River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-05-11
Yacol

1dcOb was the name of an Arab boy
in the Oriental city of Cairo. He was
poor, and, like most of the poor boys
of that city, his chief ambition was to
own donkey and hire him out to the
travellers to 80 to the pyramids aud
other places of interest in the neigh.
bOrhOod of Cairo. As it was he was
only the driver of another man don
key; that is, when the animal was
mounted by the traveller. he ran be-
hind keeping the animal in u brisk
trot.
One day, while Jacob was standing
in front of Shepherd hotel in Cairo.
wishing he had donkey of his owl,
an English traveller on the veranda
beckOned to him and asked him why
he looked SO wistful, and Yacob an
sweyed that he was unhappy because
he had no donkey.
And when the Englishman heard
his story, he called his servant and
old him to bring Maiish. which was
an old, sleepy donkey. Then he said
to Nacoh.
would you be happy If you owned
that donkey, my lad -
'Ob, master, would he happy with
any donkey - said Yaeob.
Then, said the Englishman. "he
is yours make him a present 10
you.
When be said this the other travel.
ers gathered around, with smiles on
their faces, for 1t appeared that the
Engllsman was a man much given TO
making fun. lie told Yacob to get on
! the donkey and ride him up and down
IN front of the hotel a few times, 10
show his gait. Nac0b got astride OF
him, and found that he was stiff in the
legs and moved slowly, Gotwithstand-
ing the sharp poke5 he gave him with
his stiek.
II shall give the donkey name that
| viii draw custom for You, said tho
Englishman as the lad rode up 10 the
yeranda.
Yacob was much pleased that his
benefactor should give the donkey a
name. for he had seen some of hi,
companions who hired their donkey,
more easily than others. on account oI
fortunate names given them by travel
ers.
II shall be much glad to call hin
what my master pleases. said Yacoh
Then his name shall Ice Lighting.
said the Englishman, and the Other
travellers laughed.
NacOh did not know what Lightning
meant. and he continued to call hi.
donkey 10y that name after the English
man went away. lie did not hav,
much difficulty in hiring his donkey
but when the travellers started on thcil
Journey, they told lacob he was
humhug, and that he had imposed ~
them With his animal. ~ that the,
only kept Lightning for few minutes
and the same people never hired hin
twice.
One day Is he led his old donkey &
the hotel Netaula, after being called .
! little humhug 10y an angry traveller
who refused to pan him fnr hirr fui
/ half m hour, hc WIS spoken to hy Il
fat man IA a long black coat. Who told
him lac ought Ia call his donkey slow
coach.
Nttrl That yucuh called him Slow
l,oich. not knowing ans more ahnuI
the ulWc than he did about Lightning
lmt TINS change ot name. instead oI
Intending matters. made them worse
Nm short. ma one would hue hisduuhcN
any more % any condition amt NHcul
lnd SluW.reach we've = tuptul p,ir. a
+. they stood idlN before ihc hotel
one dtN, rs hc stood thus the Prime,
of Wales came ont from the vrrmd.
lthe Prince was then on his WAY to The
East ndiesl, muuntcd SloW.coach and
rode him two ut hrer yards, ANA IN I
got on and took another donkey
lhwcupm Nacoh hcmuucd his Lad
uck in hearing of m american sitting
iu q tilted chair uu the vptauda.