Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-09

OBBIE's stone just missed the old
n gray cat that sat blinking on the
back fence.
That's the way with boys always
wanting to hit something" declared the
Wise Dream Man. suddenly bobbing
up before him. "And big boys, too.
he added, his round little face looking
very solemn and the tiny tuft of hair
standing up straight on his head as If
to say, Indeed, it's disgraceful"
"Aw l wouldn't hit a dog or horse.
Mr. Dream Man." Bobbie declared.
But a cat can run and climb fast and
it's fun to make EN- do it,
We'll, well. perhaps So" agreed the
Dream Man. very doubtfully, for.
though he was wise Dream Man. he
couldn't quite understand why any one
should enjoy frightening animals.
Il tell you what we'll do. Bobbie,"
he continued Well slip down to the
Dreamland of All Countries. and I'll
show you there some of the animals
that men like to chase for the fun
of it,"
"Oh real live ones. Bobbie cried. ex
citedly. for though he had seen many
strange things in the big white build
ing father called the National Museum,
he had never known that 1t was ike
the Zoo.
But he was disappointed in this. for
the Dream Man explained that in big
room just recently fitted up are animals
that certainly look real enough pc
cause clever man called a taAidermas,,
has stuffed the skins. sent from all
parts of the world. and made them
look as if they are ready to move any
minute.
Man rode down on the magic cloak;
hut this time they didn't hop of when
they reached the Dreamland or All
Countries There in the big building
they call the museum were Quite
number of people looking al tne !n'nss
i'm the cases. and so long as Bobbie AND
the Dream Man stayed on the cloak
they couldn't be seen -
x f. -
"Oh. Mr Isreain Man. look at those
jiops-and the little baby ones-and one
Of ems drinking" Bobbie cried as the
cloak stopped in front Of one of the
cases.
Sure enough. there were lions. whole
family OF them. There stood the old
father lion with his long name. and MS
head was up in the air as If he dared
any one to come that way. The mother
lion had dug with her paws rouno
hole in the sand and was drinking from
the water that had filled the hole, as IL
does i'm some parts of that far-on country
of Africa. But Bobbie thought the fun
NEST of all were the little cubs that had
evidently been playing with one another.
for one had his paw raised Just as
kitten does when ii slaps at something.
.'Oh, they look like big cats, Mr.. Dream
Man. Bobbie declared.
'Umm' said the Dream Man. so they
do: but those paws that seem so soft and
playful now have sharp claws under
meath that even the little baby lions know
how to use when they're hunting for
food You see Bobbie. unlike the bear.
Mr.. Lion has his claws drawn in and
covered when he is not using them, and
long.
HE likes best to live on big sandy
plains and rocky places. but he hardly
ever gets any of his food there. Toward
evening he creeps down to the stream
where all the other animals that live
near his home come to drink. There. in
the low bushes and the tall wet grass
and reeds that grow along the bank, Mr..
Lion crouches down very quietly. and
big spring-and it's very seldom any AMI
NAL escapes him. He doesn't. try to kill
merely the deer and the smaller animals
that can't fight very well. but when he
can spring from the grass onto their
backs. he also attacks buffaloes, zebras
CRATES and sometimes even young ele-
plants and rhinoceroses.'
Does he eat 'em them" Bobbie asked.
Eyes, tha0Lis his dinner and Mr., Lion