The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-09-25
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THE YAoUARUNDi CAT.
IRAHAM BONNER


.Friends, cat friends. II you find my
name, my fine name of Yaguarundi cat
IL too long for you to say, call me Yag
for short" said the Yaguarundl cat.
Now the other animals all looked
pleased when Yag said that for he
sounded nice and simple and natural
TO them. He didn't sound as though he
would be O conceited and dlsagreeable
creature In the zoo.
"well." he said. as he looked about
him. whats the newsl Tell me the
news7"
Every other animal shook Its head.
1--WE don't know Of any news" they
said.
mo news" said Yag.
"GracIous, that's too bad" said the
other creatures. 1--WE don't want to
make you feel sad as soon as you ar
rive. You seem rather sad to hear OF
no news"
"Oh no. sorry but not sad" said Yag.
"You see," said one Of the other ami
mails, when creature says:
"'What's the newsr it's so hard to
think Of anything to tell them, whereas
If they don't say anything somehow we
think of It,"
I'm sorry spoke" said Yag.
"Oh. you needn't be-" said the other
animals who had been talking. "It's
only curious thing about animals and
children and grown-ups that when
they're told to talk they haven't so
much to say for themselves"
"We'll think up some news before
long" one of the other animals said.
"Oh, yes" they all agreed. well
surely tell you something most inter-
esting. You're stopping for quite
CALL aren't your"
"Oh, yes" said Yag, "Tve come to the
zoo for a good long visit. I will stay
oh, long. long time"
Perhaps" said the other animals,
you'll tell us the news. Wouldn't that
be nice?"
"would you like to hear my storyr
asked Yag.
"Oh, do tell II to u.s." the others said.
81 came from Texas, IL any one
would like to know that" he began.
There aren't many Of my family In
ZOOS. No. we don't live much in ZOOS
| that is-few of us ever do. But I
must go on. l don't suppose you want
to hear the same thing over and over
again that we don't often, often, often
live In the ZOOS.
"But like II here, though the crea-
ture I am something like can't bear 1t
| I've heard. That is he is very much
bored by 1t and Is always restless and
trying to wander off or dig his way out.
"You all know I am something like
the otter. Well. II you don't know 1t.
1 am telling 1t to you so you will know
1t. Good Of me, eh?'
And the Yaguarundi cat grinned, a
wide grin.
"Ah. yes" said Yag, 81 have sort OF
brown coat something the color of Mr..
Offers coat. We don't go to the same
shop for our clothes, ha, ha, nor to
the same tailor"
All the animals grinned
"We wouldn't go to shop or to a
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In the animal world. No. we don't have
foolish and silly styles. We get GER
tain kind Of a coat and we wear 1t all
the time, and our families all dress
alike so folks will know us when they
see us.
People aren't nearly so conslderate.
People dress in all sorts of different
things and differently from year to
year. You couldn't tell one family Of
people by the way they dress, could
your"
All the creatures shook their heads.
but you could tell my family by our
gray-brown coats without any spots or
any trimmings, just nice. simple, good
looking suits do we wear. yes, we do"