The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1866-12-13

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II the fa-bon .of Julea vese Hyelv
sbi1rea, vith : tendency - ,sk ques-
Etiosa, Z l6ek sfo4 Herol q 4 ibene,o-. .
leotly vis5 M, HOE asts hsve been
sillided. 4 yaat. amount Of nonseusi.
eal ;isterra;,tiyes, which. voald have
botbered the patriarehs, aaa perhaps
stopped the Wheels ofethst parental
style q goyenmsnt he epaseds that
generatios. .szs .::,,... r.zzxT
u The The ether other td.y, iip5 N usssgded
9 moment, ] accepted the charge aad:eus-
tody O. young gentleman vhosvore
half-eaters and 4 Charles II. hat aud
feather: His sponsors in baptism had
given him ono: pape-circamr.apces
another: His HEl.iis latter appellatioo, "Bus-
ter" His. agc, as he io6ormsds me,
was "goioy5 on :" When he had made
up his miod that We were to be lett
together, he eyed me maleyolently
moment, and immediately. commenced
the following system Of torture:-
What was my name and my broth
er's and my fathers name, and why?
Did l have any little boys? Why
didn't l have any little boys didn't I
have any little girls? All this put as
one question, with no stops, and a
gradual rising infection.
Were the buttons gold in my sleeve,
and Why? How much did the5 cost?
Did they cost: one hundred aad .,.y-
five dollars? If they didn't cost one
hundred and 6fty-6ve dollars, what
would be the price Of gold house
with gold furniture and gold staircase?
Did l ever see house with these auri-
ferrous peealiazities1 IT, ::r:-,.
No. :, :. -.
!. What then would be the cost of
silver carriage and = .qold harness?
What, sfhen would BE- The cost Of a
Iesden carri.ge with iron Aarsess Z And
xhylso 81. ha& <:ssa*. z.r;:;-.*
lid / know Why the. ;isiies walked on
th.e tl.s ceiling? Could ~ valk On a Che CELL
ing mot if Ihadnesa man to. hold,my
head and another ny dlegsza's Why
couldn't r? Gouldnt fl vas giant?
Nd + eyer;see . CAN'T. Wis1 personally
.oqaainted Nth any 2 Did l eger: see
them eatHia - zona5;:5g ;,--.,.s ~.
INFLOW 1sr was itiso:Nev Yesk ? Was
it j million ef miles : 1F1f.y millions Of
miles?. Il be lKester)) had; : balloon,
and should start:of would be get there
to-night?s5 Nor next night, nor anoth-
er night, nor next week ?-and why?
I soon found out that this Why was
simply form Of closing al questions,
like the usual note of Interrogation.
What was my business: and did 1
know any stories ?. and Why? -
This afforded me plan Of relief. 1
instantly started into an animated his
terry ofsnJ previous life and adventures.
l invested m my 'rehtions .nd-efaends
y i
with supernatural attributes, and made
myself creation something between
Genie and Robinson Csusoe. I made
the most astonishing voyages and saw
saw most remarkable occurrences.
drew literally from. the Arabian Nights
and Baron Munchausen. Whenever
saw the open mouth address itself to
motion, :as though 'swouid speak"
=brought ID. s Roc or Genie Or a casket
Of diamonds and took away the uahap-
py child's brea h! In the midst of an
animated description Of my Lass voyage
to the Hoarhound Islands, and my ad-
ventures in the damp caves, where the
candies hung in long stalactitites, the
parents happily returned, | hurriedly
received their thanks: and left. But I
have the secret satisfaction of knowing
that all that peut-up torrent of ques-
tions burst on the unhappy father; and
that geographical inquiries regarding
the locality of the ':Floating Islands,
the "Blauc Mango Archipelago" and
"the Valley OF Cream Cakes" will be
<henceforth his dreadful lot to meet and
answer! Il. -,