50 How Sammy Went to Coral-Land 
tired from the gaze of the outside world, 
until his new shell hardened. 
But, when that was accomplished and 
he sallied forth, courageous and very 
hungry, you may be sure that an un¬ 
happy fate awaited the weak and tender 
member of Ashland that fell in his 
path ! 
Surely the life of a fish must be far 
from monotonous, since he has always 
the excitement of hunting his own meals, 
and keeping out of the way of others of 
his kind who are hunting for him ! Still, 
nervous prostration is quite unknown in 
that big water-world, and so it is to be 
inferred that the fishes live only for the 
pleasures of the day, and do not worry 
over the possible unpleasant things of the 
morrow. 
“ Which,” said grandma, as she folded 
up her sewing, “ is often a very good 
