The Monticellonian., 1906-01-11
WeeMacgreegor
 at the Zoo
By J. J. BELL
| l07PEHght. Ioof, by Joseph B Bowles.l

i Ky party turned out ot SauChIehall street iaro Cambridge streel paw. why do hey call it the zoo2'
 Deed Macgreegor. ye beat me there returned hs father. Lizzie he said 10 his wife "Maegreegor's ask ing why they call it lhe zoo
 Aaegreesor's aye askin'. said Liz zie. If shey didn't call il the zoo, what wad they call it2@
 'Heel, that's true, observed ber l husband "But it's queer Notd. zoo; an the more ye think O [ the queerer t gets 1 mind -
 Paw will We soon be there2" in qpired his son, whose pathological craving was apparently neither very severe nor lasting.
 "Ay yell be there Tn a minute. Liz zie are ya sure its all right about ta,in' wee Jeaunte in to see the bcasts? I'm afraid she'll be frightened
 Frightened? Never fear. John, Wee Jeannies mol that easy fright ered My 10, When the minister was in Ihe house on Wednesday wee Jean nie wa5 mol bit feart-was ye. my #arIin She jist laughed at him au i played dah al h.s eye With the leg e her aul6 inmpin jack MT Brown was mnch arGsed. aa si'e9 her one e Hi# coHsh la1engefs No. no John sG1 Tot that easy frightened.i.
 AWeeI, = know best, Lizzie. See. gi'e her te F.e...
 On III held her till we %, insida. i shell soon be ealltin' all alone -W5Il Ye no. hoHey9 Jsst keep a grip 0. Mae greego John. or he II be lleeia ava au' i gettjn run over or lost
 sPaa said Macsregor, T see tho JOG. <"
 Ny that's IL Ye never see wild bcasts afore Macgreegor?"
 T pretty near seen wild beasts in the shows a he Eairgs, paw
 oh yes; ye vas bidin Wilh yer amt Perdie then. She wud be fearl to go in where the beasts was.
 Aunt Purdies all auld footcr saia Meesresor.
 @Whish6 whisht.' interposed his mother. we're TO to speal that way about yer Aunt purdie Shes real de eeEt woman John. ye shouldn, laugh at Maesreegor's talk; ye jisf nIak him tfink hes smart
 Aw. the boys all right Lizzie Wecl. fe.ll eet across the road now
 1.HoW -" began the boy.
 -Naesreegor talk yer paw $ hand. m no wantin ye 10 be catehed wi one o those elsetrie-cars. said hi, mother
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 The street was crossed without mis hap and presently the quartette foGua themselFes within the zoo For a cou- pie of minutes. perhaps they paused on thet haeshold. uncertain which direction sg take. Then the announcement made 6y an official in a loud voice to the ef- feet that q performance by the lions ana Ijsers was about ta take place on the west side of the building sent thesl thithor with the crowd. Maceregor for once in his fife being too overcome for speech.
 Beyond suudry e3aeulatiors. Htle conversation took place while the train CT exhibited his pluck and wonderful command over the brutcs, and it might i have been observed that Macgfegor never once made the sliehtest attempt 10 withdraw his fingers from the fatherly clasp.
 Mercy mel It's most wonderful," exclaimed Lizzie. when if was all over.
 bod. il beats everything" said John, as he took wee Jeannic from her arms
 And a small voice at his side whis- pered. hoarsely: T wasn't afrasi. paw.
 Maegreesor's sayin he wasn't afraid Lizzie. said John 10 his wife
 Maybe he wasn't returned 10 Liz zie "but I can tell ye was a shakiu' when the big brutes was loupin about the man. was wonderin' what wud do wi wee Jeannie if ony O the beasts run out of the cages an commenced fur to pull the heads an legs of the folk"
 Och. woman, there's no fear 0 that
 If beast was gon' fur to pull ma head off remarked Macereeor. who had grown suddenly bold, II Wud-i wud gle a llickt4
 We're the hoy!" said his father
 "Ye sudna let him boast like that, John said Lizzie, reproyngly.
 What wud ye do. Macgreegor, asked John, with a grin. If beast was aftc. yer maw?'
 'I-I-wud pull it's tail" replied thr valiant Maogregor. And then wud 7" A loud roar from one of the lions in terrupted him and caused him 10 clutch at his parent.
 "Aw, Macgrecgor' said his mother I'm afraid ye wud iist run ava an l leave yer nav 10 be cit 7
 The boys under-Hp trembled. T wudna do that, nav, he said solemnly.
 ''Wud ye not, my dearie?7 said Liz zie, her voice softening "Weel. weel We Il say no more about f. What 5 yer paw an wee Jeannie after now?"
 Its an elephant, nlaw, said Mac gregor, as they overlook the father ana daughter, who were admiring the stuffed carcass of huge elephant.
 Hes not alive" John explained. Hes the one that had to be shot awhile ago
 Why was he shot, paw?"
 "He was dangerous"
 Why was he dangerous?"
 .'I m no jist sure, but man once tell't | 1;,,fc A.