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The Opossum

The Opossum image
Parent Issue
Day
18
Month
March
Year
1887
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

The nauio of this animal is plainly of Celticorigin, and would indícate oitber that it was originally brouglit fi'om Ireland, or else that the early inhabitants of America wero Irish. (Do not miss lilis chance of showing what a blessing etymology is, and how mueh may bo lcarncd f rom a careful study o: words.) He is remarkable as boing the only animal that is five-handed. He possesses a prehcnsile tail, which he is always ready to unfold, and with whxh he can piek up his living or climb up the tallest tree. His moral nature Í3 ratber low. Ho is of agrasping disposition, and might juslly be called a professional mend.cant, lor ue alvvays carrics his pouch with him, but he never goes begging when thore is a darky around. This is strange, because in habits lie is carnivorous, and liis fooil consists chieflv of negioes. He belong to the family Didelphides. - Journal of Edticaliou. A man who commlts öulclde by lmnglng dies of hl own free will and a ord.- Boston Transcript.