Glimpses of the animate world; or, Science and literature of natural history, for school and home . disappear down theirholes. 2. I would like now to say something of the habits ofthis pretty little fellow. Jemmy the Third (for I havepreviously had two Jemmys) was allowed the free range ofthe whole house. He was full of curiosity and restlessness,running continually from one room to another. He veryseldom walked ; his pace, on the contrary, was a shortgallop, or rather canter. When on the move he alwaysgave tongue, like a hound on a scent. It is impossible todescribe his melodious cry in words
Glimpses of the animate world; or, Science and literature of natural history, for school and home . disappear down theirholes. 2. I would like now to say something of the habits ofthis pretty little fellow. Jemmy the Third (for I havepreviously had two Jemmys) was allowed the free range ofthe whole house. He was full of curiosity and restlessness,running continually from one room to another. He veryseldom walked ; his pace, on the contrary, was a shortgallop, or rather canter. When on the move he alwaysgave tongue, like a hound on a scent. It is impossible todescribe his melodious cry in words. When handled andpetted he would utter a sharp bark, not unlike that of adog; and, if in a very good humor, I could, by imitating 370 NATURAL HTST0RT READER. him, make him bark alternately with myself. His greatpeculiarity was his wonderfully intelligent and observinglook. He had the peculiarity also of sitting up on his tail,like a kangaroo ; his fore paws on this occasion were likea dogs when begging, lie was very fond of warmth, andwould sit up inside the fender and warm himself, oecasion-. Thc Suricate {Jemmy). ally leaning hack against the fender and looking roundwith the satisfied air of an old gentleman reposing afterdinner. When the morning sun came into the room,Jemmy would go and sit in the sunbeams and look out ofthe window at the passing cabs and omnibuses. Whendoing this he had a way of turning round very sharply andiooking with his little pigs eyes at me and back, as muchas to say, What do you think of that ? 3. When breakfast came up he would dance round meon his hind legs, watching for something. 1 often puthim on the breakfast-table ; if I did not put him up hewould climb up uninvited. It was very amusing to see himgo and smell the egg, and, in his own language, swear at itfor being hot. He could not understand its being hotenough to burn his nose ; raw eggs were his special favor- STRANGE ANIMALS AND THEIR WAYS. 371 ites. His great delight was to be allowed t
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