The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-10-08

on sixteen fox-hounds, the property OF pep
perry, pompous baronet-Sir Hercules Wad-
It cost Chickenbody twenty
pounds to quiet that irascible master OF the
hounds At another time this monster. IN
walk, ate two thirds of stack OF
hay and trod half turnip field into mash
all of which damage its luckless master had
to pay for.
t'Sell him, nassa," constantly chimed in
Abdallah; ''sell him-he no good to you-no
dance for you-to much eat-bimeby sore
feet, bad legs, jaw SWELL tootach-then ne no
sell at all No good-no good; sell him mas
sa." a
am afraid Abdallah was rascal.
Unfortunately, in order to sell anything 1t
is necessary that there should be buyer
Now, there was not man in Piplngton-cum-
Tabor who would not as soon have thought
of buying the parish church tor an Observable
ry. Mr.. De Beverly, who still hung about
the place, had certainly offered ten pounds !;
but Chickenbody had spent more than that IN
meal-mashes In moments Of rage and vex-
alton, he thought of poisoning the creature, or
tying him on the rail road. so as to he run
over. But in one case he would upset the
train, and in the other he would require more
pounds of prussic acid than any druggist would
furnish him with.
One month after the rattle, MIR. Chicken
body discovered Abdallah in an attempt to
carry off the elephant, and traced him to Mud
dleton, where he had got drunk. The ele>
plant had been put in the parish pound
whence by paying heavy fine, Chlckenbody
redeemed him. That night Abdallah, who,
when in rage, spoke with rather a strong
Tipperary brogue, was paid OFT and disfnlsseo
and disappeared for time from the horizon n
of Pipington- cum Tabor, with many Wild
Irish oaths and oriental CALCULATIONS
1t was about this time that Mrs. Chicken
body suggested plan Of more economically
feeding the monster, that would never Ger
tainly have entered into the head of her dis
heartened husband. Mr. G. had been much
alarmed by the repeated warnings he had re-
ceived from the active country JUSTICE Or
Hercules Wadlington, not to venture out with
the animal in the middle of the day, for fear
of its frightening carriage horses and alarm
ing the ladies' of the neighborhood. @
'.Very WELL" said Mrs. Chickenbody, let
us take advantage, Augustus, OF the old
grumpv's warning. Take him into the park,
and let him feed there at night 1t is impos-
sible to let that horrid creature go on eating
into our hundred and twenty pounds, or we
shall be in the work-house very soon. The
animal has eaten fourteen sacks of potatoes IN
twelve days; every sack of potatoes costs US
ten shillings hard money Look here. :,
Mrs. Chickenbody made spitetuL yet hall
melancholy snatch at bill file that hung from
a bureau near her chair, and handed 1t to her
husband.
He looked on them with gooseberry eyes
and fallen Jaw There they were, all the ei
ephant's bills of fare for weeks !; trusses OF nay
trusses of straw, sacks of potatoes, etc. Total
for six weeks, 935 las Cd.
Chickenbody groaned.
ssNo income would stand it. He IS eating
his head off, Louisa"
''He is eating ours OH"
But, my dear Louisa, what you propose
is felc..J,"
''f-ooh y
''It's trespass We should certainly be in
formed Of"
rubbish. Take him out the back way,
after dark, as if for an airing; then go up
Sandy Lane for mile or two till you reach the
back gate of Warrington Park then drive
the wretch in and let him eat as many elm
leaves and beech boughs as he can get through
in an hour and half then drive him quiet
" home, where he shall have his six pints OF
water, and the thing is done. Nonsense about
the difficulties. Be man for once Angus
tus."
''But suppose the keepers see me, and lire
at me?'
20, you may suppose anything. Don't be
a child Chickenbody."
After many unlikely suggestions, and much
feeble remonstrance, Chickenbody was drlv,
en- out of his little fortress of objections and
compelled to an unconditional surrender
That very night, Mrs. Chickenbody drove
out Chckenbody, and Chickenbody drove out
the elephant, with fear and trembling up the
long dark lane leading to the park of Sir Her
cules Wadlington that terror of Migrants and
enemy of all inferior beings Our timid little
wild beast proprietor was in state OF pecul-
lar alarm that evening, as there was rumoI
that the real Arab and Mr.. De Beverly had
been seen in tine neighborhoOd of Pipington-
cum Tabor, and he angured mischief from
their contiguity.
It was about s o'clock of an evening tow
ards the end of May. Through the soft twi-
light the white may-howers glimmered, and
their scent filled the air. There was no sound
but tie occasional boom of beetle, but that
nearly frightened Chckenbody out ofhis wits.
He reached the gate of the park and listened.
There was a tete cbnmpetre being held on
the lawn of the Wadlington House and a young
cornet of dragons had played that fatal
tune preliminary to the first quadrllle. Slr
Hercules. yelIower and more pompous that a
bull-f-og, was begging everybody to select Their
partners, at that moment there came crash
among the laurels and box-trees in the shrub
berry, and Runjeet Sing appeared upon the
scene. repeating from time to time his one
alarming remark, ''Umph," and thrashlng
the air with his proboscis. The ladies scream
ed ard ran; one dandy fell into a veal pie, and
another sat down on pile of jelly; the cor
net dropped his instrument.
Sir Hercules though peppery ''old lndi-
an" was no coward, and at once perceived
that he animal was tame and quite harm
less. and nationally concluded that he had es-
caped from his keeper, who could not be far
off Sir Hercules, therefore, with great gal
Iantv, advanced upon the elephant, raising his
BAMBOO cane in one hand and waving the
othe, in the way drovers do when steering a
difficult and rather irascible OK. The III
stan he did SO, to the establishment OF every
body, Runjeet Sing reared himself upon his
hind Legs and paced odd 50@ lis 0 bio head to the
tune IF old Dog Tray" which some violins
inside the house, unconscious of danger, were
PLAYING. While yet in this attitude which
Ghiskenbody, from behind tree regarded
witt mingled horror and surprise two men
broke forth from behind the servants VINO mao
c.ne running to the spot; the one wore a
white hat banded with rusty crape-the 9th
er wore once white turban. They were Mr.
Fit Jones de Beverly and the real Arab, who
hat been invited to share in the festivities
of the servants hall They ran quickly for
wa,d, exclaiming, half out of breath
Moves -no--yes; it isl"
ritz Jones bowed and threw himself at the
fee; of Sir Hercules the real Arab made
saham. and did the same. Chickenbody came
forward and apologized for the elephant, who
had now taken to standing on his head on 9