Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 May 1896 — Curious Story of a Wombat. [ARTICLE]

Curious Story of a Wombat.

The wombat is a little animal resembling in appearance a small bear, with short legs, a broad flat back, and very thort tail. It eats grass and other vegetable matters and is a harmless little creature, shy and gen T tie in its habits though itfean bite if very much prevoked. In the May “CHATTERBOX” there is a story of a farmer who had a wombat for a pet; he took it a long way into the forest in order to get rid of it, but twice the little animal returned, having found its way without help to its adopted home. The third time the farmer conveyed it across a deep and broad river and as the wombat cannot swim, he felt sure he had gotten rid of the presistentpet; but no! the little creature soon found a huge fallen tree which lay half across the stream, and crawling to the extreme end, sat wistfully gazing at the departed farmer. So touched was the man that he paddled back again, took his 'at little passenger on board, and carried it home, much to the delight of the children. There is a number of other storie of Natural History in this magazine about the majestic Elk, A faithful Dog, A Violet, Vanity of certain birds, and “Lynn the Deerhound.” The story of “Pompey, the Great Roman” istoid in an interesting way, and in the series of “Youngsters in Popular Tales” there is an article about Henry Esmond. In addition, short and continued stories of adventure, poems and other 4s.tr?6sting reading certianly make the May “CHATTERBOX” a splendid number. [Estes <fc Lauriat, Publishers, 196 Summer Street, Boston, Mass, 50 cents a year or 3 month for 10 cents.]