Evening Star Newspaper, March 21, 1933, Page 27

3 Bedtime Stories BY THORNTON W. BURGESS. Hooty Feels Better. s naught'ts right, Tocmp L anomachs, 2t 1 Db, —Old Mother Nature. HE brash young who had knocked Jumper the- Hare over in a sudden attack was no cow- ard. Had he been, he would not have.becn 50 brash. He was big and strong and young. He had the su- preme confidence of youth. He had yet to learn that strength sand confides lnlfone are not sufficient in the battles of ife. skill and experience. He had known that he had no busi- ness to intrude on Jumper’s home range, bt he was headstrong and wanted his own way. not afraid of Jumper. He had from various hiding places watched Jumper and had made up his mind that Jumper was getting old. He even thought of driving Jumper out of that comfortable home range of his and taking it for his own. So when ht had made that sudden attack on Jumper he had had no doubt what the result would be. Jumper had not been prepared for that attack and had been knocked off his feet. The young Hare was on him instantly, seeking to set his teeth in Jumper's throat. But in this he failed. Jumper was an old fi HE KNEW NOTHING OF HIS DAN- GER UNTIL THOSE GREAT CLAWS CLUTCHED HIM IN A GRIP THAT COULDN'T BE BROKEN. knowledge of all the tricks of avoiding | and giving blows In two minutes that | brash young Hare realized that he was in for the hardest battle of his life. 8till he courfted on his youth and his strength and was not afraid. With teeth and the claws of their; Enwer(ul hind feet, they were biting, icking, making the hair fly and the blood, too, for these seemingly gentle folk can fight viciously with others of their own kind. What the result would have been had they fought to the bitter end none may say. Suddenly. Jumper tore himself loose, bounded to his feet and dodged beneath some brush. The young Hasre, thinking he had won, started to follow, intending to drive Jumper so far away that he never ‘would return. So intent was he on that fight that he had no thought for any- thing else, nor had he now as he started after Jumper. He never once looked up or to either side. And so he didn't see a great broad-winged bird with big, fierce, yellow eyes and great, cruel, curved claws that came sailing swiftly down from the top of a tree as noisclessly as a drifting shadow. He knew nothing of his danger until those great claws clutched him in a grip that couldn’t be broken. then he hardly knew what had h gened, for it was over in an instant and is lifcless body was being carried away. ““Too Too bad,” muttered Jumper the Hare, shaking his head sadly. “It needn’t have been. No, sir, it needn't have been. He forgot, and he paid the price of forgetting. He for- got to watch for danger. Not for an instant, even In the midst of that fight, did I forget, and so I saw that Owl, and | saw in time. That brash young Hare thought I was beaten and trying to get away from him when it was Mrs. Hooty I was running from. ‘Live and learn’ is an old saying I have heard tme and again. ‘Learn and live' is a better one. But a lot of people seem to think they can live without bother- ing to learn. I've noticed that they seldom live long nor do they live well while they do live. That was a fine- loou}:)g !yiuugidflg obo‘:: he was too brash. He & an opinion of himself. He had too little respect for aa'}:lghk of others. Too bad! Too Meanwhile Mrs. Hooty was winging her silent way back to the nest where she had left Hooty in charge of those precious eggs. “How wise I was not to strike at Jimmy Skunk as I started to do.” thought she. “I might have been blinded as Hooty was, and then I wouldn't have seen those silly Hares fighting. Jumper saw_me, but this foolish fellow didn't. I hope Hooty's eyes are better.” When she reached the nest and Hooty discovered what she had brought, his eyes felt better at once. It was aston- ishing to_see how rapidly they im- proved. You see Mrs. Hooty shared that diner with him and by the time he had swallowed the last mouthful he felt so much better that he was quite Teady to take his turn at hunting. (Copyright, 1033.) LITTLE BENNY BY LEE PAPE. Pop was trying to make his new cigar Nghter werk and ma said, P. Willis Hinkle has the most intristing article in the paper today, Willyum. It's on the subjeck of memory and what a wonderful faculty it is for the human race. For instants every time we think of a pleasant occurance or event we experience the same injoyment that we did when it was axually happening, so if we think of it 10 times in the course of time, that means our injoyment has been increased 10 fold, isn't that a wonderful thawt, Willyum? she said. But how about the memory of pane- !s;l evenu.ed wlc;: unxon&x:-:e‘:]yd u:mlw possessed ol atapec of glue that maRes them stick longer than any other kind, pop said, and ma said, Ah, but that's just the point, P. Willis Hinkle says we should make a special e to remember ony our pleasant experiences and in that way live a life of eontinuous bliss among