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THE SERVAL.

Il am as wild as can be-" said the
Wild Cat. 'The whole cat family is
a wild one. We have the right soIt
of a family.
Now there are people who brag
about their family trees. / don't
know what they really mean for how
can a family of people have family.
tree"
'They may have en- apple tree or a
pear tree or peach tree or a cherry
tree. but they cannot have a tree
known as family tree"
"Oh." said the Wild Cats neighbor.
'they don't mean they have a tree
made of the family. What they mean
is that they all belong to grandmoth-
ers and grandfathers of great impor-
lance and who are very high-up peo-
ple."
Il suppose they're called family
trees because they're high up" said
the Wild Cat, though lots Of trees
| aren't very high, come to think of it,
NO." said the neighbor, that has
nothing to do with it. A family tree
all depends on whether a creature
has grandmothers and grandfathers
and great grandmothers and great
grandfathers Don't you see?'
But then everyone would have
family tree" said the Wild Cat "and
l dindn't think everyone had"
My dear Wild Cat" said the neigh
Dor. "there are grandmothers and
grandmothers."
81 suppose So" agreed the Wild Cat.
But | mean," said his neighbOr,
"that some grandmothers are high up
: and some aren't"
"Some are snobs and others aren't,
eh?" asked the Wild Cat.
'Yes, that's about it," said his
neighbor.
$50 that Is what they mean by
family tree" said the Wild Cat.
"Its all very well to have one" said
his neighbor, but unless a creature
amounts to something himself / don't
see how he can think he is fine be-
cause simply his grandfather was"
Just then another neighbor of the
Wild Cats looked about him. Il wish
: to boast" he said. ITO hear my name,
my fine and dignified name. my name
!, which means nothing and yet which
!. means everything. one would never
believe / was a cat, eh?" asked the
Serval.
"Why does your name mean every
thing and nothing?" asked the Wild
@ Cat. THAT sounds rather queer 10
n me. In fact, It sounds quite impos-
sible"
/ "Ah, but it isn't" said the Servnl.
: '"Then pray explain 1t to me-" said
9 the Wild Cat.
1.-THE name of Serval sounds very
dignifed," said the Serval.
4 "Well, l suppose so If you want to
think it does" said the Wild Cat.
II 81 do want TO think so and have
Il thought so and 1 will think So" said
II the Serval.
II "And it means nothing in one way
II because it doesn't tell any secrets. II
II doesn't tell folks that I'm everything y
Y "Well well, WELL" said the Wild
Cat, that is Dragging little bit toe
= much.'
10 Not at ALL" said the Serval. 81 an
ID from Africa. That is q long way
t, from the zoo, and it's interesting Il
X think that my home is SO far off,"
"Well. it depends on what one thinks
is interesting" said the Wild Cat.
- "Of course" said the Serval. "anC
70 I think that that is interesting. An,
4 when one thinks of the Servai. on
J, thinks of a beautiful little spotted cat
ID a rare cat, q cat with thin and hand
a some long legs, tiny head, a delicate
ly shaped body and beautiful rounC
spots"
]. That's all very true" said the WILD
Cat, "but Of course If no one were t.
lie think of Serval, one wouldn't think O
l. all those things"
q "Ah," said the Serval, Every true
"a but l feel there are enough sensible
~ people in the world who do sometime
- think of the rare Serval family O
= spotted cats!"