The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-21

OF two Of being as FAR apart ~ The
Poles
Without admitting that Miss ] ever
had any designs upon the professor. II
may be stated that at the end Of six
months the girl unused to herself:
II give him up lie is impossible.
lie will never come within ~ rods Of
being a hero He would see rats eat
me IN and not come to the rea'ue."
All OF this was very natural In .
weary old maid
Three or four days later at tho din.
ner table. where the professor seldom
spoke at all, he suddenly said
II see that there Ia to be q circus In
town"
Clasps Of ACCOMPLISHMENT from mother
and daughter. Clasps that there was
to be circus. and gasps that the pro
fessor had referred to It.
And I think we'll attend"
Clasps Of the gaspingest kind
Yes. want you both to 70 with
me-
Had Professor BascOmb suffered .
sunstroke! The women turned pale
AZ they looked from him to each 9th
er.
IL don't care much about the circus
part Of II, but | should like to study
the animals. particularly the lion Per
haps | shall be able to give you some
information you have never acquired
No. mother and daughter did not
know the lion very well They had
heard him spoken CT as the king of
beasts. but with eggs at fifty cents a
dozen. and butter almost as much per
pound. with nine liars In the United
States to one truthtcller. they had ia.
ken only a passing interest In Leo.
The day and the hour came and as
they stood before the cage OF the kan.
CARGO the professor musincly said.
Australia is the true home of the
kangaroo He is not a flesh-eating ami.
driven to the wall You may wonder
at the length OF his hind legs Why
wasn't he created TO run on four legs
the same as wolff"
Miss Joy looked at her mother, ard
her mother locked AT her They bad
run n boarding house for the last ten
years. but it had never occurred 10
them to ask the question or attompr
10 find the answer
The KANGAROO is not predatory
animal CCntlnHcd the professor ON
the contrary. he is as timid as the
hare Eoth must depend upon their
alcrtness and neetness 10 escane their
foes Thus il comes about that their
gait is by leaps and bounds. and that
by standing up on their hind legs they
can look for theh enemies"
Mother. did yon ever" asked Miss
Joy as she drew long breath
mo. daughter | never did" was The
solemn reply
THE tail Of dog or cat is merely
ornamental Behold the tail Of tho
kangaroo II is a cushion on which
he sits. II assists him to rise in .
hurry. II acts as rudder to steer
him when leaping through the air If
driven to defend himself be uses claxs
and tail One blow OF the tail Will
break a mans ribs or leg"
Just think of that mother sasped
Miss Joy.
Yes. | am thinking Of II, daughter,-
Kangaroo meat Is not ranked
among the delicacies." said the pro
fessor. but 1t Is very nutritious. In
fact. one pound Of II has more nutri-
ment in 1t than a pound and a quarter
OF Chicago beef. and at half the cost.
II is wonder TO me that American
capitalists have not arranged to i'm
port kangaroo meat"
III they would only arrange, moth
err sighed Miss Joy as she remem-
bered the price OF the last beefsteak
Perhaps the Democratic party will
bring it about" replied the mother.
At this moment stranger who had
been listening to the wise talk butfed