The Red Cloud chief., 1881-11-10

shUSt. cas-. nal n AH+fnk AHN @~s
away With the n~eessi;, Tor pSsdcf. dbl
not mako q sny les. d~sngsroa. in
Jack'se,cs. and he fe't yer, vaElAs
with { IN his hands
lie va. positive ho could kil biris
and even animal, ior hat matter. pro
ytied his aim was n znd The peas
could be seat with sufactcnt Gofc~
Iha, the woods Ia Oh. rear ut hs hcuso
were alive with all ktnis q animals q.
hsd uo dpubL even thnugh he hsi
never seen any,. and hbs father hail ss-d
rabbits were the largest game Ia h1
found there. lie tct ccrta IA lsis faihcr
was mistaken. for What were wousis
made Tor Il not To shelter evcry species
at the brute creation
For a long time Jack bad been anN'
lous 10 % out for adaY. and shoot ab"s'
~ many animals ~ would bc necessary
To start n ia.gc mrnagcrc but until
thus gun wa gwen him he could noi
saiisi, his desires. Now. however. al
was changed. snd he began the mos,
wsrlikc preparations
lie found an Old po~dcr-horu which
would serve Ia hold his stork of peas.
aud make him look like a hunter. and
the obiiging tinmsn cut b m oIt one of
tic most ieroc ous-looking Tn knives
that can well he imagined
That night has gun. carefully loaded.
stood by the heal Of his bed. while his
knife and powdcr-horn OF peas we're
tucked snugly away nnisr tbs pillow.
where he could reach them n; n mo-
ni.nt = notice.
IL was n long time before he f.ll
asleep that night. and n the lat idcA
In his mind when the sand man closed
his eve. VA that III his hunt ng cxpeti-
ton. when be thought be awakened hs
was not surprised at hndins himself
already In the woods.
His gun was In his hands. hi. terrible
knife in his bet aud his pea-horn slung
over his shoulder IN the proper manner
lie laughed To himself at the thought
that he wa, in the woods without re
m~embcring anything about the dist
grccable morn NJ task of cumbtns hts
hair or going for the milk but he took
gool care TAI peep cautiously behind
every bush or rock lest M elephant
should pop out and trample an him be-
fore he had time to kill him
With his gun ready for instant usc.
he walked on. but saw nothing. not
even q bird. that was ANXIOUS Ia b.
killed. until he heard q gruf yocc just
behind him shout:
Here. young fellow. what are you
trying to do''
Jack turned very quickly. for he hal
not supposed any n WAS near. and
his surprise was great at seeing an
enormous gorilla, armed with n large
club and wearing W feathers on hts
head. aud an apron Of leaves. coming
directly toward him.
II wasn't irwin To do nothin'." said
Jack. IN greatest alarm. and doing his
best 90 keep his knees from shaking.
IL was only walkrn' round.
That's \ story" said the old fellow.
sterply. n he called up i've chin
panzecs. ais of whom wore aprons and
carried clubs. and ordered them o lead
Jack away tn the court house.
Frightened NJ Jsck VIA. he thought
how strange il was tina; animals should
hare a courthouse. and then ~ he
looked at his csptors more closely. h.
fahcied they acted somctbin: after the
manner ot policemen
How frightened he was then. and how
he wished he had never seen \ pesgun
or n Tn knife
The policemen did not speak Ia him.
bat mached BIN along. the gorilla Lead
Ing Che way In the most digniied man
her possible.
Thedistapce was very long and Jack
was tired: but he would willingly hav.
walked during the entire day IL by such
means be could escape gong W ,ha,
CONT where he felt CERTAIN some terri
bic punishment; awaited him There
was no such good fortune for him. how
ever. for when they reached what IL
seemed mus; be the Tery center % the
woods. they entered n cleared space.
which marked the end of the journey.
Jack knew he stood ia the animals
courtroom, for there, on n high bank vn
which moss had teen spread for . ear
pet. sat n sery ~ferocioas looking and
very old lion. wearing m enormous pair
O. eyeglasses. while itsss behind him his
wife looked over his shouldsr cariousiy
ut the prisoner. Jus: beIos the Ion .
tiger sa; on his launches. a. IL he Was
the clerk OF the court. q; side stood
a giraffe a. crier. and on q swinging
sign overhead perched an old CROW.
who. rs the shade over bis eyes plainly
told. wss the court reporter.
IL was = terrible moment for poor
Jack. ~ he stood there before the sa.-
aye-I0oking Judge. and be resolved
from that instant that there sxss no.
half 30 much fan in the so-caIied spor
Of hunting n some people seemed 90
think- 3
,rl ,. ~-r -
tiger, with . growl. and Jacks teeth
ckattered 90 tina. he ooald bardly an
sxer.
Jack Jonea"
"whz. 10 the charge againse the pris-
oner. Captain Gorilla axksd the
Judge. IS ne stroked his whiskers and
adjusted his eyeglasses
Carving dangerous wespoua' o
sxered the old fellow. - he poisssd 10
the pea-saooter. and thea he moticned
oce OF the ehimpanzees 20 tel the story.
ne Standing really 10 coordinate What
HE LieStsnaaf should sag In case Jack
70 deny his gud1i
The ehimpanxse tod The Judge fka.
he had been out With Captain Gorilla
and his foar comrades siaee sax O'Clock
thsf morning.. looking for some susp-
c;ous acfsng animals vbo hsd been re-
ported - being in that Yard. Their had
the prisocer. Who va armed
as his hoaor could see, he wna. ~ the
OF his sryest, looking around
him IN . sinyuiary caufious manner.
and was. 70 the best Of his fths on
cer's) belief. . dznzssOus person 10 be
~ Liberty
The old crow looked down n Jack ss
II be was about 70 write . description
Of him for the next number Il TIE fors
Hersd. and the judxs wiped his ere
With his tad. - he asksd. .h
his gun iosdedy"
Captain Gorilla stsppsd forvxrd ADD