The Ordway new era., 1919-08-29
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THE MUSK DEER.
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"They talk of perfume said the
young musk deer. 81 must find out
what they mean when they speak of
musk perfume.
81 hear children who come to the
200 say that they like perfume on
their handkerchiefs when they're all
dressed up for parties"
"Do handkerchiefs dress up for par
ties?" asked another deer.
"Gracious, no." said the young musk
deer, II only mean the children dress
up. But no matter how dressed up
they are they take along their hand
kerchiefs, and 1t Is then they like the
perfume-to put on their handker-
chiefs. you see"
"Oh. yes" said the other deer. "Still
I shouldn't think they would bother
about handkerchiefs when they go to
parties. should think they would
only care about beautiful shoes and
stockings and hair ribbons and sashes,
and smart suits"
MY dear" said the young musk
deer, "handkerchiefs are very impor-
tant and If the children were to for
get them their mothers wouldn't let
them.
81 heard two children talking up
here.
"'Does your mother always call aft
er you when you're going TO party:
sally, have you got your handker-
chief7"'
eyes said the other little girl. My
mother always does. Does yoursF
"'Always,' said the first little girl.
"You see, when people go to parties
they like to dress up themselves
and their clothes with beautiful
touches and so forth. That is. | sup
pose, the reason why they like per
fume.
But / don't understand about It, I
must ask Daddy Musk Deer when he
wakes up. He Is sound asleep now.
He likes the sunshine. 1 do believe.
He Is having a little nap.
"Ah, now he Is waking up. l must
speak TO him.
Daddy" began the young musk
deer, who was in the next yard to his
fathers yard, won't you tell me what
people mean when they speak of musk
perfume and then call us the musk
deer family?"
"Yes, do explain" said the other
deer. Young Musk Deer has been tell
ing me about 1t, but he doesn't under
stand as much as he says you must
know and understand"
do tell us, Daddy"
"Yes, my son." said Daddy Musk
| Deer, 81 will tell you"
Good" said the young musk deer.
"In our home in India Daddy Deer
and grOwn-up son deer hold this GER
tain sort of perfume which they like
| to take from us and sell.
"The mothers never carry this per-
fume, only the vain fathers! And the
still more vain sons! ~
The young musk deer laughed.
"And as our name has always been
the musk deer family they've named
the perfume after us.
"The thing which people think is
strange about us Is that we have two
such long teeth in our upper jaws
which reach down below our lower
jaws 1t makes us look almost dog
llkel
"We haven't horns. and we thrive
Chinese homes Uf we have happened
to live In China) than we do in the
700.
an fact. we're not especially good
zoo animals. but we are always re-
ceived cordially, for they can't get
many of us. We're not In the least
common. And they are delighted to
see us when they do"
''They can't be delighted to see us
when they don't" laughed the young
musk deer.
Hear the young one talk" said
Daddy Musk Deer. "He takes after
his smart father, he does"
And the young deer smiled to him
self and thought.
Daddy would have scolded me for
being rude, but he liked to say l was
smart and took after him. That's one
time I got out OF a scolding"
And this. of course. was perfectly
truel