The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-09-18
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MAHOLl CAIAcO.
MARY RAHAN BONNER.

Far. far away" said Daddy, sin a /
country called South Africa, which you |
both doubtless know about from your !
Geography lessons"
Are we going to have a Geography |
story!" asked Nick, feeling a little |
sad.
OF course we have so many pleas |
ant stories, Daddy" said Nancy polite
~, that you must tell US just what
you feel like telling u.s."
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 lesson-that is when Daddy
comes around to tell his goodnight
story.
well, / don't think so myself, and
the story has nothing to do with Ge-
ography lesson except that the crea-
ture l am going to tell you about came
from South Africa, as 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.
"'Do you know that we are distant
relatives Of the Lemur family and
they are related to the monkey fam
ilyY asked Maxwell.
"I don't know it and I can't say
that / care whether do or not said
Mansfield.
"'Oh, DEAR said Maxwell, there
passes bug. must have him. He
caught the bug and ate it.
"1Tl 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
What's the use in fussing?' asked
Mansfield. AS long as have a place
to eat and sleep, that is all l care
about. OF course don't build large
enough home as 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 l
moved back once more
"'You think just the same as do
said Maxwell. And you do just the
same, too. l have heard of creatures
who were forever fussing about their
} homes. busting, finding pretty things
and bothering all the time. Really,
they get all tired out, and why, may
; ask?
"You may ask. but can't tell you,
. said Mansfield, for l do not under.
stand such people,
81 feel sleepy said Maxwell; ii
. is bedtime. So he went back to his
own home, folded his two huge and
. very peculiar ears behind MS head
and slept for long time.
'When lie woke up he had a meal OF
. insects.
"'Eating, sleeping. doing nothing
are the only things in the world be
. lieve in he said when Mansfield came
to return his call later on.
81 agree said Mansfield. 'Ah, yes
, see, you are just as untidy as l am
every bit of it. My, what looking
home you have got! It's quite too ter
| rible for words, and think that is the
= right sort to have.
".Ah, to be lazy, to do nothing. wha
I joy it is!
awe are supposed to be as lazy al
any creatures living said Maxwell.
"'Goodr said Mansfield. 4 am glat
folks and creatures know we have goot
sense
"'But we wouldn't like them all t.
follow our example, said Maxwell
] we will let them work. for there i:
work to be done in the world, only We
] don't want to know of it.
: awe don't want to know of it. ant
we don't want to do it, said Mans
field. but most especially we dom
= want to do it-and We won't'
And they each shook paws on Il
and each ate a leaf full of insects.
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