The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-04-11
TThc Californian.
FOR THF. BOYS AND CHILD.
ADVENTURES OF PETER SClIKlG.
From the Schoo,.cl!ow.

...,!irrn. am afraid, now that | recall his
..,ri,s. tina, thew were not always true; but
-. were not critical. and, in fact, didn't care
.n-h about that if they were only entertain
- besides. h. kept tame monkey, that
hk.d TO play with.
Among Peters queerest narratives was
# his adventures in Africa. where, as ne
49, ~ declared, he fell in with that race OF
.. v:,l. tails. about whose existence pti'o>o-
..~f> a.yr disputed so nurh. lie ais" de-
..rri lat they not only had tails, but that
-.,,,.. Of them had wings like bats, some had
.:oof> instead of feet, and SO on. BESIDES.
tl.,v were no, black like other Africans
However lct me- tell the story regularly.
In his young DAYS. Peter lived in Hamburg,
he great seaport Of Germany, and often
talked with sailors who had been in Africa
where they had seen the most surpr's'n.
marve>; at least, so they said. They stirred
~ Peters mind especially with tales OF ele-
,hant hunting, and of the riches to be got by
collecting ,usks, and selling the ivory IN Lon
don or New York After while, Peter be
came full! Of the notion of irving his luck IN
that sort of enterprise. Accordingly, he got
his pay from all who owed him for work, bor'
rowe,i some money from his friends. and set
ont. lie took with him his faithful goose
and shears, a gun, a LOT of powder and tall,
some class beads and tobacco to please the
natives, and a lot Of rock candy, to en,lre
the elephants up near enough for him to
shoot EN-. With these treasures, he embark
ell on board brig bound for Delasoa bay
Cook that out on your map, all in high
spirits.
The voyage was rough, and Peter often
wished himself back again in the little Old
fashioned taior's shop at Hamburg. One
nioht when he was sound asleep in his bunk.
the BRIG gave dreadful iurch, at which Pc
ter woke up, thinking they were already at
the bottom of the sea, and that the whales
were humping about over him; but on look
mo around as we'll as he could in the dark,
IL, found that he had only been pitched from
his bed to the floor, and that Hans, the big
COOK, had been flung on top CT him. How
ever, no bones were broken, and at la.t the
brig came to anchor, and Peter, in high
spirits got ready TO 90 ashore.
Bat when he came to look up his things,he
found that he WIS victim Of bad fortune
Iii. glass beads had all been ground TO dust
in his trunk, and he had nothing left to treat
!, ,the, natives with but tobacco. Then. as he
" s'hs ssaas, - 's'sA'y wave came rolling in
,Jasaseas fsait felt sure they would all
be droxnsd 4 bYls ,efier it was all over he
ta s y M n soaked away his rock
: isaaay. 30 altaths hsd nothing to en';ce :he
elephants with. At this, Peter sat down and
cried for about two hours: after which he
telt better. and got ready to start out after
elephants.
For several days he wandered off in thu
interior but i'll fortune pursued him. No
an elephant could he even get sight ot-all
a. he thought. because he had lost his rock
candy in the surf: and he begar to fear tina
G should never get rich by carving ivor
from Africa to any place in the world. BIZ
worse misfortunes were in store for him; fl
one .!av h" was caught himself by tribe Of
Wild r-rr,es. They were going to kill hin
f:erbah!v. and eat him, when an old woma
so had lost son by a crocodile, threw he
rms around Peters neck. and adopted hi
II the place OF her darling.
ihe old woman was a person of great IN
ro,t,nce in the tribe, and when she adopte
Peter her choice was at once agreed to-
The next thin. was to hlarken him, and max
him look like a native born citizen of II
country. This was done by rubbing him a
over with the juice of a sort Of unripe walnu
I'LL. as he said, he was about as black as q
alder charcoal.
He lived there good while, and used
co ont with the others, hunting o>trrhes.-
But finally he concluded he would DISCUS
himself as fairy, and escape. One ia
when thew were all off after ostriches,
rubbed Of! the black stains and made himSe
pretty nearly white again. Then he put c
lis fairy crown, and took his sceptre in h
:irh, hand. and. mounting on the back OF
.;r creature like bat, flew away north,
.a>. as he could drive. towards the eQuato
For fear of being caught, he flew, witho'
sto?,,,c. for a whole day and night, and the
the great adventure Of al! happened to hin
He came to the country Of the men with tai
and wings, and found, SO he said. that n
previous traveller had told all the truth abol
tkpm.
They were very kind and neishborly. an
he determined to stay among them and st
up his trade, as there we're no taiiors there
and lie had brought his shears and COOS
a'ons with h m. accordingly he built him
SET little shop. much like that he after
wards occupied in our village. Next he mad
new suit of clothes for himself. Then som
OF the people came to have clothes made, AM
this was the cause why Peter was final!
turnel out of the country. About twent
came with the GHETTO be measured for winte
overcoa.s. The chief took his seat OF BIZ
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