XII.
THE VEGETARIAN MUGGER OF SONI.
"Did you ever know any other Virtuous Wild Beasts, besides the Virtuous Tiger of Soni, Buster?" asked the President one day, as they waited for Daddy and Mummy to arrive and make a quorum.
"Lots," was the reply. "The Colour-Sergeant of"
"No," interrupted the President, "not Tosh now. I want to hear all about the Virtuous Tiger of Soni again—unless you know any others. I love Virtuous Beasts."
"Well—there was the Vegetarian Mugger who, in a way, avenged the intended murder of poor Lucy Gray," was the reply.
"A vegetarian crocodile! Why, Buster, I thought they were the worstest beasts in the world, and always ate you up, and then shed
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