MR. CHUPES AND MISS JENNY 



rustle among the leaves called our attention 

 to him. We had entered his dressing- 

 room evidently, for he soon proceeded to 

 make his toilet. First he massaged himself 

 thoroughly; then he began to tug and pull 

 at his outer skin, which he finally drew over 

 his head after the manner of an athlete tak- 

 ing off his sweater, and when he had rolled 

 it up into a ball he calmly swallowed it! 



I have since learned that this pill is the 

 only medicine a toad ever takes. It is a lit- 

 tle difficult to understand how his cast-off 

 garments benefit him internally, but clever 

 men, far too learned to err in such matters, 

 assure us that they do; so we dare not dis- 

 credit the statement. You may be inter- 

 ested in knowing that the new coat re- 

 sembled the old in every respect, only that 

 it was a trifle less dingy. 



We three and the toad became excellent 

 friends as the days went on. He used to 

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