Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-01-07
NUMBER 81.

him. do Irgued the point win hlmsei
over night, and finally by two thirds
vote decided TO just pack few little
things iu grip sack and 20 different
route He thought he would take run
down TO Tsrshish and see il little sen
voyage would not do him good. tor bc
had rot been feeling well all the spring
ever since he had that bilious attack.
He took passage on a ship, and here
let mc say word 10 his praise. He paid
his fare The account states that square
ly. He Didn't try 10 get dead headed
through just because he was prophet.
he did not even buy an excursion ticket.
good Tor ten dGys, because he could get
it cheaper, but he paid the CLERK full fare,
got the key TO his slateroom. vent below,
put his grip sack under his berth, stuck
bis tooth brush into tumbler. hung bis
overcoat up behind the door and then camo
up OF deck 10 look around. Not having
copy Of lie Joppa Morning News with
him, and seeing that il was liable TO be
rough he went below and turned 10. JJ-
nah never was sea-sick in his lite. lie
didn't caro- whether twas rough or
smooth; Just lot him get into his berth,
and get Enlightened out. and it was al!
one with nim what the weather was, Is
long as Ihe vessel kept above water. 80
he told DO steward to cali him when din
DER was ready, and went TO sleep.
1t was not long before tremendoI5
storm camo up. the captain and all hands
got frightened. and commenced TO throw
every thing overheard, 50 as to hghien
The ship. The captain owned mas,er's
interest IN her, hadn't 3 cent OF insurance
on his part, and ne lost his head entirely.
At last, with sailors superstition, be
decided that somebody on board was
''unlucky,' and thought if be could hud
out he /. was. and throw him over
ooagd, that the rest could be saved So
hs called up Jonah. told him OF his plan,
aud tbs, LheY were gong 10 draw iols
for the chance OF being pitched over
board, and invited Jonah TO take cor
ner with thom The captain then got
his dice box out OF his backgammon
board, and one by one they shook. DO
nah being a stranger, they gave him
last chance he ratified the box anil turn
ed il down on the deck, and carefully
raising it, discovered that he had turned
only one small pair, when he exclaimed
pair OF dice-lost." which remark, Mill
ton after wards made the title Of poem.
He then asked them to give him one
more throw, whichthey did they throw
ell him overheard, and he was immedi-
ately swallowed by the whale.
Up 10 this point, the reporter had not
interrupted the narrative. but be then
ventured 10 state his disbelief in the stO-
ry. mime lren', hold you on leedle
vile. an shows you someding." The
nephew OF Jonah disappeared into q back
room. aud soon returned with a bundle
which b. unrolled; taking out pair OF
ancient looking trousers he said, "Dos5
YOU see dose P' The reporter nodded.
Veil, desc are dose trousers vot Jonah
mad on ven he vas swallowed by dot whale.
and LOOK hero your eye, mine iren', DO
you see dal tear? Veil, dat Is ware de
seat OF dose trousers caught on de whales
teeth ven he swallowed Jonah. Don't
You believe he was swallowed nOtC hey p
But" laid The reporter. don't you know
bat whales throat is not large enough
70 swallow man whole ?" "Ah, miue
ften', don't you link il you bad been In
his place. and had only thrown one leedle
small pair, and had been chucked over
board as Jonah vas. dat you would have
telt so small dat you could have crawled
through DC eye Of a needle, ,vidoutrubbin'
de buttons on your vest Swallow him
He could have swallowed dozen OF him
and no. 7inkedl' But" persisted the
reporter, be could not live in the whales
hraafha and ha
couIdn't see, and he would drown" said
he, laying down his note book and begin
ming To cheT the end OF his pencil.
Couldn't live, how does de lee. le
chicken live in de egg. mine iren'? and
how could be drown? De whale was
water tight; be didn't leak He was just
as dry as = chip. And breslhep Didn't
de whale 90 up and fill himself init alr
ovory leedIe vile, and couldn't Jonah
have some 80 long IS be vas right ware u
wasp An you tink il vas dark? Didn't
ds whale have lights, mine tren'? Could
not liver He could hver good vile :
Tne reporter here suggested that Jonsh
must have felt badly to oe there all alone.
We'll, be did; be felt good deal down
In de mouth, but he said de whale felt
worse as 40 did. Da whale felt so bad a.
he wanted 10 cry all dc time. Mine
uncle said he was iull OF blubberW
From other questions, the rep0rtey
learned that while Jonah was In TIE
hale, he made notes in his diary, which
he intended TO write out more fully, and
| publish under the title OF My three da'
10 Grease" Thereporter saw this diary,
read the notes, and noticed that Jonah
wrote bacShauded, but very plainly. An.
other tact he obtaiped, which was that
when the crew threw Jonah over, he
caught hold OF an oar, and held on 10 D.
when the whale swallowed him. Ai!er-
wards, with his knife, he cut hoia
through toe after cabin OF the whale, and
| succeeded II sculling the whale ashore
But how 70 get out was the next question.
Al last he remembered little package II
ipscac he had in his pocket, and watch
lnx favorable opportunity, be gave tn
whale a powerful emetic, and hnally,
during one OF his vomiting spells, was
| thrown out On the beach.
This is the story, as told TO your re-
porter. In proof Of its truth the reporter
has seen the pants Jonah wore, has seen
the knife he carried in his pocket, and the
diary he wrote in. II seeing is believing,
these evidences ought TO be convincing.
II, however, any one still has doubts, be
can easily learn whether the reporter has
told the truth, by calling at Mr.. Jonahs
shop, where he can have the same lacili
ties afforded bim that the reporter had
| Reader, our task is done.
She was Baptized Anna Eliza, a d
often she sighed that her pane was ioI
Maud Ethsl or something OF that liuc
sort. Whats the matter with ABna
i NJ 4 L. LIZ