Pleasant Bed-fellows

-A persoivwriting from Camp Waston, near Tm pico, says: "I amcollectinganumber ofscorpioni, centipedes, and tarántula, (some of lhO latter are nenrly aslargeas young colts) which l intendscnding tayou as cunoiities the fïrst opportuni:y, How would you üke to find, on going to hed, a couple ol good-sized scorpions snugly stowed between your blankets? I assure you jt ifl no unuBunl" occurrcnce."