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

h'iu eciNltuue IOT all dIllClpdteu VI 't'
very much after the ancient fashion [
Laban's kinsman. The cunning rasca
had fashion of leaping at the bars whe
curious people came TOO near, drivin
them away from a narrow inspection b
his hideous yells and angry mouthings
But his rOarS, which were really artistic
III their brutal sonorousness, served Us
good purpose. As | was night editor OF
the Daily lighhyer, and kept prett,
close from ten until three O'Clock III tn
morning, and Jack was Gagged until tn,
hour at which | went to work, it wa
not easy for us to meet so we eXchang
ed the salutations OF the day and "A few
scraps of news by using our old signals
learned long ago in the telegraph office
Instead of the rat-tat-tat Of the little in
strument ST. familiar TO both ol Us, Jack
by a series of Ion" or short huwls ans
grunts, gave me his message, TO which
replied by careless taps Of my cane ul
hand, nobody suspecting that my caSua
movements meant anything, nor supposln4
Tor IN instant that Il sudden burst ot
African forest yellS, which sent flr
lady nearly into Mysteries, and made tive
small children howl with apprehension,
merely meant '.She with the pink bonnet
is my Clara"
And 1t must be confessed that Clara
COrlander was an exceedingly attractive
young person. Blonde, slight i'll figure,
and with one OF those fair, transparent
complcXlonS that make YOU think of a
light shining through an alabaster vase,
Clara Coriander was certainly as lovely
Il gIrl as one ever lays eyes upon. Be
sides, she was an only daughter, and old
Corlandcr had grown rich IN the mcna.-
erie business. Jack was Il lucky dog
gorilla, | should saw to gam her hand
ii he ever did but one could not help
thinking, Us he noted her dainty manner
and delicate, somewhat di>tingue face.
that she was hardly the girl to fancy ii
fellow who had per>onatcd Il gorilla. even
tor her hand. | was afraid that Jack
had made mistake III thus drhasing
himself 10 the absurd passion of her cruel
parent for the possession of Il gorilla
Moreover, by debarriug himself her Sucic-
ty for the greater portion OF the time
tSundays only cxccpted). he lett the field
open tor some more fortunate rival who
might, III the mean time, carry oft the.
prize.
But Jack felt sure that he was all ri.ht.
and 10y 4 PrecIou, bit OF deception hc had
led Clara to believe that lie was hard at
work, night and day. at some legitimate
calling, earning money for his future am
bilious designs in life The poor little
thing believed in him, but Jack said it
wa> very hard for him To he Obliged To-
see his beloved flirting, right before his
eyes ut the meuagcric Uur the girl had Il
taste for natural history. and WAS there
uftcn), with some lertumcd danglcr WHO
was in love with her pretty face and old
CUrlandcrs money. Ga these occasions
he hated himself tor hi, mean di~.u>,..
and found satisfaction in howling at the
gay party in such dreadful fashion a. sen,
them quaking from his cage and then
he cursed himself for havirg driven away
his lovely angel, and was >mittcn w.,h
sudden rcmor-c as he saw her ro>r-hurI
check hlanch nj his terrific cries. At
such times he yould with difficulty re
strain himself from shouting "Don't
bc frightened, dear, it'S only Jack :" Bug
he was fortunately preserved from such
an untimely exposure.
Old Stanccks WAS very mean. and,
though he accepted my article ON the Or
igin Of the Human Species, only paid ne
the piutul eum OF twenty dollars for that
valuable contribution to knowledge
Twenty dollars for the labor and thought
of weeks, Was ever anything 80 ab-
>urd . An there WAS Jack confidently
expecting at least twenty-five dollars to
purchase Il birthday present tor Clara.
Jack loved to make presents, and tn
deeper he got into debt the more presents
did hc be>tuw ON his friends. Such anoth-
er wholc-souled fellow as he was. to be
sure.
But | pockctcd the disappointment
along with the mon,y, and Went straight
way to the menagcric. There was quite
4 little crowd about Jacks cagc. standing
at Il respectful distance. In his capacity
as the real African gorilla, Jack hal Just
avenged himself on Il dangerous rival by
snatc'img off his matchleSs wiz. Tn,
gentleman had long deceived his friends
with his ambrosial locks, but Jack 4,
quick eye had discovered the cheat, and
he seized favorable moment To MAKE Il
crab tor it. To his ineNpresSiblc iov. il
came oil i'll his paw, and the dscomliltcd
gallant stood with his bare poll in the
presence of the gigglihg and amused Cla-
ra Coriandcr. he amateur gorilla wa,
in Il frenzy of delight, and tore up and
down the cage, scattering Mr.. Jonquils
chestnut curls with savage glee. Old
Coriander aflcrward had to pay for his
wig, of course, but hc was 50 delighted
with the stroke Of Snowman genius DIS
played in lis destruction that lie paid the
bill without a murmur. None but wild
and savage animal, Of course, would
''snatch a gentleman bald-headed," Is
the old man expressed it. | suppose
some Of my readers, who now recoilcct
the occurrence, will agree with Mr.. Cori-
ander in his opinion.
After the little crowd which this anus
ing affair had drawn around the cage,
dispersed i'll various directions, drew
near enough to hand Jack ten-doliar
note, which was his share of the proceeds
of my article in the Interoceanic Month
ly. lie snatched it furtively, for the
keepers We're not far off, and cramming
it into his feroclous jaws QiIed with
blood-red yelveD, he howled i'll his usual
staccato style, Didn't | scalp old JON
quill, though
One Of the keepers apnroacnimg me.