The Washington times., 1913-07-10

"Ohi Bobby Jones. II
you think you have heard Of adventures
before, just listen to what I have to
tell you" said Drusilla.
WAS It worse than Teddy Bears ad-
venture?" asked Bobby.
"Worse?" repeated Drusilla. 1T was
worser This morning that nurse took
my little mother to the zoo. We rode
there in the auto. and my little mother
carried me in her arms"
What Is a Zoo?" asked Bobby Jones.
"A Zoo" explained Drusilla, rs a
place where all the wild beasts live,
and some of them are as big as this
house and some of them as small as
you are. Bobby Jones. Those that are
as small as you are called monkeys,
and they talk all the time. We stayed
In the monkey-house a long time. and
they certainly are funny little crea-
lures
Are they handsome?" asked Bobby,
We'll. Bobby Jones. I don't like to
speak about that. and ] had hoped you
would not ask me after told you they
were about your size. But IL you insist
upon knowing must tell you they look
a little like you in the face. as we'll as
in size"
oh" said Bobby. then they are
handsome; l wish could see a mon
key"
II would not make that wish II I were
In your place, Bobby Jones'" said Dru-
silla. You may see yourself In mir
ror some day"
"I have always wanted to-" said Bob
by: were there any other handsome
animals there?'
There were many other animals
there" replied Drusilla. but I would
not say they were handsome"
II will never get to the part where my
adventures come in IL you keep inter-
rupting me, Bobby Jones. and that Is
all that Is interesting about this story.
We saw bears and birds Of all kinds,
and d camel and a giraffe with a neck
so long / do not know whether he had
a head or not; all I saw were legs and
a part Of his neck; I could not see at
the very end of it
Bobby opened his mouth to ask a
question, but then he remembered what
Drusilla said about interrupting her,
and he closed his lips and listened.
After we had seen so many dreadful
creatures that I was frightened about
out of my wits" continued Drusilla,
that nurse said. We must see the ele-
phant.' and ! most know that she went
in there on purpose 10 have the dread
full thing happen to me.
She had a bag of peanuts. and she
gave that awful creature some to eat,
and he reached out the longest tail.
which was right on his face You
know saw one once at A circus-an
elephant, ! mean-but l did not know
they could pick up anything with that
tail.
They can. Bobby Jones. and after
while that nurse gave my little mother
some peanuts and told her not to be
afraid and she held her hand and the
elephant took them with his tail.
"Rut this is where the dreadful adven-
ture comes in Ny little mother dropped
the peanuts, and she stopped over TO
nick them Np, and that dreadful ele-
nh,nt reached out with his tail and
took me right out of my little mother
arms and held me up over his head and
then he tried 10 swallow me.
oh, OH said Bobby, unable to con-
tain himself any longer. Weren't you
fr;phtened, Drusilla?" he asked.
"Of course, | was, answered Dru-
siIla. Il guess anyone would have
heen when they had such an adven-
ture as that.
well, everybody screamed. some
wer. laughing. and that nurse was
one of those who laughed. But my
little mother didn't laugh. she
screamed louder than anyone, and a
man ran up and hit that elephant on
the tail and dropped me quickly I
can tCl you.
MY little mother picked me up and
hugged me and ran out of that place.
I don't like Elephants she said. i
never want to see one anymore. they
eat dolls. and my Darling Drusilla is
scared, | know she is
THAT nurse had to buy my little
mother ice cream and candy before
she would stop crying. She was aw-
fully angry, and | heard her say Ia
another nurse. 'all over that old Dru-
silla, too. | wish he had swallowed her.
"You see what ] have to contend
with Robby Jones that nurse u,ould