The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-24
DADDY EV[NDNs
KRY TALL 62
~ MARY GRAHAM BONNER
MAHOLI GAlAGO.

'Far, far away" said Daddy. 'in a
country called South Africa, which you
both doubtless know about from your
Geography lessons"
Are we going to have a Geography
storyp asked Nick, feeling a little
sad.
"Of course we have so many pleas
ant stories, Daddy" said Nancy polite
ly, that you must tell US just what
you feel like telling us"
Daddy laughed hard. Dear me,
you were both afraid the story was
going to be a Geography story, and
though you both wished to be polite
you didn't think the evening was the
time for a lesson-that is when Daddy
comes around to tell his goodnight
story
We'll, don't think so myself, and
| the story has nothing to do with Ge-
| ography lesson except that the crea-
ture am going to tell you about came
from South Africa, as l said before,
and doubtless you both know where it
| is-but if you don't, this isn't the time
for telling you-you can find that out
| from your maps tomorrow.
| 'Good-morrow,' said Maxwell Ma
| holi Galago TO his brother, Mansfield.
Good-morrow.' said Mansfield.
ado you know that we are distant
| relatives Of the Lemur family aud
they are related to the monkey fam
llyT asked Maxwell.
81 don't know it and | can't say
that | care whether l do or not said
Mansfield.
"'Oh, dear said Maxwell, there
passes bug. l must have him.. He
caught the bug and ate it.
"I'll have the next one. Brother
Maxwell said Mansfield.
Your home is as untidy as mine
Is said Maxwell. You find a forked
/ branch so that two sides of your house
, are built without much trouble and
you get some old sticks, dried leaves
and any other old stuff you can find to
finish it off with You don't bother
about housekeeping, nor does your
mate. | can see that
Fl whats the use in fussing? asked
Mansfield. AS long as have a place
to eat and sleep, that is ali l care
about. Of course | don't build large
1 enough home as a rule, for when the
little ones came not long ago had to
move out-there wasn't room for all
of us, and didn't think it was gentle
manly to turn Mrs. Mansfield out.
But later on the little ones found
their own homes and built them, so
moved back once more
"'You think just the same as l do,
said Maxwell. And you do just the
: same, too. l have heard of creature:
c who were forever fussing about theil
homes, busting. finding pretty things
and bothering all the. time. Really
! they get all tired out, and why, may
askY
? You may ask, but can't tell you
4 said Mansfield, for I do not under
stand such people
$ 81 feel sleepy said Maxwell; 4
! is bedtime. So he went back to hi
(, own home, folded his two huge am
/ very peculiar ears behind his hea
and slept for long time.
"When he woke up he had a meal O
insects.
d Eating, sleeping, doing nothing
n are the only things in the world be
G lieve in he said when Mansfield cam
e to return his call later on.
g Il agree said Mansfield 'Ah, We.
l see, you are just as untidy as am
every bit of it. My, what lookin
= home you have got It's quite too te
= | ri T se -,
right sort to have.
"'Ah, to be lazy, to do nothing, whs
>. JOY it isl
10 awe are supposed to be as lazy q
IS any creatures living said Maxwell.
"'Good!' said Mansfield. I am gla
folks and creatures know we have goo
4. sense