The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-08-21
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Nick and Nancy paid visit to the
zoo when daddy was looking after
some great big business down town.
He had left them at the zoo and told
the keeper to keep his eye on them as
well as on the animalA
So the keeper had promised and the
children had promised they would meet
daddy later on In Just such a place.
They had a fine time. looking at the
animals, seeing them fed. hearing how
interesting they were, what fine things
they often did for each other, what
pets they became.
In fact, the more they heard, the
more they decided they cared for anil
mails and yet they thought they
couldn't care any more than they had.
The Black-Faced Brocket and the
MOlucca Deer had a fine talk and the
keeper translated their talk for Nick
and Nancy. So am going to tell 1t
to you Just as the animals told their
own story as the keeper understood
1t. and keepers understand:
1--WE just come" said the Black
Fnced Brocket. "They say that they're
glau TO nave me mere.
I'm glad to see you and hope wen
become friends" said the Molucca
Deer.
Are We going to be near together.
in nearby yards?" asked the Black
Faced Brocket.
II imagine So" said the Molucca
Deer. You have been put there and
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will keep you there"
well, I'll be glad to stay quiet for
4 time. I'm so tired of travelling.
Gracious, I've had q long trip" said
the Black-Faced Brocket.
you'll have something to tell the
visitors" said the Molucca Deer.
"Visitors? 1 haven't asked anyone
to visit me-" said the Black-Faced
Brocket.
you don't have to-" said the Mo-
lucca Deer.
Gracious. they don't come Of their
own accord. do theyf"
swell. the zoo people like to have
them come. and 1t does make life quite
interesting to see 20 many queer look
Ing creatures coming to look at US be-
cause they think we're odd. But
won't you please tell me your name7"
i've come from Mexico and my
name is the Black-Faced Brocket. I'm
q deer. Of course you knew that. My
name would hardly tell you much Of
anything-that IL, 1t might. and 1t
mightn't. To be sure 1t tells you some
thing, but not ALL"
I'D know you were deer oil right"
said the Moiucca Deer.
"A name never tells everything,
does it," asked tho Black-Faced
Brocket.
NO." said the Molucca Deer. you
can hardly expect It to, for II 1t did
there would be NO use In having his
tories and life stories and such things
written"
"Tm smaller than . Sinaloa White
Tailed Deer. and you know they're not
20 big"
They're not. that's right" said the
Nolucca Deer.
"And a. for horns-well. my poor
little antlers are hardly worth speak
ing about. they're 30 small.
"But I'm rather a stranger to the
Zoos and the people around don't know
me 20 well. and maybe they won't cnre
II am not the largest and most won
derful deer In the world"
"They most certainly won't care"
said the Molucca Deer, "for they've
been very anxious for you to come. and
now that you're here. they're delight
ed to see you"
"Ah, that does my black-faceti
brocket heart good to hear" said the
deer, "and hope they will keep on
liking me even II my antlers don't
grow any more. which they won't, be-
cause they can't.
II fatter myself when I call them
antlers for they are really little more
than spikes and not very big spikes at
that. but still I'm a new kind to them
in the zoo SO they won't care II 1
haven't antlers like many Of the ones
I see around me have"