MIRANDA'S I
PINGPONG
By C. B. EURCIN
ST. Is all over; finished; dune
with; exlisiustod: So am I!
. J. So Is Miranda! Hut littli
t' 4
' i Noel HitrtU'v Is a frosh an it
iwe mill wonders why the Kiv. Arthur
rvatur'X thinks 8o unirh of htr. Tin
Kov. Arthur also wonders many
la crises like these Miranda ntnl 1
fcave KdtiHtinifs htnte.1 desperately to
me another of an eternal Separation,
alth a capital S. We have drawn
pathetic ph-tuns of how we would di
vide rvrrythinj; between us, and she
nmild ko atxl live with her mother,
while I Mrmle Into life's highway,
manfully putting the past behind me
In order to become great, and, Instead
f poltiB to theaters, upend my eveu
hips sitting hy the tire, waiting her
footstep on the stair. Miranda would
slwoys p't unite worked up by this pa
thetic picture until she remembered
that It was useless taking half the
things, because her mother had no In
tvutlon uf turning the house into a
torn ko cor.ipariy for tlie furniture of
thers. So the 1 rou! ii generally blew
aver. Hut lii time It went as far as
ny makiiii.' lint a list of the things in
my "den" litit' we were rcenm-il. .1.
Miranda saw tli' ii that she was on the
Vilik of :,;i :.wful precipice, and It
Bade her !ilv.-r. So it did me, lie
wnse there's a beautiful bronze Hilt
Ish lion Hr'.ni Japan) in my "den"
which she lias set her heart upon hav
me. and I Ui.ow we should have siial
!ud over that. When she says, "Iiicky,
jou're tiiieh a ilear!" pats my brow and
with the other hand takes the very
thini; I don't want her to have, the
pathos of the situation degenerates lu
lo farce, tiud and oh, you know what
youns wives are like! The next time
I Uiarry I shall choose a solid, estima
ble lady of mature nm; with a false
front and without what little Noel
tails "parior tricus."
As soon as Miranda told the Rev.
Arthur lircntt.rrx about her projected
piuppoiiK' toiiriiument he smiled In a
pleased way and said that he himself
would be the tirst to take a two shil
ling ticket. He also threw out dark
hints that Miss Jarvis would like to be
a&kcd. They're not really engaged, ,e.
rouse the Rev, Arthur hasn't enough
aioney to marry, but he calls Miss ,Jar
tIs "dear sister" and looks at her, if he
thinks he Is unobserved, in the same
way that Sir Lancelot did at Guinevere
when King Arthur was out. Of course
Miranda knew all aheut this ;'ge-hilly
passion," as she calls It, and that was
why she tod Miss Jarvls that the i-v.
Arthur was going to play and then in
formed him that Miss Jarvis ,onld
also be there. So she had them "in the
net," as it were, and the members f
the blanket club almost eric.; . . . n
told they were too old to play. To
please them, Miranda made a special
rule that if they liked to take tickets
they, could get some one else to play
for them, atid, ns the old men were
fond of excitement, t'i 'y pawned their
remaining blankets and l;ciu,:i:t twelve
tickets for the tournament. "It do my
old 'enrt good to get a little penniskus
sport like this 'ere." said Gaffer Hind
ley to Miranda, "and I've got four
quarts on with Joe Hurridge as little
tnisslc"-pointing to Noel " 'ill play
for too and U:'oek his tiirly 'cad off. I
do "car ns 'ov Mistress Jarvls" sewing
It'.'i be a-;''i'n' to try to l;in-l. ns out.
ntnl t
lllivsil
Ritrto
Lt it oi
(tame.
re's f.'clve on us wants !iil!o
to i! i her best for Us It do
in old 'earls, it do. t,. have a
e.il t.p"it like tiiis newfangled
Most as good as a day's ruttiu'
it be, snreiiiv"
When Miranda asked her little niece
Noel to slay with us. she said that
Suel's blue i y;.s, golden hair, mournful
face, with it "I do want to be loved
'jefore heaven claims me for its own"
tiud of expression, made her uneasy.
It did tne also. I knew the child, iltid
I : '-o :.u:ire that heaven could
g"t :...ti- ety well withcut Lor for u
Ilia
t .1
'nr
Slu- was a little
d'tiiioii .it la. v:i tennis ntnl could pick
Up
Files.
v or!;:
-a tne iti ten r.Mtiift s. IV
. told me, slie had been
id at plnupoug i:i oftiir to
"lick
ISretb.
