was peeking out, inmieusely enjoying this tiist 

 adventure. The quizzing snouts of six were 

 poked out in a bunch from the cradle-poueli, 

 while tiie other hve mites were upon theii- 

 mother's back, where they had been playing 

 Jack-aud-the-beanstalk up and down her tail. 



Historically, also, the i^ossum is a conundrum. 

 He has not a single relative on this continent. 



Ji^^ii. fVomr,*^, 



' She was st.^ndiiij^ oil a dog." 



.i^-Safe. 



except those on exhibition in zoological gardens. 

 He left kith and kin behind in Australia when 

 he came over to our country. Plow he got heie, 

 and when, we do Jiot know. CUouds hang heavy 

 over the voyages of all the discoverers of Amer- 

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