Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-02-12

town, and | admit that / did not feel
quite at ease when, shortly after the
meal began, a spotted animal, about the
size of small donkey, bounced into
the room and jumped upon mine host,
putting his heavy paws upon his shout
der, licking his face, and showing to
the company not only particularly
red tongue, but a set of large, strong,
hungry-looking incisor teeth. NJ. fed
Jol-for so he was called after the JOHN
donor-with morsels from his plate, but
none of us paid him similar attention.
Asked why such powerful and semi
tanned creature was allowed so much
dangerous liberty, and whether he had
ever abused it, the African Rhadaman-
thus,who hailed from the sister isle, re-
piled, "Faith, the haste is roight enuf
if he be trated on the squeer Square
Betimes he has been "A troylle playful.
and loike most Of us has had his lark,
taking boite and sip OF native flesh and
blud; but that's neither here nor there
in this country, where the troibe is rs
plentifool as pase. He has niver yet,
behave, tasted whoite man; maybe
he'd relish him bether-eh, JOLT" This
was, of course, only chatf; but it
did not make most of us happier, and /,
for one, was particularly pleased when
the leopard made its exit. Weeks after
ward | was ordered up country--into
the bush, as they say there-and in the
small schooner in which | embarked
for the river route there were the
Josbre and his alter ergo, Mr.. Jol going
up, as the lesser evil to remaining be-
hind minus his master. True,
he was Gagged but in so small
a vessel, even such proximity was unde-
srable, and we soon found out that "a
life on the ocean wave" did not tend to
sweeten the brute's temper. Growls
and snarls issued constantly from him,
and more particularly when the kroo-
men native sailors passed and repassed
his den. One evening we anchored
close alongside wooded island, to wait
for the tlood-tide, and Jol, the judge and
the boy-keeper landed for run; so did
others, but not / 1Imeo Danaos, /
have wholesome dread of Jol enjoy
ing himself on that Gambia isle. But
no sooner are the shore-goers on terra
trma than loud and piercing cries, such
as man makes but in his agony, are
heard, and these are followed by angry
shouts from MS voice and heavy
strokes from his whip. Then krooman
comes painting and bowling down to the
rivers edge, JUMPS in. swlms the few
strokes that separate him from the
ship, scrambles up the side, and pre-
sents himself to me, much lacerated and
bleeding from deep tears ana bites. Jol.
the intlicter, shortly follows, his face
and claws betraying MIN. There are
questions rs to his being cast adrift
then and there; but rs the Judge is
man Of mark in these parts, rs he is
strangely moved at the prospect of part
ing with his ferociOus iavorite, rs more
over, it is proved that Lord Cardigan
all the kroomen have sobriquets be-
slowed on them by English sailors
gave the first onense, and more than all,
as many good Mexican dollars are forth
coming to salve his lordships wounds,
why Jol proceeds with us in durance
vile until we reach our destination, and
where | see him no more. Subse-
quently heard that, having commit
ted further assaults not quite so easily
compensated, and which had brought
NJ. before a brother Judges tribunal,
rifle shot had put an end to Mr.. Jols
career-G00d Words.