it wriggles.'
 Pull it out said Alec.
 q guess not" said George, with de- cision
 "Fraid cat" said Alec, and he put his hand in the box. He pulled the thing out. It was squirming, He dropped it when he saw 1t. It was green and slimy and it looked like a lizard, only it was about 200 times as big. Mrs. O'Drain took up a position on the dining room table.
 Its monster you've brought home" she gasped. "kill it."
 But as she said this a. second green monster poped out of the box. Alec and George joined their mother on the table The things darted everywhere about the room.
 troubles of the ODrains, of how when MT. O'Drain came home and injected new courage into the household, the family armed itself with a shovel broomstick frying pan and a bag, and hunted the monsters, and of how, finally one was captured while hiding in one of the legs of MT, O'Drain's Sun day trousers, and the other was bagged just as it sought refuge up the left leg of the knickerbockers of Georgie O'Drain. The things were returned to the box and the lid nailed down hard There was some talk of chaining them out in the back yard But Mrs O'Drain declared there would be an inn mediate breaking up of a happy home if that were done, because she would leave 1t.
 So Head Keeper Manley, at the Zoo, received on Fourth of July morning a postal card which said: "Please come l and get two animals att my house. 1 Please come quick. Mrs. O'Drain,"
 A Zoo keeper was sent there and he | brought the animals back with him. | They were then identified as of the | Iguana tribe. They are big lizards very big--and are found in South America and the West Indies. On the box was the name of the ship Isabelle Gill She is a sailing vessel, which brings cargoes of salt from Turks Isl- and, West Indies, to wholesale dealer in Delaware avenue, this city. Inquiry at the Isabelle Gill, which now lies at the foot of Race street. disclosed the fact that one of the sailors had boxed the animals to bring them home, but on the return voyage he had another sailor uuarreled. By way of revenge his antagonist marooned the Iguana brothers by throwing the box over board This was just before the ship turned to enter her slip at Race street. It is understood, however, that the sailor who owns them will not claim them, so the Iguane brothers will re- main with several fellows, who were there already in a glass case in the reptile house of the Zoo.-Philad delphia North American.