Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-09
GIRLS STRANGE PETS
ALL KINDS OF CRAWLING THINGS
LOVED BY HEB. /,
Among Her Playthings Are CHA Mon-
sters, Raitlesnakes, Tarantulss =
and Horned Toads.


caressins them teaching them Tricks ana
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"ouio never suspect tnat sne oeHVea ner
greatest happiness in life from companion.
chip with colony OF creeping, crawling,
sinuous creatures or from spending several
weeks at time in some old shack in tho
mountains while hunting for new specimens
to add to her lively collection.
When Miss Sanderson asked OF her par
ents that a room In their handsome new
nome be set aside for her pets there was
naturally some opposition to establishment
OF Neritaole Dantes Inferno within the
conf1nes OF the family residence; but her
Whms nave Always been gratified and, as
usual, the girl had her way, the result be.
ing that one OF the largest, sunniest apart
nents Is thronged with outdoor denlzens--
snakes. ella monsters, tarantulas, lizards
or many species and other queer inhabit-
ants-the whole making a display so for
midabie that even Satan himself would drop
AAAS paeSAAoih anu lEOIl tuc bCeue.
PLAYING With . pstt,..
JAAS "A'A 6snIueS.
tho nnnn.aIrs on. nraa. w, was oo,n -, ~.
her father wac interested ond =. 80, -.
she WAS bile to todd,a arnons1 tho rooss nat
surrounded the Ioe-cah,r No. ~ ,an,.
voice shouted merrI,v st ever, h,g .nider
worm or lizard that crossed her nstbva,.
She PLAYED with them handling thew, oara.
fully. tenderly and crs,onad m ther, q. ,,,o.+
children Groom to their dolls apd ,h.,,
seemed to recinrocate her araot;o, nv COW.
tented submission
One day when she was tbrae YAM. o,d sl,o
slipped out and away while her mother was
busy with household tasks When sba VS.
missed the usual calls failed 70 hr;na 80
Several hours passed nv apd tba nothar
became almost frantic with fear fo.. thara
were mountain lions In tho snrro,,,S,ra 80
ests, as well as many other dangers hat
might assail the child A search narty was
organized and after a tramn OF two n,I,as
through the wilderness tho yonnestor Us
discovered behind q huge houldnr n,;,n ars
immense coilei rather h.stsa r. III -
she was strokinp as commemorate &c I, !" ~
been a kitten. ''-'A
The snake also ses-,ad 70 10 ,.o, -.
self immensely and tbe ~ so Se J Ts ,.is
rattles made a sound like nuyr;ne Th.
father Mortified. quickly crashed the hahs
from danger and then killed the snaLe Tax
child screamed and sobhed and raaaG 80
the loss OF her net and n uas NAM d.ys
before she recovered her usmaa swse,ness
Of temper.
SerPentS her FRIENDS.
After that memorable experience father
and mother watched III. ohud 80 -
EN-, b.. a.; .,,. Aioie o"''
.uiis, out III spite Oh tHeI oilgence she en-.
Joyed many play hour with snakes that
she found or which she enticed from their
holes. They never offer..l 70 hit. b.r h,,.
oooor.o5 ~. w ~ -
'eoep'eu iie' eaiesses as d matter OF course
and so 1t was with every nature thing. She