Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-06
WEE AMI TINY.
By e. F. Mosby. a
ment with dYhe Starr

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By E. f. Mosby.
Trom .our Animal fri lend by special arrange
ment with Che Starr
Little Katharine Lander was very happy
when her father carried her with him to
Holland to board WITH him in the house
of kind Frau KATY in a quaint little Dutch
town built on either side Of long canal
Kittiwinks-this vas her pet name-and her
father who was, an artist both loved the
windmill country When she saw the big
white sails motionlessfin the dusk, and all
the country seemed asleep because 1t was
so still. Kitty always thought of great
angels with white wings keeping guard.
She liked the scarlet sails. also, even when
they faded into brown under the sun and
rain, and imagined them some great trop-
1cal birds pausing to rest. She liked the
green meadows and the cows. the sleepy
canals and the boats with their gay flags,
the clean streets and the peoples wooden
soled shoes going clickety-clack, cickety-
clack! Nor did she dislike going to market
and choosing for herself the funny, round
Dutch cakes and the gingerbread full Of
white almonds.
She and her father boarded with Mrs
katz whose name Kittiwinks always spell
ed either kats or Cats. She had brother.
captain Boris. who sailed a trading vessel
among the East Indies or along tropical
coasts. and whose room had delicious smells
~ oohuoiWoou ana Spices ne lheO "
pr1ng nome beautiful carved ivory fans and
boxes, and he wanted to bring his sister a
pet parrot or cockatoo, but she would never
consent When he became acquainted with
kittiwinks he was delighted. Here was
some one who would like living pet. But
not one that screeches." said Mr.. Lander
one DAY. when he had heard the old cap
tam mysterious promises to Kitty; Mrs
katz Will send us away If it is noisy"
1t is not noisy" said the captain, and he
laughed very loud and jolly laugh. And
it is SO little"
Then it is not an elephant" said the
father, laughing
perhaps 1t is a little deer" guessed Kit
ty with shining eyes "a wee, wee ante
lope-or pair of little oxen?" she added
more timidly. for she had been listening to
the captains stories of the strange dwarf
animals of the tropical islands.
perhaps little man from Ceylon-a We'd
dab from the forest?'
The captain laughed again, but he shook
his head.
Kittiwinks guessed a good deal while he
was gone, for she wanted pet very much
ana at last-at last the captains voyage
was over. and he had returned home.
- nave them" he said to the little girl
Two'-and his broad face broadened still
wider with his smile Have you pocket?
NO! linen hold your hands out-So!"
lie put his own hands in his pocket and
drew out before Kittiwink's delighted eyes
the two very smallest monkeys she had
deed, the smallest monkeys in the world
the Pigmy Marmosets-not more than four
inches high
Daddy cried the little girl in an ecstasy
OF Joy, come and look. come and lookr'
Ihey were named Tiny and Wee and in
ten minutes had so endeared. themselves to
the whole household that not even Mrs
ndtz. the mistress. would have been willing
LOT them to go away. Far from screeching
they would utter nothing louder than a
"hlstie or merry, excited chatter as if
talking with each other.
ihelr eyes We're as bright and knowing as
grew on their brows as Kitty said "iust
IKE other folks Their color was a pretty
Guaherlsh gray, and their long tails were
rlnged with gray and black.
hltty thought they could beat all the
chlidren she knew, in playing, romping and
1Tollckng together. Such flying leaps such
climbing, such games of Tag" and Hide
ano-seek. one was more gentle than the
other. 1t was Wee that loved to cuddle up
10 Her warm cheek, or in the hollow of her
haEo wee who was always ready to kiss
him. ~ ~
they Ihey both loved sugar. candy, nuts and
fruits of all sorts. but Wee would beg for
them with a silvery sort of chatterinp tome
mardly louder than little birds note. while
ilny would snatch them and scamper away
IN hlgh siee Both could swing by their
tdllS charmingly.ga climb so quickly that
they seemed to come and go like a flash.
1lny loved to tease the big cat after he
learned to know her. but Wee was always a
httle bit afraid, and would perch on the ton
OF chair If he could not conveniently
reach the captains hat, and scoId at her
shrllly with one little paw pointed at her
accusingly, although pussy never troubled
him. ~
They liked to get into the captain's nook
cts Tor nap, and one day his heavy over
coat was lust about to be sent aWay to the
oyer when some one noticed how lumpy
the pocket looked. and there were both
marmosets rolled up asleep! They seemed
TO De especially proud of their tails. and
I1ny would look at his after it was brush
ed by his little mistress with much salts
faction. ~
This is a poem Kitty wrote about them
one rainy day:
Wee and Tiny. Tiny and Wee.
Which is the smaller none can agree.
W mch is the prettier. fuller of glee
Wee or Tiny. Tiny or Wee?
These little marmosets lived in a tree
We and Tiny, Tiny and Wee
Now they belong to the captain and me.
And are just as happy as monkeys can be-"
They had been caught in the great for
ests of South America. and brought down
to the ship to sell. Nothing could have
pleased Capt. Boris better for he had in
tended to carry Kitty marmoset. but he
was not sure that he could find these pretty
little pygmies, which are by no means com