happy memeo- ries. By gollies I bleeve he’s rite, pop said. In fact I think we awt fo go a step fetfher and remember the happy an- tion of pleasures that we ony ! we were going to have. For in- stants away back in the ‘dim distants you announced in silvery tones that you wers going to knitt me a woolen vest, sal id. Now Willyum that was ony a few ‘weeks ago so you dont need to go and drag in the dim distants, ma sald, and It seems ages since than mory, T living thoss Ah, memory, memory, lden moments all over again, P. Wil- mnk%nlll rite, he llid.m 5 Now Willyum there's sickly sentimental over it, !Ml'l‘lm# said, I knew I could depend on you, hope _your will_still be spry enough to stand the strane of finishing 4t for my funeral. ; Making ma so mad she 't say suything for about & half houf, mcee | He had yet to learn that these: things often are more than offset by : Besides, he was | iter with full | XTRACT AN ABSCESSED ToOTW Q0M THE PYTHON IN * . . e 0t UNA O'CON AN AMATEUR SCULPTOR OF ABIITY, WENT TO HOLLYWOOD AS ACTOR Ly A % g v v ANDERSON , FAMOUS WESTERN STAR oF Sii Vs, NOR . 'S OF FELLOW- MEMBERS MODELED BUST:! OF THE \ CAVALCADE * COMPANY. MOUTH OF *OSCAR’ 25-FOOT, A D JROERS 1N THE ZOO. NATURE’S CHILDREN BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY. AMERICAN CHAMELEON. Anolis Carolinensis. HE American chameleon expresses his emotions in colors. When | sleeping he is a pale green and hisabdomen is white; when pug- nacious and quarrelsome Wil his fellows he is brilliantly green, and when he is frightened is a dee) all over. When serene and bas) in the sunshine and hunting he is & dark rich brown. You may, therefore, read his state of mind easily. Though this lizard looks very much like a very young alligator to those not acquainted with the family, there is only a superficial resemblance. You | may easily identify this lizard from all other North American lizards, exceps the gechos, by the formation of the four toes on each foot. They are expanded and flat nn? form adhesive pads whica | enable the nimal to travel with speed over vertical surfaces. ‘The body is covered with tiny scales, above and beneath, slightly larger on the head and tail. On the top of the head there is a ridge-like prominence which points toward the snout. The skin is loose and hangs in a fold at the throat. In proportion to the lizard’s size his limbs are very long, especiaily the hind ir. They are developed for taking mxh umps and speeding llon‘ the ground. The eyes are very small, but My Neighbor Says: Fingermark stains on doors and cupboards vanish as though enchantment when lightly rubbed with a piece of flannel ma,ped in kerosene ofl. In order take away the disagreeable odor of the oil, rub the door down with a clean flannel wrung out in hot ‘water. Moisten the pastry bag with 1 cold water before adding cake or | frosting mixture. The bag will | be more easily cleaned and there will be less waste of the product. (Copyright. 1933) they can roll around free from the eye- lids and therefore have a of vision. Watch a chamel stalk his prey and you will see how efficient his eyesight is. As this chameleon has varying hues, no definite color or pattern can be ap- | plied to the species. The color varies not only with his mood but with the sunlight. You will find these fence lizards, as they are often called, along the coastal region of the southeastern part of the United States and in the northern part of their range from the “AMERICAN CHAMELEON- Neuse River in North Carolina,-gouth- ward throughout Florida and westward to Texas. They are very abundant in Mexico. The males have a most unusual habit of nodding their heads when the throat pouches are expanded. It is indulged in to an unusual degree when they are courting and there are terrible fights if a rival appears on the scene. A fight continues until a tail is lost. The visi- tor struts about with his writhing vic- tim for some time. The chameleon maiden looks on with utter indiffer- | ence. The successful suitor is so puffed up with pride that his throat pouch be- comes a glowing tint of emerald. At daybreak the little hustlers o seck.the tempting B o diy gat seel e temp ly or gnat. The hungry hunter stalks his prey, slinking cautiously forward as he nears his victim, and quivery with delight as he makes the final rush. The sharp teeth soon masticate the food properly and he is hunting again, These lizards are easily tamed and make amusing pets. They take food from your fingers and eat the insects that are often found about the house. They must have plenty of water. It is cruel to give them sweetened water as it only increases their thirst. They drink the dew from the leaves when they are free. If deprived of plenty of fresh water they weaken and die. They cannot drink water from s saucer, but must 1ap it from leaves or vegetation. (Copyright, 10! The Proctor Automatic Speed Iron is the only iron with the “Dial of Fabrics” heat control. 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