St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-04-02

: safe Tor any person but the keeper tt
. conc into his sight The gorilla enjoyed
this confidential communication anC
roared his approval thus He is the
! head liar Of this menagerie'
7 Jack and l kept up casual CORE
: Spondcnce from day to day by means o
our telegraphic signals, for | had little
: Time TO see him when off duty. Occa.
slonaIly strolled in of an evening tc
commlserate his fearful e,t,u and cheer
Inn with friendly sign, or, when op-
portunlty offered TO chat furtively with
the man-gorilla, who swore dreadfully al
the bad bargain which he had made. His
confinement was growing irksomc, and
though his constant exercise kept him in
good bodily health, poor Jack lost his
spirits and grew positively wretched i'll
mind. One night, when [ managed to
find time to visit linn at his den in Nor
uHmultIcauhs street.-the grew plaintive over
his unhappy condition.
Hang 1t, sam, said he, you have no
idea how mad it makes me to think that
have shut myself up in that cage for i
year and with no chance of letting out
without telling Clara what | have been
doing. Aud | .crc she goes pOttering
about the mcuagcrie, like blessed little
- without tle le''st idea
that Jack, unhappy Jack, is glowering
1T her from his arcur>cd gorilla prison,
'oiT'''9 ~ say Inc words that would bring
confusion and di>may upon all of us. And
.'''" "'I''l l >cc some other fellow 1ilrt-
ny ''''u''' WIN licr' ana oid Iorlahder
'''i NJ over '''r Ht"i at me, SHOWING iuil
"'.i no" aggravated ain, why, 1t just
"''tNt' me "lid.
,"'i''ui Il" ''Ach Us well as could.
,'''' "''c '''il "oPt th"t some stroke oi
'"'N ""u'" t' "cI!'tr MN from his vol
""'"iy tnr'ti1il and bring linn to his
'o'e' lie was hopeful that old Corlan-
ier would iIhi the gorilla business un-
PFoh'""Ie' and would otitr 10 buy him off
OF consent TO shorter terms. lie vowed
one Hay tila' uhIe'S rtI'ei soon came, he
"'I.'' "''"tI-H tht crowd about hIs cage
'''' INFORM them that he was an unmItl-
4"''' "u'h""S and That he was no 20
,''.' IL ''' "ul Il distressed gentleman,
''ohh '"!e "y name, ttmporalIlly held
III ""r'-> ny iuat uiG rascal, columbus %
rLtu!'r. idt he restrained himself and
waited. 1t was we'll that he did.
one ''e"ln@, finding an unemployed
"A.i hour ut my disposal, sauntered IN
i" the henA=rrIe hail. and watched the
poor weary beasts slowly composing
themselves 10 their un4ulet Siumbers. 1t
wa, nearly 'iilc To close the show Tor the
hi1n.' ana not many people were lett to
7'fTI' 7'fT' "o'"t i among tine cages. oid Corr
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''' .'''' ''', ''' ''i' 'ioo' Vi Ms
'''2'' WIN HIS l c. SHIle''Iy turned 10 the
rear i''iI'"om. i"S7'hS 10y the poor iel-
'"W' VIII" Il niue p1h2 oi regret, stop
pea before a ''se Hl apeH'Poor JACK next
uoo' ''''5''o"'S' 40 wonder 'haI lie lclt
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