Four feet, wings, and fins . there between the fox and thewolf ? asked Frank. The greatest naturalists once classed the foxwith the wolf and dOg. But the most recent clas-sifications place it in the genus Vulpes, It has abroader head, shorter limbs and a longer, bushiertail. It is consideried the most cunning and craftyof all animals. It has a suspicious nature that no 148 A FUNNY PIN-CUSHION. amount of taming or training can obliterate. Eventhe wolf and jackal show more gratitude for favorsthan the fox. Now, children, you may classify what we havelearned to-day, then we will go in the house,
Four feet, wings, and fins . there between the fox and thewolf ? asked Frank. The greatest naturalists once classed the foxwith the wolf and dOg. But the most recent clas-sifications place it in the genus Vulpes, It has abroader head, shorter limbs and a longer, bushiertail. It is consideried the most cunning and craftyof all animals. It has a suspicious nature that no 148 A FUNNY PIN-CUSHION. amount of taming or training can obliterate. Eventhe wolf and jackal show more gratitude for favorsthan the fox. Now, children, you may classify what we havelearned to-day, then we will go in the house, saidGrace. Hedgehogs turn into pin-tushions and belongto the Urchin famly, I member that, said Rose,proudly. The pangolin belongs to the Armadillo family, andto the order Edentata, said Frank. The bear belongs to the Ursidce family; and Ihave already classed the wolf, said May. And then the days lesson ended with a promisefrom Mr. Dumas to take them to visit a bachelorfriend of his who owned a number of foreign animals. 149. CHAPTER VII. AN OLD-FASHIONED VISIT. Very early in the morning they started, just aboutdaybreak, and after about two miles of public roadthe rest of the way lay through woods and brush,the narrow winding track filled with stumps and thinblades of grass. The children were full of fun, and even Gracedeclared she didnt believe more than one wagon 160 AN OLD-FASHIONED VISIT. had ever passed over the road, and that one withoutany kind of animal to pull it, since there were nofootprints visible. A tall, raw-boned woman with hard brown handscame out of a little, low, yellow-painted house, andgave them a welcome. If it aint nice to hev company once in a bodyslife-time, then I dunt know, she said, leading theparty into the house. I dunt know when Ive seeda little gal before, and such mighty purty ones ! The children stepped bashfully up to a long, redwooden settle, and sat themselves down. Hungry, Im sure} she said, going to the cellar-way, and returning with such e
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