. The butterfly hunters. Lepidoptera -- New England Juvenile literature; Insects. io6 THE BUTTERFLY HUNTERS. CHAPTER SKIPPERS. KIPPERS! What a funny name for but- terflies !" said Tom, as he and Hal were getting ready for the next class-meeting. " I should think grasshoppers might well be called so, but I 'm sure butterflies never ; "If you had gone out with me yesterday, instead of sleeping under the Elm, you would not wonder about the name," replied Hal; " the things know how to skip away from one, anyway, even if they don't fly very ; On re
. The butterfly hunters. Lepidoptera -- New England Juvenile literature; Insects. io6 THE BUTTERFLY HUNTERS. CHAPTER SKIPPERS. KIPPERS! What a funny name for but- terflies !" said Tom, as he and Hal were getting ready for the next class-meeting. " I should think grasshoppers might well be called so, but I 'm sure butterflies never ; "If you had gone out with me yesterday, instead of sleeping under the Elm, you would not wonder about the name," replied Hal; " the things know how to skip away from one, anyway, even if they don't fly very ; On reaching the class-room they found the teacher had not arrived, but all the boys were gathered round Johnny. Johnny had great news to tell. Dr. Grey had been to see Annie again, and had said she was much, much better than he had hoped. He promised her that in a few weeks she should walk without assistance. While the boys were still talking eagerly, Mr. Benedict came in, and listened to what they had to tell him about their young friend. They then took their scats, and, after arranging the specimens they had brought in, the teacher commenced. " I shall give but one lesson about all these butterflies,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Conant, Helen Peters Stevens, 1839-1899. Boston, Ticknor and Fields
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