Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-14

4 bright young girl who lives in SYRIA
cuse. y. Y, succeeded last winter in
milking pet Of ii butterfly. How she
fostered the delicate insect during the
winter and the curious traits Of its nat
ure which she observed is interestingly
told by her as follows:
Scamp was of IA rich red brown
color, with black lines and grayisA- white
blotches. His upper side had an irregu
lar grnyish-green border. but when the
wings were folded he resembled a bit of
birch bark.
Last September. when one Of the DAYS
was cold. damp and dismal | picked him
up, supposing him dead. Because he was
so handsome | laid him away for lfe-
Keeping in an old pink sugar bowl. which
stood on the top shelf of an od-fash-
toned bookcase with glass doors.
lie had passed quite out of my men,
DRY when just before THANKSGIVING n
strange futtering at the bookcase door
attracted my attention. When the door
was opened Scamp flew , the window,
but was too weak to get further. Mixing
s0Ee honey and water and placing it i'm
the palm of my hand | put Scamp on
his feet and attempted to make him eat.
AS the warmth of my hand and the
sunshine gave him strength he made an
effort and broke his fast of over two
months. First he bent his antennae for
ward, then back and forth several times.
then his wings opened in Il tremulous
sweep and vibration of the whole body
began from between his bright eyes
something quite like a watch spring nm
rolled which looked like an elephants
trunk as it reached into the LIQUID. All
the end of the tongue was a small foot
like feeler which was used as a sue
ton tube. and the body of the butterfly
showed the entrance of the food
when Scamp was satisfied he rolled
I'd his tongue and began the making of
his toilet, Il most interesting process.
lie cleaned the antennae first, beginning
at the left side; his method being that
of rasping it from the head down its
length with the claws of the left foot:
then he treated the right one the same
way, vibrated his wings several times.
folded the antennae back inside the
front wings and was ready for sleep.
During the cold weather he slept from
eight . ten days. ALWAYS coming to the
glass and tuttering against it when hun-
CRY. In sleeping he ignored all book lore
and rules and slept wherever he was
placed, if | put him in his corner. If
awake enough to fly he fastened himself
% n" wood. sometimes with his head
hanging down. again SidewiSp or unrirbt
lie selected for himself the darkest and
WanneSt corner of the bookcase for his
nest. 3nd made it more luXuriGus bv
cu'nrling up tissue paper and laying II
IN he corner
He observed Christmas and New
Years day by asking for food. but re-
fused to consider the roses, lilies and
violets placed beside him, or would he
seat his honey from any place but my
hand.
"How much intelligence a butterfly
possesses is a mystery. but 'ScamD
know the right place in which to dine
and he knew the best Mace in which to
sleep. Some days he fingered about my
desk and was willing that | should pick
him up. One day when | was lyin"
down he few over and settled himself
unon shawl used for covering
1.-THE desire to know how long he
would live and how he would grow in
Intelligence, was trust rated 10y my care
lessnesS in not closing the doors Of the
bookcase and a vagrant mouse that i'm
proved the opportunity.
Scamp belonged To the alternating
class and if he had lived out of doors
would probably have sought Somp OBJ
scure asylum beneath some curhed-oycr
bark. under some stones. or in fence
corner, coming ont in the spring in Il
bedracgled condition.