Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-12-02

preservation as much as L. Then
having Gained himself be caniiu
ued
"You are immortal and | mus
disspppearl Yet we have but one
Il For fifty years we have beer
working to gether for the davelope.
ment of this 81 both of US. Ibavt
suffered as well as you, the pries.
tons which were needed for yo9r
greatness. Haven't we bad to pass
day and night digging into Latin,
Greek, Hebrew, Ssnskrit, without
speaking of the liyirg languages. to
get your chair Of philosophy. Aud
nov | must perish, while you will
ssrgoEs sgAsIaetaoq~ astaniaeff Of, nqsI.
ever and ever? Come, now, th is
contrary to common sense. What
would be the eternal justice Of
which you are always talking?"
My spirit having no other answer
to make, tried F.: "Shut upl' Bot
directly feeling the necessity of
wheedling this subtle animal by
some sort OF reasoning. [ added
"Your physical suffsrings were
nothing in comparison with my
intellectusl and moral sufferings
Besides they were compensated by
Il host of pleasures suited to your
nature. | have never ra.fuSed YOU
anything. As soon ss my means
permitted | put on you fac brown
suit OF clothes and patent leather
shoes, according to the taste you
have always sho@n; weist.coats,
fashionable crGvars and LATEST trow-
sera were not lacking TO you-for
your vanity was as great as mine.
You had to have white liGen and
ornaments to yoEr watch chain
things which could have done
without but for you. And your
love of good iiving-I never saw
tho like. aaVeu's We shouted and
sung, and Toasted st 2. ado, at the
Chsumiere HoS many seasages
with eanrkraat, and slioas IF ham
hs7en't you ewallow, d Ut rasburg
Bre very, Ia Harpe street? Have /
ever reproAobed you in tie least !?
Even when my pockets were empty
and had to 60 on tick, did | hest.
tate? | do not speak of the innumsr.
able pints of beer that have gone
down your throat; they would make
thousands of kegs if you would
reckon them up. And the cigars,
and the music and theatre-and all
the rest"
My chimpanzee half shut bis eyes
impatiently, and said:
"Good ! you never refuse any
thing to yourself, either; and 8
thousand times you have deprived
me of the greatest necessaries of
life 10 order to adorn your library
with some new book and satisfy
your vain curiosity. La the early
days, especially. had to pass win-
ters without fire; my fingers
numb with cold and my stomach
empty"
II suffered from it more than you
your privations eufeebled me and
the fear of losing you gave me fe-
ver,"
"Ah !" cried the rascally ape, "to
be 80 afraid you must not have
been quite sure of surviving me.
Say what you will We Shall both
end together; you will not survive
me second, When [ sleep we both
lose the sense of the Il > when l
wake no you dream, you babble /;
when | open nay eyes you revive !;
when | am sick and You suspect the
slightest dangerous injury TO me,
you do not know what saint TO
pray TO. Go your case u as clear
mice sootha yourself with your
darling illusions, we shall none the
less depart arm in arm"
He stopped, and seeing me re-
duced to silence, the animal went
On with redoubled insolepce:
"Formerly ~ the time of the
Egyptians, | was embslmed after
my death and remained hundreds
of years in the condition of mum
my L was Just tribute To my
services the honor # being euvel-
oped 10 consccrate3 bandages and
stuffed with rare perfumes consolsd
me little for The loss of life. But
at present you disdain me; you
think 10 elevate yourself by despi-
sing your BODY. For all that it is
only comedy on your part. Do
yoa remember cur Rheumatism 10
| the stomach when DR.. BoDiface
gave us both up? [ could hardly
help laughing, 10 spite Of the sad
ness of tb moment, 81 your looks
when you received the last consc.
lstions OF this terrestrial world; the
big Latin words served out to you
had not the appearance of reassur.
ing you much as to your final lot,
and for the sake of keeping me two
or three years longer, you wouldn't
have hesita.ed to sacrifice your
eternal life. Come, own up, and be
honest TO yourself-is it true p
I was confounded at his impu.
dence. Then with motion of in.
dignation ard as a last resort, and
striking my breast, cried {:
~ think therefore am"
And the cbimparzee, initiating
my gesture ard osressing bis stom'
scb, jeeringly cried
II digest; therefore | am. Doe
CEN doubt everything except that
one digests, for TO doubt one must
digest, doubt being phase of good
digestion"
So much audacity deserved chas.
tisemsut. | rose TO bring the rasca
to his senses, when | perceived ir
the deep shadow Of the leaves 6
moving object. Looking closer
recognized the fat head Of one o.
those enormous serpeots Of tht
Ganges marshes, with whom apes
are a favorite dainty. His tai
loosened itself from the tip of tht
tsmarind tree, and his soaly belly
glided undnlsting in silence dowr
to the lower branches. A cry o.
horror burst from nay very bowels
"Look out"
Andtne ehimpsnzee, perceiVine
from the corner of his eye the fear
full reptile, gave prodigious leap.