THE KIN K A JO U. 



27 



into his own hands, and settled his sentence of 

 banishment. 



He wandered into the dormitory where twenty- 

 boarders in as many beds were sleeping the 

 sound sleep of schoolgirls. What the poor little 

 fellow did could never be found out, probably 

 no one knew exactly ; but he made his presence 

 obvious in some way, and startled one girl out 

 of sleep. Her shrieks threw nineteen more into 

 a panic of terror, that ended — when the family 

 had rushed in half dressed, and the cause of the 

 uproar was discovered — in a fit of hysterics all 

 around. 



Solemnly and grimly the principal sent for 

 a bottle of bromide, and sternly she forced every 

 girl to take a dose, while the kinkajou's mistress 

 gathered the naughty little beast into her arms 

 and meekly retired to her own room. 



That night she sat up and entertained the 

 troublesome pet, and the next day he was 

 returned to the hand that gave him, with the 

 verdict that he was exceedingly interesting, but 

 his manners needed cultivation to fit him for 

 general society. 



