The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-20
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By Thornton W. Burgess.
Being the Little Pests 0wn Story of
 the Doings of Single Day.
from ma Kansas C.itv star.

' From The Kansas City star
 Five A. M.-Have just come out of a sort of trance during which much has happened. have nc memory of my past Perhaps it is hest 90. am told that was once lnac Of those white crawling crea lures called aaggots, of which thousands are all about me. 1 re- fuse to believe it feel strangely weak.
 5.i0 A. M.--Stronger HOW and ny legs feel more as if they really be- long to me, Have dJeer gauzy things on my shoulders the.' seem to be of no use. 1t Is very dark and close here. ! believe that the place is called manure pit, and 1 am told that was born here. Keep thinking of these maggot crea- lures. Strange how bothersome ones origin may be
 5;20 A. M.-Have crawled all over the pit and explored every part Made some acquaintances among young flies like myself. Also have a speaking acquaintance with few old flies who have come here to lay eggs. Fear that maggot legend is true. blush for my youth. The top of this place is being opened wonder what it means.
 5:i5 A. M-Out in the world at last! The pit and the maggots are but a memory. The queer things on my shoulders are wings and hft- ed me out of the pit. Am now rest ing on a stable window. Feel light headed and hungry. Life is very interesting--h one can forget ones origin.
 6 A. M.-The most entrancing odors came apparently from a can outside the back door of a provision shop just across the alley from my stable. ] must investigate.
 6:30 A. M.-I was right about the can. Have spent the last half hour there in company with a thousand or more of my own kind simply gorging fish offal, delicious bits of rotting meat and decayed fruit and vegetables We fairly widowed in it. What misfortune if someone should forget and put the cover on the can.
 7l5 A. M-Am inside the provis- ion shop. No end of funl Already know the juiciest, tenderest cuts of meat. Have sampled cheese, cookies. cakes and berries. Always walk over and examine thing thoroly before eating; 1t pays.
 s A. M-Have the wanderlust must see more of the world. Moth ing else would tempt me to leave the provision shop. Only drawback is persistent annoyance by huge 2-legged creatures who are forever skipping at us. Harmless, but bothersome.
 S:30 A. M.-From sheer curiosity stopped in a barroom. Rather dis gusting. Explored a cuspidor and then sampled the free lunch. Pre- fer can back of the provision shop
 S:45 A. M.--Such a narrow eseapei Slipped into an interesting looking room where one of the 2-legged creatures lay in bed and others stood around Explored every thing in the room and crawled over the nose and mouth of the creature in bed, which seemed helpless Then one of the others got after me and l just escaped with my life. As l was leaving heard them say something about typhoid.
 $50 A. M.-Queerest tickling on my legs and feetl Wonder if it can be anything to do with that typhoid.
 S:5i A. Undiscovered a thous- al fn h.n hair of my legs and feet. Have swallowed a lot of them whole, but can't seem to get rid of the rest.
 Understand they're called germs. Must have something to do with that typhoid
 9:30 A. M.--At last I am rid of most of those annoying germ crea- lures. Washed them of in pan of milk. Saw young woman drink the milk after had taken a bath in it.
 10 A. Mon my way again. Visit ed another sickrOom. but did not have time to half explore it. Roy sick with dysentery By the feel ing believe I've got a lot more of those germ things on my legs Must hunt up some milk at once.
 i0t5 A. M.-Got rid of most of the germs in baby's cup of milk Babies are foolish, helpless things. It's great fun to torment them
 If A. M.--An uncovered garbage pail just as l was growing hungry. So long as uncovered garbage ex- ists the future of the race is as- sured.
 ii:t5 A. M.-Sun's hot. Believe I'll take to cover. Nice looking house with hole in screen. Think I'll try
 1908 P. M.-Lunch is on the ta- ble; think I'll sit down with the family Not equal to the garbage can, but does very well.
 1906 ?. M.-,Iust witnessed a ter rible accident. A brother fly was drowned in plate of soup. Wonder if the germ things washed of the tly's legs will annoy the man who has just swallowed the soup
 1 P. M.-Discovery of importance. Paper covered with what looks like molasses is a trap for flies. Now I'm wise they can't stick me. Some what tired
 2 P M--Never touched mel Old dulier lrNlng to sleep objects to having me walk on his bald head. Missed againl This would be ex- citing if there was more danger.
 2;30 P. Mold duifer has cav cred his head with netting. Hope he smothers. A consumptive in the next room. Think I'll see what's doing.
 ?. M-Nothing of interest here hut the cuspidor. Have explored that thOrnlv. pheMl More Of