Tom." I h J a little
her before the tottrtia
and she Hut I initio!-
rra.-t:,,.
B cut cat
Mite.
Mi-S .1
t:' :
although t
.'.itl ;i"l ilia
club. After
e l.ved Mi
the s'.ti cess
ill. We Were
oitgl.t. like
ft! in '.a '.
if I lie '...11:1..
t.lv .a Wl.
ij."iig. to I.:.'
1 tesv e..r,
U: lit 'Vie f..t
;. a :it we
"walked .leli
efofo burstili
I'.ely" fur
itito such
It oecurred to Miss
i -'..e mi'.v tL speelal rule
' 1 be a sporting l-ind of
. ?..-v;;ig club l..t :;,'oeis to
'1 hough most f thetti
ms of the Uj.uUu club
v. r seemed to realize that
J.:r:i
tl.a t i!
:( ...g ;
enter i
I
t
Vvt'l- "iO V
ait ti. -mc 'a
3 ',tUse ,iv
led against Itself cat. not
tu;id. So .-he bought a dozen tickets
fx..- Hi- sew club and, when Miranda
remonstrated with her on this prolific
expenditure, ns good ns hinted that it
was do business of Miranda's. Now
lomers In the place could not be ex
Vee'.c.l to it'a.lerstand "the dear people"
n well '.3 site did. of course when she
7ot "ttt'.siy" like that Miranda nightly
prayed tliat the blanket club players
vo'.tll smite the feminine Amalekltes
'jf the sewi'ig club hip and thigh.
Noel Was so popular III the village
?fmt t'te landlord of tin? Spotted Log,
as se infofMcd n,o alter the to".riin
luent was over, "put I. let shirt on
ter," a phrase which, I understand, Jti
ajiortlng par'atice mentis that he rllceit
U1 lii s are cash on the event. I
misted a good deal of time teaching
Noel bow to "serve" Into the double
edges of the big mahogany table which
we borrowed from the vicar. It vit
Just the right size (nine feet by lire),
but the double edges gave a sort of
piquancy to the play which I thought
would be lacking In a mere ordinary
table from a professional place. Miran
da was tn look after the teu. and I was
to lead off against the vicar, who. In
stead uf practicing, went to the Hritish
museum to hunt up ancient authorities.
He said that In ftire undertaking so se
rious a task he wanted to see whether
the Athenians bad ever played the
game under another name. Hut, in
spite of his putting it In that way. he
grew just as keen about plngpong as
anybody else and actually made his
wife practice with him one evening.
They quarreled for the first time in
their lives because she would serve Into
his waistcoat, and lie said lt was tak
ing a mean advantage.
When the eventful evening came, we
had the old sewing clubwomen on one
side of the room and the blanket fund
old men on the other "Montagues and
Capulets," the Rev. Arthur called
them. Uurridges and Illndleys would
hnve been nearer the mark. Then the
vicar opened the proceedings iu his
usual absentmln.led way, as If he were
at a penny reading, and from mere
force of habit announced that "Mr.
Recitation would give a Smith." Re
fore he could be prevented young
Smith began on "It was at Flores, In
the Hajtores," and Noel was the only
person present who had tho pluck to
stop him. lie has hated her ever since.
We started with myself and the vlc
nr, and he didn't play badly for a be
ginner, although between "serves" he
frequently stopped to explain thnt he
had seen a picture of "Prehistoric I'lng
pong" in Punch and thnt If any one
would give him Mr. Reed's address he
would communicate with him on the
subject, as even prehistoric animals
had their feelings and could doubtless
be Influenced for good If treated with
kindness. When he lost, he' became a
little testy; so we played It all over
again, and I let him, ns Noel said,
"romp home nn easy winner." That
dear child Is learning the most ex
traordinary expressions from her bos
om friend the landlord of the Spotted
Dog.
After Miranda had won her game
against the churchwarden no one else
iu the village professed to understand
plngpong or to have the hardihood to
play It in public, so about 9 o'clock we
came to the Capulets and Montagues,
the Burrldges and the Illndleys, the
blanket fund and the sewing club.
