The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-05-05


I insect. ~ course. nor snake. but nice
kind N animal. Ike an elephant Or q
dog with = good master.
Animals are aNfulIy intelligent. but
they haven't any souls There was once
an elephant IN circus. and one day .
boy said ID him. ..Want lump d SUI
gar. old fellow" The elephant ~ nod
dcd. and felt real grateful. for elephants
are very fond ~ lnmp-Suyar. which y
what they live on IN their native forests.
But the boy put cigar instead q
lump Of sugar IN his mouth.
The sagaciouS animal. instead q eat
ing up the cigar Or trying - smoke i.
and making himself dreadfnlIy sick.
/ took Il and carried il across the circus
70 man who kept candy and cigar
stand. and made signs that he'd sell the
cigar for twelve humps II sugar. The
man gave the elephant the sugar and
| took the cigar. and then the intelligent
animal sal down on bis hind legs and
laughed NJ the boy who had tried 10
| play Joke on him. until the boy felt
that much ashamed that he went right
home and went 10 bed.
In the days when there were fairies
only l don't believe there ever were
any fairies. and Mr.. Trayers says they
were rubbish -boyS were frequently
changed into animals There WAS once
boy who did something that made .
wicked fairy angry. and she change !
him into cat. AMI thought she had
punished him drealfnlly. BIN the boy
after Ne was cat nScl To come and g,.t
on her back fence and VOW ~ i: he MAS
ten or twelve cats III night long. and
she couldn't get wink III sleep. and
/ fell into \ fever. and had u take lots If
castor oil and dreadful medicines.
50 she sent for the boy who was cat.
You understand. and said she Il change
him back again. But he said: Oh
no; I'd much rather be = CT. for I'm p
fond OF singing on the back fence N
And the end a II was that she had 70
give him . tremendous pile II money
before he'd consent 70 Be changed back
into boy again.
Boys can play being animals. and it,
great fun only the other boys who don't
play they are animals get punished for
Il. and nv its unjust. especially - |
never meant any harm Al All and was
doing my very best % amuse the chill
dren.
. This l. the way il happened Aunt
, Sarah came 10 see rs the other day. and
brought her three boys with her.
| don't think YOU ever heard ~ Aunt
. Sarah. ami wish | never had. She !
, one III father sisters. and he thinks !
/ great deal more Of her than would !:
She was nv sister. and don't think Ill
. much credit 10 any body I, he . sister
! anyway. The boys are twins. that j..
two Of them are. and hey are All about
three or four years old.
! Well, one day Just before Christmas.
: when Il was almost ~ warm outdoors
. Is il = IN summer. Aunt Sarah said
Ii ..Jimrny. want you 70 take the deal
! children out and arnuse them > few
\ hours / know YOUR % fond Of yOul
J dear little cousins and what tine man.;
4 bow YOU are'r 30 / took them Out,
. though didn't want 10 waste my time
I with little children. for we are csponsi
. BE for wasting time. and ought 10 U.s.
4 every minute % improve ourselves
n The hOrs wanted 10 See the pigs thai
: belong to Mr.. TAYLOR. who lives mex
: door. - | took them through hole II
a the fence. and they lookei Il the pigs
i and one Of them said
. | would like 70 ~ little pig and neys'
/ be washed and have ;ots q swill:
Z 50 said: Why don't you play yo'
/ are pig. and crawl round and grunt
. Its Just - easy. and Ill look ~ You.
b You ZEE. I thought ! ought y anus
a them. and that this would ne nice VA.
u 70 teach them ID amnSc themselves
. Well. they got down On All fonrs an'
y ran round and gruntei. until they be
= can 10 ret tired of IL. and then w1nte'
y u know what else pigs could ~. 50
n told them that pigs generally rolled i
5 Che mud. and the more mud RE coul'
4 get On himself the happier he would ~
n and that there was nud-puidle II Uu
y back yarl Tint would make = pig CT
l. like q child with delight.
u The bows went straight 10 that mud
q puddle. and they rolled Ia the mud un
n iii there wasn't An inch Of them tha
N wasn't covered with mud 50 thick tina
. you would have 70 get crowbar y pr
w Il OF.
Il Just then Aunt Sarah came 10 III
o door and called them. and when she sa'
n them she said: Good gracious wha
T. on earth have you been doingr an
= Tommy. that Che Oldest boy. said:
a We've been playing we were pig.
" ma, and its real FUN. and wasn't Jimm
H. good 70 show IL howl
~ think they Ind ID boil the boys
~ hot water before they could ct the mu
10 on. and their clothes have AL got %
sn sent % the poor people out West who's
~ things were al lost IN the great Hood
IL II YOU II believe II. | never rot the lea
IN | 80 - thanh. a.. oIn<xtn.~ TIA I.x- ~