The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-10-09

cap from une aSUOnlSneu anu alarmed
monkey, and flew into tree. Neither
coaxing nor scolding could ever induce
him to return anything he had once
seized, so the family paid the enraged
organ-grinder the price he set upon the
cap, and the monkey went off bare
headed, though don't suppose he felt
badly about that.
Cudjo had strong fancies, and taking
dislike to a young lady visiting at the
house, he resolved to play joke on
her. One morning there was great
hue and cry through the house; Uncle
John-an elderly gentleman-had lost
his false teeth. They had been stolen
from the bureau, and the house was
searched, and everybody questioned
without success. Cudio, meanwhile.
sat grimly perched on top of the book.
case, and heard all the excitement. But
he only jerked his trim head on one
side, and looked saucy, as he always
did. At last the loss was laid to him,
as was every loss in the house, general
ly, must admit, with good reason.
The turmoil subsidized somehow; Uncle
John was waited upon in the solitude
of his chamber, took his breakfast with
a spoon, and meditated a visit to the
dentist; while the young lady dressed
for the street, and started out on a
shopping expedition. At the first place
she stopped, wanting something from a
small bag which she wore at her side,
she pulled out her handkerchief, and,
to her horror, there rolled out on to the
counter, before the astonished faces of
the clerks, the missing set of false teeth.
One day Mr.. Kent brought home =
very large, thick photograph album.
with places for large pic.ures. This
seemed totrouble Guido, who apparen
ly thought the holes oug a S. ilsd
and that the duty fell t So. ous
day he was very bu scarcely seen
about the house, an mo-. Dan vent
to feed the rabbit r"Is 10 suspect
ed what importap ,tless had so oc-
cupied the naug' bird, 80 his grief
Dan found his family of littly fab-
bits killed, arr uned, auG carried
Of course, r. know lhat Guido NAs
guilty one. bot where Ao had 5ule'
bodies We not Auowr 10 q dag Or
tillsome ueOpeued he new photo
album There. between She
the holes ieht ior the Fic'us
found Tic unfortunate rabbit .
sticking the pages together .. s.0
sequently utterly TuJuinE he book
The worst .au,l Of Cgd,o remain.
be told; he W. What n1V-a-Ilva
tenderly called u saptou auiac That
is, he had an inttuss longing to mo-
propriate to his oNn ans everything
that struck his fancy sashoyler.
but not so polite, name .o. i5 tend
ency. Being strong am bg
generally succeeded, thougl 4-y
use he seemed to have, was ME Z 81
away. He had the regular mise spirit
OF boarding. The neighbors all lsssa3
him 50, if he came into house, through
door or window, no one ventured to
touch him, but all stood back while he
looked around and selected what he
chose, a thimble, a kitting-needle, Il
piece of money. silver spoon, or any
thing, aud carried it off to his hiding
place.
For long time the place where Guido
hid his treasures could not be found,
but one day mound was discovered
under the piazza, and its contents taken
out Should you like to know what Il
crow would consider worth hiding away
SO carefully? Let me tell you a few Of
the things; six-bladed knife; cross
that had been blessed by the Bishop
(and belonging to a servant girls some
copper cents; a glass eye from the
stuffed owl; small china dog from the
mantel; bits of glass from a kaleido-
scope; a silver spoon or two; a fine
toothed comb, and a gold ring. Was
not that variety? M.
The most inveterate enemies that
Guido ever had were the negroes on the
place, and their feelings were fully re-
ciprocated by him. The house-servants
hated him, because he always flew at
their feet. and barefooted they would
go, in warm weather. Perhaps he
thought it improper, or possibly he
thought the color of their skin an in
sulting attempt to initiate his own
glossy hue; however it was, he torment
ed them without ceasing.
One day woman brought child to
visit the cook. 1t strayed away, and
nothing was thought of it, until sud
denly there arose u terrific row. 1t
sounded like furious fight; the savage
"caw'' of the crow was heard mingled
with the shrieks of child. The whole
family rushed toward the room whence
the sounds came, and found the child
driven into corner, and half frighten-
ed out of its wits, while Guido had
fairly surrounded it, He was prancing
across in front of it with his most saw
age air. feathers ruffied up, and ready
for war. Now and then he would
pounce on the little girls feet, while
the child held up her hands and
screamed.
He was usually cunning enough to
keep himself from injury, but once he
made terrible mistake. He saw some
beautiful red things in the kitchen, that
cook seemed to prize, and he resolved
to have one. At favorable moment
he pounced upon one and swallowed it
in an instant. 1t was red pepper, and
it was not long before Cudjo saw his
error. 1t began to burn inside; he be-
came uneasy; and soon he flew around
as though he was crazy, squawking.
and gasping, and at last he fell down as
though dead. He received no SYM
pathy from cook, who remembered his
sharp bill.
"lt's good fur yo'! good fur yo'r'
she said, between her laughing; "yo'