Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-23

scratching bis chin Wild the style. "lf |
was only surei Shem! Shemin he
called to his con, "come here. Is that
creature an unsnaved elephant?"
Shem eyed the mastodons obviously.
al amt sure,', he answered. ave
seen lots OF them In the land. Who said
they were unshaved elephaDts?"
cell there"
mThen they amt" replied Shem, decid-
edly, al wouldn't take Eli's word on an
unshaved bird. Let them pass and take
the chance. It's safer than taking El's
word"
nBut mistake would be so DREADFUL
guess I'll leave the mastodons out. Sup
pose there should be twice as many ele-
plants as any other animal. Take them
away" said Noah, striking them from his
list.
At this juncture there came roar OF
pain from within the ark, followed by a
loud splash Hastily looking overheard
Noah saw Japbeth emerge from the water,
swim to the gang plank and Chamber back
into the ark.
"What's the matter now, my son2n de-
manded Noah forebodlngly.
"Matter enough" cried Japheth in vex-
alton. al had Just given the 'possums
their places and was coming back when
heard meowing behind me. knew
that wasn't the place for cats, so looked
around and there were four kittens
smelling around the animals for their par
ents. gave chase, but couldn't catch
four kittens at once running in different
directions. ] cornered one up In the raft
ers and with long pole climbed on top
Of the elephant, but stepped on his ear,
and he dumped me on to bear, who gave
howl and made at me, so had to Jump
overheard. But the cats How will we
get them out? They're hid among the
animals by this time That Ell there has
struggled them aboard some way. They
could not pass you else"
"We'li have to let them go, and the
world will be full of cats" lamented
Noah, despondingly, and beginning to be
unnamed in his fluctuations. ooh, If
was only in my palmy days." he NUT
tered, shaking his fist at the complacent
Eli. "But return to your task, Japheth.
Hurry and let us finish as soon as posi-.
BILE. But all! those confounded cats
Japheth, suppose you let in another pair
OF rats and mice, surrepttiously as it
were-without my knowledge, dye see
so as to equallze things"
"Twig the CANNES, NOAH" yelled Eli
"Those dogs are full of fleas; better pitch
them overheard than save such lot of
vermin."
"Great Scott, and was only to take
two OF a kind! Why didn't somebody
tell me about those internal fleas before
1t was too late. Now the whole human
race will be pestered by aeas, and I'll
have to bear the blame. l wish was
dead" Then, choking with choler, he
returned to his labor. 1.-TWO monkeys,
tally"
"Hi!" howled Eli, "that amt fair;
you're making family picnic of It,"
! Noah, in paroXysm, threw his style at
the head of his tormentor, and shouted:
Ham! Ham, Come here, quick You
are the biggest Of your brothers; go over
there and thrash that knave, ELI. Do any
thing to him; only get rid of him."
Gather" replied Ham, 81 dare do any
thing reasonable, but remember, Eli is
the bad man Of his tribe. He'd only en-
| Joy sousing me in the river. But If you
desire it, I'll argue with him from the
deck"
"Argue nothing, Ham," moaned Noah.
81 can do the arguing for the family.
Take your brothers, there, and drive
him away. Pummel him soundly. Go,
Ham"
"Nay," answered the son. "The wicked
triumph ever in fight which the righteous
know little about. He would drown us all
before the food, and our work would
come to naught. Reason with him, my
sire"
"Reason be bowed" groaned Noah.
"This is not the time to reason"
In desperation Noah called his other
sons and consultation was held. The
wicked people lining the shore, firing Of
the embarkation, now began to seek
amusement by throwing stones among
the animals, and creating confusion by
teasing and starting fights among the
larger and fiercer beasts. A wanton man
standing near pair of buffaloes who were
quietly moving forward, preceding a pair
OF hippopotami, suddenly jabbed stick
into the haunch of the nearest buffalo,
and, turning quickly, gazed unconcern-
edly down the river. The buffalo wheeled
briskly on receiving the thrust, but no
one appeared to be the offender but the
tusk-6earing hippopotamus in the rear
Hardly had the buffalo faced to the front
when the jab was repeated. This time the
animal bounced about in a rage and
glared at the stolid hippopotamus, who
TRANQUILITY gazed back. The buffalo, swal-
lowing his ire, once more faced to the
front only to be severely iabbed again.
This was too much, and the incensed ami
NAL let both heels drive straight into the
face OF the tranquil hippopotamus. That
animal emitted one terrific below and
drove right into the enemy. The charge
OF the huge beast bowled all over the
whoie line OF animals. Pellmell they all
went, hustled, crammed and iammed
against the ark, up the gang-plank and
over the deck of the vessel. The terrified
animals, endeavoring to escape the awful
crush, carried Ham and Japheth headlong
over the opposite side of the ark. Noah
ana Shem were lost amid the confused
mass OF struggling beasts. The battered
form OF each was finally seen endcayoring
TO climb upon the gunwhale. Having
straddled this position Noah called to
Japheth, who had crawled up the bank, TO
reform the broken line. Ham seized the
dangling leg OF his ancestor, and pulling
himself INTO the ark, he began expostulat-
lngly: Gather, 1t is useless to 90 on in
| THIS fashion, That last tnova of the