Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
That Beautiful, Horrid Caterpillaf.

Pauline had gone to the country to
visit her Cousin Nellie. The girls were
exactly of an age, and were to celebrate
their ninth birthday during Pauline's
visit. On the first Saturday Nellie pro-
posed going to the woods for walk.
but Pauline was shy Of the woods and all
the creeping. crawling. hopping creatures
she believed to be there. Nellie laughed
at her cousins fear, declaring that the
woods were her grandfather's and that
she had played there ever since she was
a baby.
You can't tell what kind of things you
will meet in woods" persisted Pauline
Still she yielded to Nellie's wishes and
went.
Nellie kept looking this way and that, on
the ground. along the fence. among the
bushes, and even into the grooves of the
rough bark To Pauline's question what
she was looking for she replied, 20. bugs
and things"
Bugs exclaimed Pauline, Mortified. L
detest bugs. l hope you will not find any"
They are very interesting" replied
Nellie. Il have quite a fine collection at
home; bugs and flies and moths and snails
and worm
Worms Pauline's face showed her dis
gust How can you, Nellie. Really. |
think people who handle those dreadful
things not nice
Nellie said That's because you do not
understand them. Why. the common earth
worm is a most wonderful creature. all
made up of rings that fit into each other .a
in a very curious way. Caterpillars, too,
are wonderful I have had four of them
change into butterflies. If you keep your
eyes open Pauline, you will find plenty on
strange things right around here.
Pauline declared that she would much
rather keep her eyes closed and not see
them.
They had reached the woods now. and the
b..eyc lrnc
when they discovered rich bank OF yellow
yoIets Here their tastes agreed and they
were having a charming time until Nei1e
cried out:
ooh. o, see that beautiful caterpillar I'm
going TO take him home with me-.
Pauline fairly shrieked with terror. She
was truly frightened, no matter no" TOOL
ish that may seem. She COMMANDED Nei-
ie and she pleaded Win >eiiie ho' "
touch the worm ,,
"It will poison YOU" she cried. IF you
take that thing home ! will not go with
you!'. ,,o,,,. ,ho
replied at once that she was going 10 take
the caterpillar and go home with fauiihe,
too. First she made neat niue poA
Of chestnut leaves for the caterpillar.
Pauline went and sat on ios hedi Wy
Nellie sat on moss bank .o
"Wheneyer you are ready 10 go nolue
with the worm and me 1 am ready she
' Never" exclaimed Pauline. So there
they sat for hours and hours, ne e,. SUI,
showed that it was midday, but neither
would give in. They were both n Mn,1;as
and they guessed Alright that Neiile
mother would be greatly worried
At last Nellie's older sister came . 10 l1nk
for them, running and shouting, o.. Net eso
| Pauline! Goodness, where are you! Sne
was provoked when she found them calm IN
w seated. unmoved by her anxiety ana de-
ara siliy. both of you" she exclainl-
ed Come right along" But Nellie stuck *
.o ber caterpillar and Pauline stuck TO
her log until the older n sister tie aS Saaa and
sI,t" coI,,d follow at a distance. SO that
IL et the way the caterpillar deadlock wa,
broken Before the sno Sum somethins aboS,
- worms and when she returned
TO ppe the city In the fall she took along
small case OF her own collecting.
And isn't 1t fact that things w SOM de- mo-,
| saem hideous simply because we oo ho'
Iraou, ANYTHING about themf