Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-04-13

animals all lived together. They didn Z
look very happy, but then they didn't
eat each other up, and that is all you
can say of some other "happy fam
lies"
Tommy talked great deal about the
museum, and thought about it great
deal more He asked his Uncle Jim all
manner of questions, as they sat at
breakfast the next morning. Uncle
Jim was slipping his coffee and reading
his paper, and trying to make ND his
mind whether there would be a war in
Europe or not, so he only listened oc-
casionally to Tommy's questions.
though he answered them Just the same.
"Uncle Jim," said Tommy, chow
you s'pose they caught that big snake?'
"Um, yesi presume SO, said Uncle
Jim.
Tommy looked hard at Uncle Jim,
and ate three mouthfuls of toast. Then
he ventured again.
"Uncle Jim, what you s'pose they
stuff up those birds vida The ones in
the big cage, wild their wings all Autt er-
ed ont So"
Eyes: most likely" said Uncle Jim.
Tommy didn't see the point, SO he
thought about il little while. until
Uncle Jim laid down his paper to but
ter a muffin.
"Uncle jim" he began, "wby don't
that cat eat up the birds and things r.
90, said Uncle Jim, quite nationally,
they're used to living together. 1
dare say they didn't like it very well at
first-have muffin, Tommy p"
Tommy decided to have muffin.
and while he was eating it Uncle Jim
went away, and Bridget came in and
told him to finish his breakfast quick.
for she was in a hurry. Tommy was
never in hurry, but he finished his
breakfast, and went and sat on the back
steps, to feed his pigeons and watch for
Billy There were two white pigeons.
with great, spreading fan tails, and one
beautiful slste-colored pigeon, with
glossy feathers that shaded into green
and purple, and red, in the sun. They
ran about on the clean, gravel walk,
with their pretty, red feet. cooling and
chattering, as they picked up the corn
Tommy threw them. The great, NAL
tese cat came up to Tommy, rubbing
her sleek fur against his feet, and try.
ing her best to say "good morning to
HIM. The pigeons were not at all
afraid of the cat, and all at once it
occurred to Tommy that he might have
a happy family, if he only had cage
to put it in
just at this dnlucky moment Billy
came sauntering up the alley, eating a
thick slice of bread and molasses.
Tommy hailed him directly, and the
two boys went out and sat in the door
of the woodhouse, while all the marvels
OF the museum were talked over.
1t was great triumph to Tommy to
be- able to tell Billy anything that he
did not know, and his eyes grew bigger
and bluer every moment with excite
ment
An more'n a million birds. Billy
wild all their fedders, and wings, flut-
tered out, only but they couldn't fly :;
an lots OF awful big snakes, all stuffed
full of fngs they swallowed, an little
bits of snakes, all picked up in per
serce bottles, and monkeys in a cage.
but they was alive, and they don't never
feed 'em, cause it said you mustn't, ON
card that Uncle Jim read An I like
the monkeys best, cause they can lust
stand up Ia the air and hold on wild
their tails" .
I've seen q monkey, myself" said
Billy "two on 'emr - -
% my, Billy, you'd ought to see
the happy family" exclaimed Tommy.
frisking off from the step in his ex.
element, and then coming back again.
You see, they don't like it at first,
Uncle Tim s'poses, but they get used to
it, and hey all live together IN big
cage-there's a cat wild rat on her
back, and some white mice running
over little dog, and some birds, and
monkey, and lots of fings."
g Tommy" interrupted Billy, 7" you
go and ask Bridget for cookey, and
and get one for me-"
swell" said Tommy. and away he
went. Bridget was Just tying on her
hat. She told Tommy she was going
to market, and if he would be good
boy she would bring him two balls OF
pop corn. Tommy consented reluct-
antly, for he liked to go to market with
Bridget; and then she gave him two
cookies, and called him !" nice little
! gintleman.
While he was sharing his cookies
with Billy, he ventured to tell him
of his plan for getting up a happy
family.
g Tell We what, said Billy, "we car
do it. Bob's got big squirrel cage in
the barn, and wen put in my puppy,
and S'lana's white mice.n ~
And I'll catch Muff and one OF my
pigeons" said Tommy, in an ecstacy
of delight - ,.-rv a 49,
There was nothing at all to hinder,
SO the cage was brought over, the fai
little puppy waddling after as fast as
his short legs would allow. am afraid
the 'sSite n1ce where smuggled away,
for :5'lena was very choice Of her pets,
but they were brought, in some fashion;
and then Muff was bribed into Billy's
arns by bit of cooks, and held fast;
while Tommy expended all his skill in
catching the blue pigeon, which seemed
from the first to suspect something.
There was no trouble in getting the