Those Frenchmen who have a proper pride in their country,—and which, of them has not?—will be gratified to Jean that La Belle France is not koing to be behind any other country When it comes to the question of possessing a monster or nol, Consequently huntsman have "discovered one about twenty-five feet long, covered with scales, a (all five fect long and phosphorescent eyes. Further de fare not, yet to hand, but naturalists will not be surprised it it is subsequently discovered that it can climb trees and mew like a cat. Joking apart, however, something ought 10 he done about' these monsters. No Englishman will believe that the Loch Ness variety is anything else but the creation of imaginative people in Inverness for the purpose of attract ing holiday makers from England and then extracting enough bawbees out of their carelessly kept pockets—trom Scots point of view—to. provide maintenance during the winter. Consequently it is to be assumed that the shrewd French people who see roads being made Into their tourist trade by the canny Scot have found necessary to pit up a keener com petition and the creature of Lake Eamon, near Saint Gaudens is, most probably, the result. The discovery is somewhat late for this year, but properly handled it should prove a Gafnite attraction next summer.—It is not to be believed, however, that the proud Scot will allow matters to stand) where they do. Carefully handled a second discovery might be made of the Loch" Nest" monster's mate. "That ought to keep. things Tunning next "summer, while if. 1038 the loch is discovered completely over-run with Tittle monsters Scotland should recover whatever trade it hay ost and be able to. hold it for all time against all comers.
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