The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-09-19

10 = Fo0lSss SG0ls6ed, or Qsu n
Sate'S - her cro1kery.
When the sermon was ended
ho~eVe~, sa@ tsc congregation ~eS'
a'.'ng ror ;belAS, hymn, Pail Bisk.
started to bi> feet with loud whi>
per of:
There he comes =
New there wa> mol IA aal, uoDlSB,
~ child, = ho bai ROT Less3 81 the
adventures cfthe ,bahy, tbst day
sae sl&T4a >pressi Instantly. Ev~1s
ae4a as 1m0esl IL the road where
The eiephaO; appeared, moving
straight toward the church, EveI,
ne clergy man paused Ia reading the
hAGsn, and when the monster march
Ell aaio the church ard, hastily dis
missed The congregation.
The people poured cat. snd stood
open mouthed, locking at the ele-
plant, snd the elephant 81 them.
Its indeeens-such disturbance =
said an old lady.
Its as bad as the cholera ersmall
pox-wil6 beasts lef, 10 v ander about
the country = said another. But they
took care to crafty their curiosity by
look on ali sides before they spoke.
Brother Blake, said one OF the
deaeons, this is your property Won
ought to remove and house him.
House him ! He's come nigh IN
housing me = groaned Mr.. Blake.
I'm willing enough TO remove him
if yoall tell me how
Now. Phil Blake had red head,
and so, il happened, hsd the sbaby's'
keeper. The elephant, therefore,
seeing the crowd, and the red head
IN front Of him, thought that the time
for his afternoon performance had
arrived. and without more sdo, he
suddenly osugh, Phil by the waist
and Sc, him on his back, ami then,
qnile unmoved by his shrieks, or the
screams Of the crowd. began pacing
round and rouai, as If TO slow music.
Presently be stopped, teok the
wreichsd boy in his proboscis, his
legs and arms flying. and his howls
rending the air, and laying him on
the groUud, began moving one enoT-
nous foot after smother slowly over
his face, swinging them low until
they brushed his nose.
'Aiy child /! my child" gasped
Mrs. Blake, almost insensihle, while
Pills father madly rushed st the
beast, anu was held back by the ter.
rified men.
Baby having ended his trick,
quickly stepped aside from Phi, who
crawled into the fence corner, more
dead than living-and then, with
coujemptUous look al the crowd
4 walked leisarely down The road.
When MIR Blake, with his crowt
of assistants, followed him, they
found him on his back in the newly
/ planted berry patch, rolling over and
over, as though his bed had beer
roses.
My ever bearing raspberries-two
/ dollars . root ! groaned Mr.. Blake
/ wipIug the perspiration IRON his face
At that moment he caught sight o
Snyder and a red-headed young MAJ
at the other end Of The fence.
4 can't go away without the beast.
said Snyder, hastily coming up. 'Le'
me have him. and promise to pay
/ tomorrow morning what | owe You
and one hundred dollars for the dam
age be has done. I'll be ruined ityoI
keep him
SO Will L! Take him, and III,
quicker the better
As Snyder marched Of. followe,
BY The red-hesded man and the 'ba
BY Mr.. Blake Turned TO the deacon
1.-The had not spoken first, was go
ing 10 beg him 10 be off with The
brute, and the money, too.
Its ala your doing. nay dear h,
said 10 bis wife. 1t is slways tn,
way when you manage my business
But it is the last 'inotfensive' ANNA
| bring into this house
Mrs. Blake did not answer word
The spirit was crushed within her.