The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-02-21

presently appeared before us, his
hands behind his back, and a look
of disappointment upon his coun-
tenance.
Unsuccessful" said he.
Really" 1 replied; never
mind, my boy, better luck next
time"
ooh, FRITZ" exclaimed his
brothers, who had looked behind
him, "a sucking-pig, a little suck
ing pig. Where did you get it?
How did you shoot it? Do let us
see it,"
Fritz then with sparkling eyes
exhibited his prize.
81 am glad to see the result of
your prowess, my boy" said /;
"but I cannot approve of deceit,
even as a joke; stick to the truth
in jest and earnest"
Fritz then told us how he had
been to the other side of the
stream. so different from this"
he said; cit is really a beautiful
country, and the shore, which
runs down to the sea in a gentle
slope, is covered with all sorts
of useful things from the wreck.
Do let US go and collect them.
And. father. why should we not
return to the wreck and bring
off some of the animals? Just
think Of what value the COW would
be to us, and what a pity it would
be to lose her! Let us get her on
shore, and we will 0 over the
stream, where she will have good
pasturage, and we shall be in the
shade instead of on this desert,
and father, I do wish"
stop, stop, my boy!" cried l.
"All will be done in good time.
Tomorrow and the day after will
bring work of their own And tell
me, did you see no traces of our
shipmates?"
"Not a sign of them, either on
land or sea, living or dead" he re-
piled.
but the sucking-pig," said Jack,
Where did you get it?"
ut was n Of several" said
Fritz, which 1 found on the
shore; most curious animals they
are; they hoped rather than
walked, and every now and then
would squat down on their legs
and rub their shouts with their
fore-paws. Had not I been afraid
Of losing them all, l would have
tried to catch one alive, they
seemed so tame"
Meanwhile Ernest had been
carefully examining the animal in
question.
This is no pig" he said; land
except for it's bristly skin, does
not look like one. See, its teeth
are not like those Of a pig, but
rather those of a squirrel. In fact"
he continued, looking at Fritz,
your sucking pig is an agouti."
Dear me-" said Fritz; listen
to the great professor l%ecturing!
He is going to prove that a pig
is not a pig!"
You need not be so quick to
laugh at your brother" said l, in
my turn; "he is quite right. l, too,
know the agouti by descriptions
and pictures, and there is little
doubt that this is a specimen. The
little animal is a native of North I
America, where it makes its nests
Under the roots of trees, and lives
upon fruit. But, Ernest, the agouti
1ot only looks something like a
pig, but most decidedly grunts |
ike a porker."
While we were thus talking, !
lack had been vainly endeavor- {
.ng to open an oyster with his
.arge knife. Here is a simpler i
way" said l, placing an oyster on
The fire; it Immediately opened. t
Now" l continued, who will try
this delicacy?" All at first hest
lated to partake Of them, so un-
did they appear. Jack, r
however, tightly closing his eyes
and making a face as though i
about to take medicine, gulped s
one down. We followed his ex- I
ample, one after the other, each s
doing so rather to provide himself
a spoon than with any hope t
Of cultivating a taste for oysters.
Our spoons were now ready, C
and gathering round the pot we
them in, not, however, I"
without sundry scalded fingers. s
Ernest then drew from his peck
1t a large she'll he had procured f
'or his own use, and scooping up /
! good quantity of soup he put it O
DOWN to cool, smiling at his own e
foresight.
Prudence should be exercised L
Tor Others" l remarked; your p
,ool soup will do capftally for the O
logs. my boy; take IT to them, 8