Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-09-23

pouch of the female and DO smuggled
aboard. The kittens had hardly been
placed in concealment when the long
procession Of animals began m wing
once more. Noah and his sons having
concluded that all questions relating to
the sex of birds should be referred to
the eagle, and that arbitrator having
perched upon the gunwale, the en-
barkation proceeded.
"Twig the CANNES, Noah" yelled
Eli. Those dogs are full of fleas; bet
ter pitch them overheard than save
such lot of vermin."
Great Scott! and l was only to take
two of "a kind! Why didn't somebody
tell me about those Internal feas before
it was too late. Now the whole human
race will be pestered by fleas and will
have to bear the blame. wish I was
dead" Then. choking with choler, he
returned to his labor. 1.-Two monkeys,
tally!"
"Hi!" howled Eli. that amt fair;
you re making a family of it."
Noah. in paroXysm, threw his style
at the head of his tormentor and shout
ed
Ham! Ham! Come here, quick!
You are the biggest of your brothers.
Go over there and thrash that knave,
Eli. Do anything to him; only get rid
of him."
Father replied Ham. Il dare do
anything reasonable, but remember Eli
is the bad man of his tribe. He'd only
enjoy sousing me in the river. But if
you desire il I'll argue with him from
the deck
ARGUE nothing, Ham," moaned
Noah. Il can do the arguing for the
family. Take your brothers there and
drive him away. Pummel him soundly.
60, Ham.
Nay" answered the son; 'the
wicked triumph ever in a fight which
the righteous know little about He
would drown us all before the flood
and our work would come TO naught
Reason with him, my sire"
Reason be bowed" groaned Noah !;
''this is not 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 con-
fusion by teasing and starting fights
among the larger and fiercer beasts.
A wanton man standing near pair Of
buffalo, who were quietly moving for
ward, proceeding a pair of hippo
potami, suddenly jabbed stick into
the haunch of the nearest buffalo, and.
turning quickly, gazed unconcernedly
down the river The buffalo wheeled
briskly on receiving the thrust, but no
one appeared to be the offender but the
tusk-beariDg 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 hippopota-
mus, who TRANQUILITY gazed back. The
buffalo, swallowing his ire once more,
faced to the front, only to be severity
jabbed again. This was too much; the
incensed animal let both heels drive
straight into the face OF the tranquil
hppOpotamus. That animal emitted
one terrific below and drove right in
to the enemy. The charge of the huge
beast bowled over the whole line of
animals. Pell nell they all went,
hustled, crammed and jammed against
the ark, up the gang-plank and over
the deck of the vessel. The terrified
animals, endeavoring to escape the aw-
full crush, carried Ham and Japhet
headlong over the opposite side of the
ark. Noah and Shem were lost amid
the confused mass OF struggl ng beasts.
The battered form of each was finally
seen endeavoring to climb upon the
gunwale. Having straddled this posi-
sion, Noah called to Japhct had crawl
eel up the bank, to reform the broken
line. Ham seized the dangling leg of
his ancestor. and. pulling himself into
the ark, he began expostulating:
Father, it is useless to go on in this
fashion. That last move Of the wick.
ed has driven almost all the animals
abroad. WHY cannot we cut adrft
and sail? We have goodly number
abroad safe and sound, whereas If we
proceed we may lose what we have, and
our labors will have been for naught
Again. if ....e... rI.r.o. ~ p,
''Oh, Noah. you haven't any mules.
What u you do Your plous hing WITH"
shouted Eli. - ss,rre.- : - ~ @#,
That's fact" said Noah, and he
pumped down on the deck in despair.
"Wby didn't that double-skulled Shem
ihinn ofl.l. Say. Eli, won't you hunt
up pair and bring them down here
right away-that' q good fellow" IA
''Ha, ha !" and Eli laughed till he
fell off the stump backward. MULES
oh, Noah. what you don't know about
natural history would fill that dizzy old
ark itcslf, Mules ! Oh, hold me or
III de-
The patriarch stared for a moment.
and then his face grew scarlet. He
reached for his gun, drew his hand
back, extended it again toward the
weapon, and then with hurculeau
effort turned his back to the shouting
mob on the Shore saying. soto vOce,
I'm mighty glad Eli is going to be
drownedr'
Hi, NOAH shouted Eli from his
stump. '.ready for another batch for
your old menagerie. Hurry up, more
emigrants q coming"
You. Eli. ,on-yOu-vagabond, get
down OH that stump and clear out. or
I'll have an officer come and remove
YOU"
''Ya! you'll have an officer here soon
enough. bawled Eli, tauntingly. II
heard all your creditors had put their
bills in Joshua's -hands,for collection,
and he'll be here before you know It
and seize your ugly old craft Rightly.
too. for trying TO bamboozlc all these
ignorant animals and gull them off on
travelling show"
Father, let us be gone" again
pleaded Ham. ''See, the wicked have
stirred the remaining animals to rage