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"He then brought from a cupboard a most curious instrument, and before I could realize what had happened I found myself thrown upon a screen in a highly magnified state—even as you now behold me. [Illustration: image169] "The students stood up on their stools and craned their heads forward to get a better view of me, and two little girls jumped upon the sill of an open window where they could see more plainly. "'Behold!' cried the Professor, in a loud voice, 'this highly magnified Woggle Bug; one of the most curious insects in existence! THEN HE BROUGHT FROM A CUPBOARD A MOST CURIOUS INSTRUMENT AND BEFORE I COULD REALIZE WHAT HAD HAPPENED I FOUND MYSELF THROWN UPON A SCREEN IN A HIGHLY MAGNIFIED STATE EVEN AS YOU NOW BEHOLD ME THE STUDENTS STOOD UPON THEIR STOOLS AND CRANED THEIR HEADS FORWARD TO GET A BETTER VIEW OF ME AND TWO LITTLE GIRLS JUMPED UPON THE SILL OF AN OPEN WINDOW WHERE THEY COULD SEE MORE PLAINLY BEHOLD CRIED THE PROFESSOR IN A LOUD VOICE THIS HIGHLY MAGNIFIED WOGGLE BUG ONE OF THE MOST CURIOUS BUGS IN EXISTENCE
ory. “I must have lived fully three years in that secluded school-house hearth,” said he, “drinking thirstily of the ever-flowing fount of limpid knowledge before me.” “Quite poetical,” commented the Scarecrow, nodding his head approvingly. “But one, day” continued the Bug, “a marvelous circumstance occurred that altered my very existence and brought me to my present pinnacle of greatness. The Professor discovered me in the act of crawling across the hearth, and before I could escape he had caught me between his thumb and forefinger. [Illustration: image167] “‘My dear children,’ said he, ‘I have captured a Woggle-Bug—a very rare and interesting specimen. Do any of you know what a Woggle-Bug is?’ “‘No!’ yelled the scholars, in chorus. “‘Then,’ said the Professor, ‘I will get out my famous magnifying-glass and throw the insect upon a screen in a highly-magnified condition, that you may all study carefully its peculiar construction and become acquainted with its habits and manner of life. ENED PATIENTLY EVEN RESPECTFULLY TO THESE REMARKS AND THEN RESUMED HIS STORY I MUST HAVE LIVED FULLY THREE YEARS IN THAT SECLUDED SCHOOLHOUSE HEARTH SAID HE DRINKING THIRSTILY OF THE EVER FLOWING FOUNT OF LIMPID KNOWLEDGE BEFORE ME QUITE POETICAL COMMENTED THE SCARECROW NODDING HIS HEAD APPROVINGLY BUT ONE DAY CONTINUED THE BUG A MARVELLOUS CIRCUMSTANCE OCCURRED THAT ALTERED MY VERY EXISTENCE AND BROUGHT ME TO MY PRESENT PINNACLE OF GREATNESS THE PROFESSOR DISCOVERED ME IN THE ACT OF CRAWLING ACROSS THE HEARTH AND BEFORE I COULD ESCAPE HE CAUGHT ME BETWEEN HIS THUMB AND FOREFINGER MY DEAR CHILDREN SAID HE I HAVE CAPTURED A WOGGLE BUG A VERY RARE AND INTERESTING SPECIMEN DO ANY OF YOU KNOW WHAT A WOGGLE BUG IS NO YELLED THE SCHOLARS IN CHORUS THEN SAID THE PROFESSOR I WILL GET OUT MY FAMOUS MAGNIFYING GLASS AND THROW THE INSECT UPON A SCREEN IN A HIGHLY MAGNIFIED CONDITION THAT YOU MAY ALL STUDY CAREFULLY ITS PECULIAR CONSTRUCTION AND BECOME ACQUAINTED WITH ITS HABITS AND MANNER OF LIFE
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