" PROFESSOR WIGGLER " 
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which he had eaten to the mid rib. As I ap- 
proached he ceased eating, and began to wag his 
upraised head and body vehemently, and I prompt- 
ly named him Wiggler, subsequently adding the 
" professor " for special reasons which I do not 
now recall. Careful search about the bush led to 
the discovery of a dozen or 
more of the caterpillars, all 
about the same size ; and 
such was their novelty among 
the young insect-collectors 
that wigglers now became 
all the rage, and were at a 
premium on trade. The li- 
lac-bushes of the town were 
scoured for caterpillars, and 
there was suddenly a " cor- 
ner" on wigglers. A Pro- 
fessor Wiggler was now 
worth two bull's - eyes, and even two classical 
Polyphemuses, or three Attacus prometheus co- 
coons were considered only a just and dignified 
equivalent for a full - grown specimen of the 
new professor. For those which I had first 
found proved to be mere infants. As they 
waxed fat and healthy and lively on their daily 
supply of fresh lilac leaves, they soon reached 
the length of quite an inch and a half, and their 
humps and zigzag outline were proportionately 
