In brook and bayou; or, Life in the still waters

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Identifier: inbrookbayouorli00bayl (find matches)
Title: In brook and bayou; or, Life in the still waters
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Bayliss, Clara Kern, 1848-
Subjects: Zoology
Publisher: New York, D. Appleton and company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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gsare quite willing that some one shall be ap-pointed to take care of us and do our work forus, but I do not think, do you, that any of uswish to carry the principle of division of laborso far as to have another do our eating for us ? Our little Hydrae in the glass can (see cutat end of chapter) are doing their own workvery energetically this morning. They aregrouped all along the water ways on the bright-est side of the jar, and are spreading their netsand fishing most industriously. And now down the main street of thisthriving aquatic city, right into the open armsof the Hydrae, there comes hurrying an im-portant personage. His name is Sir DaphniaPulex. He must certainly be a great railroadmagnate, judging from his businesslike mannerand the ease with which he brushes small fryaway Avith one kick of that powerful hind footof his. He comes pushing along Vv^ith an air 146 IN BROOK AND BAYOU. wLidi indicates that the machinery of the worldis waiting till he arrives to set it in motion.
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iS^T Fig. 41.—Hydra attacking a water flea. But suddenly he pauses. Has he forgottensomething? He does not turn back after it.He seems to have changed his mind, and tohave concluded that the affairs of the worldare of no great importance, after all. Ah ! this THE HUNGRY GXiOVE. 147 is what has happened : He has been hit by theloose end of a cable belonging to the Hydra-Electric Company, and the current has beendischarged into him. His arms droop. His feetno longer move. He seems to be meditating.Perhaps he has been suddenly confronted withthe problem, ^ Is life worth living ? and hasdecided in the negative. With one last sigh, Adieu, vain world ! he disappears down thehydras throat. To-morrow the newsboys ofthis moist city will be calling, Trbune, Times !Thrillin account of death blectricity! Allabout the tragic fate of Sir Daphnia Pulex ! But, for the great magnate to-day, hiserrand is no longer pressing. He has hung hisharp on the willows, and dies a captive besidethe waters of Hy

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