A STEP-CHILD OF NATURE. 



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a mollusk are either undeveloped or wholly extinct. 

 The proprietor of the Hotel de Cuatro Naciones in 

 Puebla owns a three-legged sloth which he domesticated 



A SLOTHFUL FAMILY. 



in a little kitchen-garden six years ago ; and, though fed 

 daily by the same hands, the old pensioner still fails to 

 identify his benefactor or to recognize his obligations in 



