Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-12

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so jeremiah was forced to be content
without the James.
One Sunday, as soon as they came
home from church, the Mifets all began
to talk OF Mrs. Snappers camel's hair
shawl, which she had just bought.
Ma Miffet said it was just such a shawl
as she would like if Pa Mifet could af-
lord to get her one.
Matilda Mary said that Mrs. Snapper's
cook had told the milkman, and the
milkman had told their cllambermald.
and their chambermaid had told her, that
the shawl cost five hundred dollars.
Lydia Lucy said that was more than
whole camel was worth, she thought.
jeremiah Julius said that it would be
a good idea to buy a camel, and then they
could get as many shawls as they wanted
out of its hair.
Pa Miffet was much pleased with this
idea, and said he knew man who owned
whole menagerie, who might sell a
camel cheap.
''Besides,' said Pa Mifet, ave might
take the camel in the country with us this
summer and use him to ride on, instead
OF getting horse. This would be a real
saving these hard times"
eyes indeed! !" said Jeremiah Julius. 81
have heard that camels eat very little, so
perhaps it would feed along the roadside
and save the expense Of buying hay and
oats"
"But don't they sometimes swallow
bits OF glass, and nails, and such things?"
asked Ma Miffet, anxiously.
"Oh no, Ma Miffet! you are thinking of
an ostrich" said Lydia Lucy, who had
studied Natural History.
20 well |! I knew it was some kind of
!ong-necked thing ostrich or camel, it
don't matter which," said Ma Miffet.
when will you go to see the man who
owns the camel, Pa Miffet?" asked Ma
tilda Mary.
"To-morrow," replied Pa Miffet. eff
he wants to sell a camel cheap, Twill buy
one. You, jeremiah Julius, will take
the beast in the country and we will fol-
low you next week."
'Perhaps l had Better ride on it and
save my fare in the cars" suggested Jere-
miah julius.
perhaps you could do that" said Pa
Miffet.
"Then couldn't I 60 with him? Two
people can ride on camel, I'm sure,'
said Lydia Lucy.
"Yea, so I've heard, but won't you be
afraid when he gallops, my dear?" said
Ma Mifet.
"Oh, camels don't gallop," said Lydia
Lucy.
But Pa Mifet would not consent to let
his daughter travel in this way he said, so
poor Lydia Lucy had to give it up.
Two days afterward, the whole family
were terribly excited by the appearance
OF Pa Miffet leading a camel into the
dooryard. Ma Mifet ran to meet her
husband and to take good look at the
camel too.
"But where's his trunk?" she asked at
once.
"Ma! camels don't have trunks, onlv
elephants do" answered Lydia Lucy, who
remembered her Natural History.
"Nonsence, child! Why shouldn't a
camel have trunk as we'll as an elephant9
Never mind, we Gang let him have bio
carpet-bag and that will do Just as we'll"
said Ma Miffet kindly.
Well, the camel was put into the yard
tor that night, and early the next morn
Ing jeremiah Julius came out dressed
tor journey. He carried small satch-
Ell in one hand and lunch basket in the
| other, and all the family followed him
into the yard to see him start.
"But how can get on his back?" said
poor jeremiah Julius, when he had kissed
them all good-by and looked at the camel.
II know!' said Ma Miffet. You must
have the step-ladder, to be sure.
so Pa Miffet brought out the step-lad-
der and rested it against the camel.
"Stop one lnoment!' said Ma Mihet.
"Let me get rope and tie it to the cam
els tail so as to keep him still while you
get on.''
So Ma Miffet brought the rope and Pa
Miftet tied it fast to the camel's tail.
Then jeremiah Julius mounted the
step-ladder and threw blanket over the
camels back while Matilda Mary stood
on the lower step with his satchel and
lunch basket, ready to hand it up to him.
But just at that moment the camel,
who was little frightened, and was get
ting out of patience besides, started VIC
! lently and upset the ladder. Jeremiah
julius fell off head foremost so did
Matilda Mary; but Pa Mifet who was
holding the rope, began to pull it with
all his might. Away went the poor cam
el, galloping out of the gate and down
the street at furious pace, with Pa Mfr
tet hanging On behind. He knocked
down several children and one old wom
an, frightened two horses, and at last
ran into butchers stall, where he was
stopped.
The butchers boy brushed off Pa Milf
tets clothes, which were quite muddy,
and then went with him to drive the
camel home. But jeremiah Julius had
bump on his head where he struck the
ground when he fell, and Matilda Mary
had set her nose bleeding at the same
time. So they concluded not to travel
On the camel's back after all.
"You see, Ma and Pa" said Lydia Lu-
cy, who had studied Natural History,
the camel lives IN the desert and Of
course ne won't go well here. You
must take him where there is plenty of
sand and no houses if you want to use
him."
'But we don't know of any such place
near here" said Pa Mifet.
eve might take HIM to the seashore.
there is plenty OF sand there,' said Ma
Mifet.
''But it would cost so MACH" objected
Pa Miffet after he had considered a
while.
I'm sure shall never dare to ride on
him." said Matilda Mary, sorrowfully.
Just then, jeremiah Julius came in.
"Hcre is a letter from the man whose
horse we frightened yesterday" he said