Noel told me afterward, with a seraph
ic smile, that she and the landlord of
the Spotted Hog had arranged with
the vlllag. that they were not to in
terfere, 'i io landlord had a dim sort
of Idea w!...t Miss Jarvls was going to
do, and he worshiped Noel to such an
extent th': the child believed thnt If
he couh. Vive "got at" the Rev. Ar
thur's i '..st glass of table beer he
(the, Ian.. lord) would have "hocused"
the poor curate or "painted his bit,"
whatever that may menu.
When old Mrs. Rurrldge's name was
called, she smiled at Miss Jarvls and
said, "Do 'e tell the gentry, dearie, as
his reverence Is goln' to play for me,
and God be good to us nil." She went
to sleep again, and old Ilindley got up
and said, "Little missie be a-goin' to
play for I, and I've got four quarts on
her!"
Then this seraphic child, with eyes
of heavenly blue (she's only twelve),
her golden hair flowing down her back
(blue ribbon), white tennis things, blue
sash round her dainty waist, white
doeskin shoes and ntiother blue rib
bon at her pretty throat, floated up to
the table, produced a lucky penny with
a hole In it from her pocket and held
it out to tin; Rev, Arthur, with n smile
so sweet, so pure, so holy, tliat old
Mrs. Gaminel burst into tears and said
"the pretty erect ur' Is a inert too good
for this world, and lt do seem savage
like for a girt big man to worrit her
so."
"W-wlmt's that for?" asked the Rev.
Arthur, taken aback.
"Toss for service, please," said Noel.
"Your call."
The Rev. Arthur called. "Head."
"Tail. I think," said Noel politely.
"Yes, tall It Is. I serve."
"Ccr-ecrtaliily. Hy all means, MIsa
Noel," Baid the Rev. Arthur.
"You go to the other end," said Noel,
"and, mind you, keep wlthlu the lines
of the table."
"1-1 don't see any lines," protested
the Rev. Arthur.
Noel explained.
"You you won't think me unkind if
I wlni" asked the Rev. Arthur, who Is
the teuderest hearted man in the
world.
"Certainly not," replied Noel.
" 'Twouldn't be sportsmanlike."
"I think wu are ready to begin,"
said the Rev. Arthur after a bewil
dered pause.
"I have been r"ady for the last five
minutes," Noel declared.
"1 mil nntioipntint; your service,"
said the Rev. Arthur.
Something happened. This small
child "served." A streak of white Mew
over the net, touched the table in the
left hand corner and disappeared
through the doorway.
"One love," called tho umpire.
She served again. This time the ball
caught on tlie edge of the table and
Went into the stove.
"Two love," called the umpire.
Noel took another ball. It touched
the table, smote the Rev. Arthur light
ly on the nose and divagated Into Mrs.
Rurrldge's hip.
"Three love," called the umpire.
Yet again. This time tho ball lodged
In the Rev. Arthur's lower chest
For. so fwlftly It flew, the slfiht
Could not follow It In its flight.
"Four love," called the umpire.
And once more. The Rev. Arthur,
with llashlii:; eyes (ho was beginning
to get excited) returned the ball lot
the net
j "Five love," called the umpire,
I Noel bowed. "Your service, Sir.
Greatorex." and turned back her cuffs.
"If the ladies will pardon me, I will
divest myself of my coat." said the
, Rev. Arthur.
; "Strip, by all means. If yon like,"
said Noel. And he stripied.
But it was no good. The game went
on until it became twenty two. He
made two.
"John I.lvesey and Mrs. Clnnimel,"
called the umpire.
"Our turn again, I think." said Noel
to the Rev Arthur. "I'm playing for
John. Your service, Mrs. Clumuiel.
John won.
"Martha Raggetts and eh Chumpy
roe," called the umpire.
"I play for Joe," said Noel. "I sup
pose you are Martha Raggetts?"
"I am," said the Rev. Arthur, and he
looked like iotUer Martha who was
"cumbered wwsi many cares." j
They pln,v hat gams until the Rev.
Arthur began to improv Besides, the
blood of his ancestors boiled in his
veins. Hut lt boiled to no purpose.
Noel won easily. !
"Elihu Sands and Jane Lovejoy," 1
called the umpire. I
"My service, Jane," said Noel to the
Rev. Arthur.
The Rev. Arthur did not like it. but
he played and lost.
"Thyrza Thlstlethwsyte and Tom
Gerridge," called the umpire.
Thyrza did a little better, for weight
began to tell.
