Arizona republican., 1909-02-04

is a wonderful colonizer, though scarcely welcome one fear, especially in countries where people arc fond of cabbage for, caterpars, they destroy promising vegetables. In India there is kind of white butterfly that is much reverenced by the simple natives. Each year. when starts upon its journey, the people filled with for they think that the wise insects making pilgrimage to holy roun- tain which they believe sanctihed by the presence of their god Buddha No one will touch the butterflies and the people are mortified when a hungry bird swoops down and makes meal of one of them"
 What becomes of the Others?" Kitty persisted.
 "Ah, some are content with very short trips" Fairy Wiseacre smiled. Come with me. We will call of them.
 First they few to hollow tree and peeping inside, Kitty discovered about twenty Red Admrals fast asleep with their wings folded together. Under tree limb in a sheltered nook they found sleeping Gray Comma butterfly. Kitty had formerly made the acquaintance of its kind near the gooseberry and currast bushes.
 In such unlikely winter quarters pigsties, barns hen houses, stables-all sorts of old buildngs-were hordes of butterflies sleeping perched the rafters with folded pinons The color of the under part of the wings nearly matched that of the wood so that it necessary to look closely to find them. Some sleepers were nestled among cOrd-wood standing in the fields or the forest others were snugly ensconced between cuverts and among the piers of bridges. ln deed Kitty thought the butterflies displayed much ty in selecting places for enjoyng long winter naPs
 Among these seepers were the tawny-winged Buck eye butterflies the Varegated Frit;lary, with its red d;shyel wings; the Painted Beauty with gTaysh wings touched with red; the Compton Tortoise, haunter of whte-brch trees the Gray Emperor, about the hacberry; the Violet Tip lover of nettles; tbe Painted Lady another thistle butterfly Coudless Sulphurs Orange Suphurs, Blue Sgsallowails, Least Shippers, and many that she could name.
 Some do go 10 sleep until November" the Fairy explained. Among the late fers many Red Admirals Black Bordered Yellow butterflies Mourning Coaks and others
 And there any butterflies that do not move or go to sleep in winter;' asked Kitty, who deter mined that nothing should escape her.
 Some perish. When the cold begins to bcrum5 them, hungry birds snatch them up, and you seldom find their bodies. In the spring butterflies Of their kind out of chrysases develop from eggs, caterpillars.
 Now" continued Fairy Wiseacre. T must take yoI home again. Every year, watch the butterflies from about the last of August until the fross come and you will learn many interesting things that wiseacres like myself cannot hope to teach you Note the direction in which butterflies going and you will find that many moving southwark
 Kitty thanked her little guide and Inquired if she might not hope to see her again. The two once
 more in Kttys bedroom and the Fairy waved her hand toward the bookcase.
 You will find me there," she answered. Then to Kys sleepy eyes she seemed to slip among the books, and the little girl sleep, dreamed that she went sleep She has often disputed this point with skeptics to whom she told the story of her curious adventure and who have treated 1t with sufficient respect but as what she learned from Fairy Wseacrc proved be true small matter like that cannot be of any consequence.