The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-13
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NICK anu NdHcy palu visit Ia -
zoo when daddy was lookiu, ~.
some great big business down ...
He had left them at the 200 and M.
the keeper to keep his eye On thea
well as on the animals
So the keeper had promised am .t.
children had promised they would ,..-..
daddy later on in just such TIarA
They had fine time. looking Al f..
animals. seeing them fed. hearing t..-
interesting they We're what fine th.r-,
they often did for each other et.
pets they became.
In fact, the more they heard III.
more they decided they cared for gr.
mails and yet they thought ,l4-
couldn't care any more than they E..
The Black-Faced Brocket ana ~
Molucca Deer had fine taIk ana -5
keeper translated Their talk for ST..
and Nancy. So l am going 10 t.g y
TO you just as the animals told Tier
own story as the keeper unders-5s.
IL. and keepers understand:
I've just come" said the Black
Faced Brocket. They say that they're
glad to have me here"
I'm glad to see you and hope wei
become friends" said the Mo.ue.a
Deer.
Are We going TO be near toge,Ae-.
in nearby yards?" asked the B.aes-
Faced Brocket.
81 imagine So" said the Molue,a
Deer. You have been put there al
unless it doesn't seem 70 suit you ihey
will keep you there"
well. I'll be glad to stay quiet 10,
time. Pm so tired Of travelling
Gracious. I've had long trip, s4l
the Black-Faced Brocket.
You'll have something to tel TIE
visitors" said the Molucca Deer.
Visitors? / haven't asked anyors
to visit me-" said tie Black Faced
Brocket.
You don't have to- said The ~
lucca Deer.
Gracious. they don't come Of lis.
/ OA W
"Wen. the zoo people Ike 10 have
them come, and IL does make life gats
interesting 10 see so many queer .o0s
ing creatures coming TO look A Is ~
cause they think were Old 81
won't you please tell me your usHe*
I've come from Mexico anil CT
name is the Black-Faced Brocket e.
a deer. of course you new that. ~
name would hardly tell you much 81
anythins-that is. ii might and
mightn't. To be sure il tells YOU some
thing. but not ALL
I'D know you were a deer All re-.
said the Molucca Deer.
"A name never tells everything
does it," asked the Black Face
Brocket.
II NO" said the Molucca Deer. "y0
can hardly expect IL 10, for i il Il.
: there would be no use In having 81
tories and life stories and such thing
written"
I'm smaller than a Sinaloa Win,
Tailed Deer. and you know they're al
SO big"
They're not. that's right" said q
Moiucca Deer
/ And as for horns-well my Pee
r little antlers are hardly worth spea.
: Ing about. they're so small.
But I'm rather a stranger to Il
zoos and the people around don't kno.
me so well, and maybe they won't csr
II am not the largest and moSt woI
! derful deer In the world"
: They most certainly won't care
e said the Molucca Deer, "for they
Y been very anxious for you to come I'D
now that you're here. they're deiish
ed TO see YOU"
"Ah. that does my black-tace
broeket heart good 10 hear. said =
: deer. ''and l hope they will keen
liking me even IL my antlers d.
1 grow any more. which they won't Z
: cause they can't.
d Il fatter myself when | call tie-
antiers for they are really little ho'
than spikes and not very big spikes
that.~b still I'm new kind 70 tNe'
In the zoo so they won't care ="
haven't antlers Ike many ~ ,-e 81.
l see around me have"