"Sarah Thorne and Martin Clarke,"
called the umpire.
"Better make the game ten points,
Sarah, Instead of twenty," suggested
Noel encouragingly, for she was begin
ning to tire. .
"Certainly, if the. umpire allows us,"
said the Rev. Arthur.
Sarah Joined Thyrza with a slightly
damaged nose.
"Anna Jones and Old Coulstou," call
ed the umpire.
"Go It. mlssle." said Old Coulstoa
"I see myself a-driukln' that beer, I
do."
Missie "went It." but. In spite of alt
she could do, tho Rev. Arthur mude the
game seven ten.
"Time to sponge off. I think," sug
gested Noel to Anna Jones.
"Kb I beg your pardon?" said Anna
Jones.
"Refreshments," explained Noel kind
ly. "I'm going to have a bun and gin
ger beer."
The Rev. Arthur Inwardly hoped j
they would disagree wita her. He, too,
adored Noel, but he carried the money
of the sewing club and was prepared,
If necessary, to die on the field of hon
or. He tossed down a lemon squash
prepared by tho fair fingers of Miss
Jarvls. "I wear your glove upon my
helm," he whispered.
"Mind that child doesn't knock Ui
off," said Miss Jarvls sternly. "If you '
lose a mere chit of a thing like that!
I'll never forgive you," .
The landlord of the Spotted bog
gave Noel a cake of butterscotch to
"top off" with, and, a pretty color In
her cheeks, she danced back to the ta
ble. "Suppose," she said politely, "we
lump all the other games and stand or
fall by this one. I thluk you will then
be"-she looked at the list "Elizabeth
Halscy, Keturah Banks, Alice Manns, !
Jemima Ward and Mad Kitty."
"1-1 think so," said the Rev. Arthur.
"Oh, what a duck he is!" said Mad
Kitty, beaming rapturously upon the
poor curate. "Isn't ho a duck!"
Miss Jarvls hastily pulled tho crazy
girl buck Into her seat and told her to'
be good. J
"I will," said Mad Kitty; "but Isn't
he a duck!"
Noel poised her racket reflectively.
"I'm Keeper Jones, Silas Poorbodv.
Scranny Kyed Bill, Sawyer Hurd and '
Garge the Shepherd, and I must -be
very careful, because they have twen-1
ry quarts of beer ou mo between them." !
"Twenty what?" gasped the Rev. Ar
thur. "Quarts," said Noel gently, "and they
: huve asked me to supper at the Spot
ted Dog if I win."
Even Miranda gasped at this revela
tion. Fortunately she was cutting cake
und did not realize its full sigulflcance.
The Rev. Arthur bowed gallantly. "I
wish the ladies had so good a champion
ulso," he said kindly. He glanced at
Miss Jarvls, and his line features cloud
ed over, for she frowned. "A slip of a
child," she whispered contemptuously
to her neighbor.
Her disdain stung the Rev. Arthur,
who was generally pretty good at field
sports, and he began to serve as hard
us he could, after previously stipulat
ing that this final game should be twen
ty points. Amid tremendous excite
ment they crept up to eighteen all.
There was agony in the Rev. Arthur's
eye, for Miss Jarvls, coldly contemptu
ous, applauded Noel vigorously. Noel,
j seeing his distress, purposely served
! into the net, then blushed scarlet. She
j "carried the beer of the blanket club,"
yet bad betrayed her trust because she
loved the Rev. Arthur. Her pretty lips
trembled.
The Rev. Arthur saw and under1
stood. With Hue chivalry he also serv
ed into the net, mentally vowing to re
fund their losses to the members of the
sewing club. He would not be outdoue
In magnanimity by a slip of a child.
"Nineteen all," cried the umpire.
"We'll make the next final stroke.
Your service. Miss Noel."
Noel was so unnerved that she sent
over on easy ball. The Rev. Arthur,
with a hypocritical pretense of activ
ity, drove it Into the net, bowed aud
announced himself conquered.
Noel threw down her racket, flung
her arms round his neck as be stooped
to her and kissed him. Then they went
off hand In hand to Miss Jarvls, who
began dimly to understand that there
are finer things in the world than win
ning a plngpong tournament.
"Noel has beaten me," said the cu-
r
Teething
i
i Then the baby Is most like-
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I doesn't gain in weight.
