The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1869-04-24

pang OF regret L stopped before a cage OF
apes, poor jacks next door neighbUs
No wonder that he felt blue sometimes
Suddenly there was rush Of hurrying
feet;i q astfange confusion pergad ed the
whole place lately so quiet and stKl, and
above the pungent odor of the menagerie,
detected that Of burning wood. The
place was on fire and instantly everybody
ran for the exits The hall was filed with
bllhdih9 smoke the redgtdnRFes of flame
thrust themselves eagerly through the
thin partitions which separated the main l
exhibition hail from the lumbeT.rooms in
the rear. And the people who rushed sci,
dshly down the narrow stairways, fiedHpt
only from 'the flames, but from the Door
beasts who. covered in their cages or
roared angrily as they caught the madek'
terrible; the cracking, roaring 6res
sweeping out into the long ROOM the
wild terror of the Gagged animals; The
shrieks and cries of hocks of suddenly
liberated strange birds, and the surging
clouds Of smoke which rolled through The
high arches overhead. Passing near the
gorilla's cage 1 heard Jacks voice, as he
yelled with stentorian lungs; 9, Willno-
body let me out2 Oh, win nobody let
me Quit" Quick as thought ran behind
his cage, and unfatened the narrow flap
that closed the opening. In another mo-,
ment the African, gorilla was out an6
across the hall, toswhere q blonde young
lady in white dress was being helplesslS
borne along by old Coriander, also
encountered by the stout mother 0 T
Miss Clara, for Jack had seen that his
beloved was in mortal danger. RsiSinR
the fainting girP in his strong arms, tn 9
hairy monster rushed down the stairs,
astounding the coming firemen with the
sight of a ferocious gorilla carrying of q
respectable young lady, whose ilaxen
curls lay lovingly over the dreadful shou1- :
deTs Of the beast, which, with ludriCoU s
failure, endeaYored TO earess the paid hoe
Of the young lady with his hairy jaws,
stiff with padding and whalebone and
nicely lined with blood.red velvet.
The, goTtllahed up the street, bQlring
his dainty burden-for, once in sight he
could not stop without exposure, Plo-d'
ding travellers onthe illuminated sidewal ks
were startled by the swift apparition Of d
gorilla carrying off a young lady vino
was borne into dark alleysto be eaten in
the obscurity Of some hidden den. 0astaa,
wayfarers through the dark streets shrek
ed and ran as they beheld flaming dEa
gon, leaping with enormous Strides and
carrying the corpse of a nice young per
son hanging over his shoulder. Good
Mrs. Harris, who keeps tho lodging gh6G1st
at No 1888 Morusmulticaulis street. Eel
in a deadly sWoon at her own dOOrw ay
as she was returning from class meei ng
TO see the evil one, equipped with the ira
ditional head, horns and tail-breathing 1iT(
and sulphurous smoke, and violently de
porting a beautiful young lady, who mad
for love Of dress and other worldly yani
ties, sold herself to Old Nick. VaulElnp
oyer the prone body of the insensible Mrs
Harris, Jack eluded his few pursueraj and
darted up stairs to his own private den
where he shut and locked himself and hil
fair burden from theWorld,1 .gI
The lovely Clara revived shortly, and
opening her eyes shut them again wi th d
great scream. She was in the denof the
African gorilla. There was more fainEing
and more anguish on the part Of J sacR,
who cursed his luck and hisfolly together
"It's Jack, it's only Jacz," /" he cried with
real agony as he tore off his mask, and The
young lady, slowly returning to heFsezases
once more opened her eyes and ibe held
her lover, real African gorilla from. .hia
his. chin downward, but possessing a. very
resolute, yet anxious human head--very
like Jack Gales with the Scalp and gTih.
ming jaws of the defunct monster han ging
behind his ears
This was an extraordinary situaton; q
nice young lady in strange garfe; con.
fronted by an erratio young manin semi
gorilla costume; his eountenance a1shed
with excitement and exercise;his eyes
wild with anxiety and alsrms his whole
manner that Of a person who is ina state
of utter quandry. The truth fhz story
compels me to record the fact that Miss
Clara Coriander threvt up her hands and
laughed as if she would die. She was a
sensible girl and liked a good Joke Old
Coriander's plans were laid bare 20 her
| clear vision in one moment she saw
through the whole trick and laugh ed in
the face of the astonished Mr.. Gale f
"0h, Jack said she; as soon as she
could recover her breath, :. how COuE a YOU
be such fool? where am 4? How shall
l ever get homer OH, oh, oh y To-. alI6f
which Jack could only reply Id nstsll.
ments But, by secluding the youn = LADY
on the stairway, he succeeded inpre Daring
for their return to the Coriander mansiol.
Throughthe half deserted dstreetsthe young
couple went in different guise troEln that
in which they had before astonishe a those
who saw them flee. The gorilladeI iVered
up the old mans daughter, and was glad
I I'd be told that the menagerie ncst quite
ruined, must needs be closed for a few
months for repairs.
G The ahowiopened again in due season
with new attractions, under the manage,
ment of Coriander and Gale. But in all
the lines Of cages Of rare beasts, n 0 iAfri
can gorilla was to be found Inleu
thereof they showed a Handsomely stuffed
skin Of the much lamented beast which
came to an untimely end in CONSEQUENCES
of cold caught by exposure attlae great
menag6rie FIRE Corianders heart re-
Tented when Jack saved his daugh Eer from
the burning building, and he folnd hisin
l yentige genius inRalgahle I'M III 9 SHOW
business. }3a ! Y sss tE35Bsg WIZ
have seen the only young gorL Ilalbor1
on the American soil Of which there i
any account yM
has pink cheeks and blueeyes, and Z
learning TO answer to the name OF Glars
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