River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-09-18

| the fun began in earnest. lie rushed IL
| wild bounds after Mimi over tables
chairs and bureau, and threw costly
clock from the mantle. Mimi in scam
| pering over the KEYS of the piano was 20
enchanted with the dulcet notes that she
went TO playing with four hands like a
true member OF the quadrumana family.
Never had such accords been heard be-
fore this indeed was Wagner music OF
the future The feathers whirled Justify
! through the air Schuft danced a schot-
tische in bilberry juice, the parott
seremed at the top OF his voice, and the
landlady, summoned by the frightful
uproaT, entered the room.
The scene Was one worthy of a comic
painter, but The landlady failed TO see
the comic aspect; she gave one piercing
shries and then swooned quite away.
The landlord now appeared. He was
first dumb with horror. Woen speech
returned 10 him he shook his fist wrath
full y at the two culprits, and declared
t at he would make short work Of them
if the twenty thalers we're not at stake.
He then seized tnem by the neck and
thrust them into the cellar.
How gloomy il was; cold, wet earth
floor, a darkness that could be felt all
aro1ndi Howls and walls avalled no.
tting. The two prisoners seated them
selves on an old barrel and bemoaned
their tate in silence. The landlord soon
entered, bearing an empty pitc er and
some bread and water for the feloLs.
lie filled lis pitcher from wine cask
a ont &c L 4
grown somewhat used to the dark ness of
G cellar; she watc eel the landlord in
tently while he drew the wine. As soon
as he WAS out OF sight, she stole up 10 the
cask, licked some drops from the spigot.
and found that they tasted good She
remembered that the lan1Iord had turned
the spigot, and she followed his example.
The precious, golden-hued Muscatel
gushed forth in generous streams.
How much better this tasted that IN
sipid water, Schuft now came up and the
two RECALLED themselves like a pair of old
topers, and soon became hiIanously
drunk. The Muscatel had all run out :;
Mimi tried another cask; it was not
sweet enough; still another, ii was Cog
nae, and had too pungent flavor; the
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she wanted sweet wine and no other.
She therefore ran about and turned all
the faucets, and in a terrent, like the rush
of mighty waters. streamed fourth white
wine and red, Norhous, Cogaac, rum,
molasses, train oil and petroleum. The
cellar was flooded, Schuft ana Mimi sat
like Noah amid the deluge, their ark of
safety being q hogshead, THAI fioated
serenely on the face of the waters.
The hogshead, whica was an old one, be-
gun to fill; they must swim or drown.
So they swan; that is Schuft swan and
Mimi rode. In this way they reached
the cellar stairs the upper step was not
submerged, and here they sat dripping,
freezing aud trembling TO await their
doom.
The cellar had grown strangely silent;
the rushing and roaring of the unfettered
liquors had ceased, the casks tioated
noiselessly on their former contents.
A football was heard. Shaper was COM
ing with his empty pitcher. The key
turned ID the lock; the two eviidoers
quaked for fear.
The door opened, and Schuft made
bold spring tor his life, jumping between
the landlords legs with such violence as
to cause him 70 lose his footing and fall
down the stairs. There he lay prone on
the flooded cellar floor, while Schuit and
Mimi made good their escape.
The dog with the ape on his back
rushed wildly through the town, needless
of the bar. ing of other CANNES and the
ieers of the street gamins who followed
In pursuit They soon found themselves
outside the gates and upon the public
high0 ay, the same they had passed over
four days ago.
Hermann and little Arthur had gone ON
their way penniIess and growing for the
loss of their two comrades they had no
hope Of seeing again. Shut very soon
scented their tracks and overlook them,
with Mimi enthroned upon his back.
Never was there more Joyous meeting
Man, boy, poodle and ape fell into each
others arms with transports Of delight.
They are still on their professional trav-
els. and are seeing better days.
Landlord Sharper swears that never
again. so long as he lives, will he harbor
another ape or strolling player. i,
All this really happened in provin-
cial town of Hanover IN tue year 1874