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is the best food and medicine I
for teething babies. They
gain from the start. f
Send for free sample. t
SCOTT ItOWXE Chrmili I
f 4-4i5 I"erl Street, New Yorlc.
joc. ami ji.oo;all druggists.
rate gayly, "and I'm proud of b. i
beaten so quickly."
Noel made them both a pretty con,
tsy. "I am twice beaten." she s..i
"Will you and Miss Jarvis come mi
have your evening oats with us at 11.
Spotted Dog?"
We all went.
"Took his grueling like a man and a
gentleman," said the landlord of the
Spotted Dog. "I'm goiu' to church next
Sunduyr ilueen.
Nelnon'a Odd Appearance.
When Lord Nelson was commanding
the Mediterranean squadron and lying
off the bay of Biscay, the captains of
two Spanish frigates lately arrived
from America sent to entreat the honor
of an audience with the admiral, merely
to give themselves the gratification of
seeing a person whom they considered
to be the greatest man In the world.
Captain Hardy took their request to
Lord Nelson and urged compliance
with it, notwithstanding the admiral's
querulous reply of, "What is there to
see In an old, withered fellow like my
self?" Nelson always wore short breeches
and silk stockings, and at this moment
his legs were bound nt the knee and nn
kle with pieces of brown paper soaked
In vinegar aud tied with red tape. The
application was to allay the irritation
of some mosquito bites.
Quite forgetting this and the extraor
dinary appearunco it presented, he
went on deck to the Spanish captains
and conducted the interview with such
perfect good breeding and courtesy thnt
his odd appearance wag quite forgotten
tn the charm of his manners, and the
Spaniards went away with every high
opinion confirmed which they had pre
viously formed of Lord Nelson.
BOER GENERALS IN ENGLAND
Botha, Dewet and Delarey Visit King
Edward on Royal Yacht.
London, Aug. 18. The Boer gener
als, Botha, Dewet and Delarey, who
reached here Saturday from South
Africa, left London at half past 9
o'clock yesterday morning for Cowes,
Isle of Wight, to see King Edward on
board the royal yacht Victoria and
Albert
The hour of the general's depart
ure from London was kept secret,
consequently the streets were desert
ed when ths three generals, accom
panied by their secretaries, but by
none of the ladles of their party,
started for Cowes. They were sty
lishly attired in frock coats and silk
hats.
Upon arriving at Southampton the
Boer generals were welcomed on
board the commander-in-chief's yacht
Wildfire by Eearl Roberts and Gen
eral Lord Kitchener. They immedi
ately visited King Edward on board
the Victoria and Albert and were then
taken for a trip around the fleet In
the Wildfire. They returned to Lon
don last evening, accompanied by
Earl Roberts and General Lord Kitch
ener, who took leave of the Hoers at
Waterloo station.
The reception by his majesty lasted
a quarter of an hour. The king spoke
of "the gallant and brave nanncr" in
which the generals had four ht through
tho long and arduous campaign, and of
"the consideration and kindness" with
which the generals had treated Hritish
wounded. His majesty expressed his
warm wishes for their futures. It
was at the king's suggestion that the
Boers took the trip around tho fleet on
board the Wildfire.
It is said that General Botha Is great
ly annoyed that his home at Vryheld
has been annexed to Natal. The pre
mier of Natal is reported to have of
fered General Botha a place in the
Natal ministry, which the general has
declined.
SCHWAB TO RETIRE
Head of Steel Trust Will Give Up
Business Life Indefinitely.
rittsburg. Pa., Aug. 19. A Iiretto.
Pa., special to the Pittsburg Dispatch
says: President Charles M. Schwab, ol
the United States Steel Corporation
has accepted the advice of physicians
and decided to retire indefinitely from
an active business life. He will leave
Amerlea'to seek some quiet nook in a
foreign clime, where not an echo of the
strenuous life ho has led can reach him.
This Information is authentic.
Dr. Golden never leaves the Schwab
home and the exact nature of his pa
tient's illness cannot be learned
through him.
Mr. Schwab is not confined to his
bed, but spends much of his time on
the wide veranda which affords frcsn
air and a sweeping view of the moun
tain slopi. The strange part of Mr.
Schwab' illness is that he is always
within view of those who call at his
house, yet. h will not rllcv any per
son to r.v)ronch h!.Ti. Heretofore the
vl: I'ar to the Kcnwah hc::ic was greet-
Ull. KtNNKK'S
Rheumatism!
