The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-28
rnr..ss sl,rurced hs trunk with easy In


difference. raised his eyeglass ana began 70
rad I lay some distance away, doing IN
nv hammock, and awaited results. lney
uerc not long in coming.
AZ the end Of about half an hour ne
tr,,rnpefed to me in an Indignant tone OF
voice and inquired on the blackboard
whether bad given him the original English
or some kind Of translation.
answered this satisfactorily. and Tor moro
than an hour he toiled away, breathing hard
n. times and swaying from side to side when
over bo thought be was about TO gain clew.
Presently he called &c me agHia.
~ forgot 10 ask said he "whether this
was % te read backwards or sideways
.Straisht ahead" answered.
saw that ko was getting involved IN the
tolls. and knew that they would soon close
an him. Il must be remembered that | had
never deceived Ulysses I'D the thoug': TINT
I. or any orc else, colld feign an opinion
which was not genuine had never occurred
% him. The book had been submitted to
him about the middle Of the morning. UlTs-
as took no rofrcshmont that day, neither
water nor food. When came on. Of the house
after "tiGlnn | advised him 70 lay the vol
urlo aside aad lool; at it again tho next day
He seemed 20 feel that this would be con
f,ss.on Of failure, and refused.
Tell me- De wro-e "are there many Of
vorr species who understand and really en-
Joy this lookH
There ere not many in number ] an
swered "bu- their position in tho society Il
cg!.uro and taste IS an Exalted o.e. WITHIN
tho las. few years II has come TO pass that
tho understanding and appreciation Of this
work is a shibb0.eth bv which the true dis
ciples Of sweetness and light may distinguish
themselves from the miscellaneous herd Of
Pniiis;.nes Do not be discouraged because
you have fliled.n l added, in % kindly. pa-
tron.z.ag conc There are many estimable
mortali in the same situation. Nou UNDER
stand, however. that you cannot be admitted
% the elect. much less claim superiority over
myself
Ulysses wrote upon the blackboard several
p-of1rc expressions. which lsuppose be had
learned from Briggs. and resumed bis study.
I, was nearly evening when Akbar came
70 ne and said Ulysses was showing decided
ymptoms Of becoming must went out
with the intention OF taking the book away
from him, but stopped several yards away,
struck BIZ BIS changed appearance. Ills eyes
were Wild and bloodshot. his ears erect, bis
legs spread apart IL was beating his sides
with his trunk, and at times trumpeting in
low. bass tones When he saw Us approach
be seized tie bool; from the rock and dashed
il 10 me with all his force.
Ulysses I said, keep calm
Look outln cried Akbar; "he is must
Beware"
WIKI n terrific roar Ulysses turned, and
sprang in great ponderous leaps out Of tho
GARDEN Briggs. who was in his path,
lro0ned his rake and flung himself into some
bushes.
After hin, Akbar" cried; "seo where
he goes
ULYSSES ran toward a clump Of woods
which grew over a knoll a shor: distance
away. Into this be plunged, and was soon
Dr. Of sight We could hear tie limbs crash
rs be- tore his way into the thic.. foliage.
Akbar followed cautiously The direction
which Ulysses had taken caused 4 suspicion
IF possible calamity 70 dawn on my mind,
mi waitel uneas.ly for the mahout's TO-
tu-l. l. was not long before Akbar emerged
FROM tie woods and ran toward RE
Praise he % our fathers, ho i5 Goadrf he
shouted Akbar had come to fe.r All to
cato Ulysses.
"Arc yol srrcW asked.
"May the hyenas cat my granllacievl' /
aid he, solemlly You, who know only /
ruth. remember the rocky bank beyond tho /
all, which slopes Off 20 des.ruction' Your /
icrvant, Ulysses, rushed thithar and flung /
himself down. bursting his head againss tho /.
tones. l myself saw him there, lying mo- +
ionless AMI dead"
This was tie cad of Ulysses have al /
-e,dy remarked II tho beginning Of this mar /
alive that felt less Of sorrow than Of re-
ief over the catastrophe. Long association .
!ad made hin dear to me in many ways, /
ret was noe prepared to endure him Is a
master There could be no other outcome 20
lie unhappy sitGation than a tragedy Of
one kind. | sadly gave orders for the inter-
nen, Of bis body, and returned to the house,
aking with RIO the torn and disigured COPY
II Br0wnirg's "S0rdello. n-Charles Dwight
Willard in San Francisco Argonaut