The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-11-10
THE ARABIAN NIGHT CLUB.

aud the devil take our collosuri.
THE ARABIAN NIGHT CLUB.
Al "a meeting of the Arabian Night club
last "Wednesday evening the president cx-
pressed his pleasure at being able to ex-
tend the privileges and corIrtesies Of the
club tn two Chicago drumncrs, who. he
hoped, would favor the members with a
few specialtics before adjournment. He
would introduce as the first gentleman on
the programme Mr.. Abe Sickles. MIR,
Sicklcs apologizcd for his lack OF prs.pa-
ration. hut said he would do the best he
could under the circumstances. He had
spent much of his life in study and r1.-
search into the habits, characteristics
and possibilities of snakes. He believed
that snakes could be tanned. and indeed
had seen several instances Of
dorncstication His father used tn havea
pet snake which would follow him around
the. house and yard just like a dog. He
was "a very large, noble. Intelligent snake.
One Monday morning the SPEAKERS
mother was i'm great DISTRESS. Her clothes
line had fallen into the fire, and she
didn't know what to do. The snake
seemed to grasp the situation, for he
went aud stretched himself between the
two trees where the line was always
strung. and the old lady joyfully hung out
her clothes AS usual.
A vote of thanks was rendered to- Mr..
Sicklcs for his able effort. and after the
bartender had briefly interviewed all the
gentlemen, Col. Ii. Smash was called
upon. The colonel said while travelling
I'm Africa i'm 1ss5 he accidentally strayed
away from his companions. While re-
tracing his steps he discovered that three
lions had started i'm pursuit of him. They
were about half n mile i'm his rear. but run
as fast as he could they gained ON him
with horrible rapidity. After he had run
about four miles the lions had reduced the
space 1--WE him and them to "a few
rods. Their fierce roaring sounded like
continuous pcals Of thuuder. and their hot
breath scared and shriveled the speakers
flesh. He pressed on. however, until he
found to his horror that he had come to
the brink of am awful precipice. Rather
than he dcvours,ti by the lions he prepared
tn spring into space, but overcome 10y fear
and fatigue his limbs refused to respond
tn his will. and, giving himself up for lost,
he fell faiuting to the ground. Ignorant
of the prccipicc, however, the lions did
not discover il until too late to- check
their inertia, and all three went over and
disappeared forever. to the c~olonel's in
tense surprise and satisfaction.
Mr.. 4. ID. Verify. one of the Chicago
,lrummcrs. WAS now introduced 10y the
president. He had listened To the previous
speakers with great pleasure and profit.
and while he felt d~ifiidcnce i'm following
them, being only AN amateur. he would
do the best la. could. Last summer he
and IA companion were hunting near Hud-
sons bay, i'm Canada One day they came
across "A bear standing m~otionlcss i'm the.
woods. His position was strained and
unnatural. his feet being planted too far
apart and his tail standing out horizon
tally. At first they thought he was N
stuffed bear placed there 10y some waR.
but on coming nearer they found that he
was "cllartntSl" by u mammoth snake,
fully fifteen feet long, and of "a peculiar
notified red and green skin. which in the
sun glistcneI and sparklcd most diabol-
ically. The serpent seemed tn he just
ready to spring upon the bear. The
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