KIDNEY ""SJ
BACKACHE
All Bladder and aOTTT317l
Urinary Diseases. i 11 tvJjil
1,11 Kl T '
ed with a hearty welcome and a vigor
ous handshake. Now the visitor Is met
at the entrance and told that Mr.
Schwab cannot be seen. Intimates ot
the family receive the same message
and none has been able to converse
with President Schwab since he came
back to his -ome.
Inquiry among the people of the
town who have conversed with the
Schwabs fully corroborated the stories
that he Intends to retire from active
business life. His friends, however,
deny that if he leaves the United States
Steel Corporation it will be at the dic
tation of any person other than him
self. It is said Mr. Schwab will sail
for Europe tomorrow or Thursday to
remain several month's. '
FAILURE OF McKINLEY MEMORIAL
Hops of Raising Mors Than $400,000
For Project Abandoned.
Cleveland, O., Aug. 15. The pro
moters of the McKinley memorial
have abandoned hope of raising the
amount originally fixed as the cost of
the monument to be erected to the
memory of the dead president. At
first it was thought 11.230.000 could he
easily obtained in popular subscrip
tions. The money came slowly, how
ever, and then the amount to be rats
ed was fixed at $1,000,000. That was
cut down to $050,000, and lt is not Im
probable that the estimates will have
to be cut down to $400,000. The sub
scriptions to date do not exceced $350.-
000.
ATLANTIC CITY'S TIDAL WAVE
Caused Big Scare Among the Colored
Residents.
Atlantic City', Aug 19. A great
scare occurred in the colored resident
district of the town about noon yester
day. Some one started the rumor that
a long black line, supposed to be the
tidal wave, could be seen approaching
the city far out at sea and extending
down the ocean. In an instant there
was something doing. The older resi
dents, who still recall plantation days,
and who have never been weaned from
the superstition of the southern colored
race, fell on their knees and prayers
and revival hymns were sent heaven
ward as only scared colored men can
pray and sing.
There were lots of people who went
to tho shore yesterday either to see a
real tidal wave or to show that they
were not afraid, of one. According to
the figures announced the number of
excursionists that went to the shore
yesterday was 1,667. This Is only 48
less than the record for the same day
last year. So far 4,200 more people
have been carried shoreward this sea
son than last.
Clung to Buoy All Night.
Buffalo. N. Y., Aug. 19. Patrick Bod
kin, Michael Downing and William
Dray, were rescued yesterday after
clinging to a gas buoy in Lake Erie all
Sunday night. They were flsning and
their boat was capsized. They were
thrown into the water but managed to
reach the buoy. As soon as dawn broke
Bodkin swam to the boat which wai
nearby. It was dragged partially on to
the buoy and emptied. Bodkin got
Into It and started to drift to Buffalo
without oars and sails. The others
hung on to the buoy until rescued by
a passing boat Meanwhile Botkln
reached shore safely.
Building Association Suspends.
Passaic. N. Y., Aug. 19. After a se
cret meeting yesterday of its board of
directors-, the Mutual Building and
Loan Association of this city suspended
business. Its books were closed and
turned over to State Examiner John
son, pending future action. William
Malcolm, the former secretary, through
whose alleged errors the association's
funds were $100,000 short, was not in
Passaic yesterday.
Czar's Life Threatened.
Vienna, Aug. 19. A newspaper of
Cracow, Gall Ha. publishes a report that
the Czar of Russia recently found on
his desk a missive from a revolutionary
committee threatening him with death
unless he conceded constitutional gov
ernment to Russia. The Czar, accord
ing to the Cracow newspaper, was
greatly alarmed.
A Common Snnke.
The common snnke, which beors thw
scientific name of Tropldonotns nntrlx,
is one species of a genus (tropldonotusi
which extends over Europe aud North
America and from northern Asia to
north Australia, there being seventeen '
or eighteen Indian species alone. Our
common snake may serve as an exam
ple of the largest family into which
Serpents are divided the family colu
brldic of which there are upward of
1C5 species In India alone. The family
contains most of the harmless snakes,
and it is also illustrated by a small '
snake, Coronella nustraea, which some
years ago was discovered to be an in
habitant of Dorsetshire and Hamp
shire. The coronella feeds exclusively
on lizards, slow worms and small
snakes. Though harmless, it will bite.
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