Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-03-27
IoNAu's GREAT rEnIlI.

OF him Just because Billings was too mean
to heat the blamed old tank.
but Billings couldn't see II, lie was
down on Jonah, and used to make him
rehearse with the sailors every morning.
Hc said that they must learn TO mako
moro splash with him, no for three
hours day they tried him feet first
head first, aud every other way. Then
he experimental with tho whale.
81 want 10 improve his internal ma.
chinery' said Billings, so that ho'll look
sickcr when tho cue comes Tor Jonah to
land, The audience sometimes haven't
paid much attention To the play, and
out here In the west they 70 n little weak
on Scripture so that when the whale be-
gins 10 cut up they are naturally curious
to krow what he's been eating that
should make him feel that way. Then
when they SEQ Jonah they say, this
amt realism that whale ought 10 have
been a dnrned sight sickcr," Wo must
try to bring this thing up TO an artistic
standard
"Ono day out In Cheyenne; when tho
receipts weren't big enough to pay tho
whales board, Billings got desperate.
He told Jonah that the play was too
sombre In It's tonc--nccded something TO
llven II up--nnd he suggested that they
should Introduce a dead calm after the
storm scene and let Jonah come out
upon tho root OF the whale and do
song and dance. They tried this trick
for one night, but 1t didn't work. and
at the next town the Sheriff levied on
the compnny's effects. He put on his
attachment right In the middle OF tho
storm, lust after the whale had closed
his little arrangement with Jonah.
"Old Monty heard what was going on,
and he Just lay sill aud said nothing.
He knew Tint Billings would skip out
aud leave the company 10 find Its way
back TO Now York along the track. The
ghost hadn't walked for two or three
weeks and Jonah was broke, so II occur
red To him that he would wait till he
found out which way they were going
TO ship that whulc before he made his
presence known. II turned out Just
right for Monty, Tho whale was sold
ut auction next day 10 tho representa-.
Two OF II metropolitan museum, and
Monty and tho whale were put aboard q
freight cur, tagged for tho Bowery.
Tho prophecy OF the Scripture Ia
fulfilled said Monty, and the whale
takes Jonah back to dry land az ain
About the morning OF the second
day out. however. Jonah got hungry.
He tired TO make mn exit through the
whales mouth, Tut the Sheriff had nail
ed IL up. Then he took his jack'knlfe
aad cut hole Ia tho whales side big
enough to get his head and one hand
out, and he fixed u 30 that he could
tack up the flap OF the whnle'sb dc when
anybody was looking. When is was
all fixed he stuck his head out aud took
an observation. There was nobody In
sight. but right under the Ice OF the
whale was row OF dinner pals left there
by tho train hands.
What was the mama In the wilder.
ness to this, said Jonah, as no pulled a
dnner.pail inside the whale. Ii was
nearly two days since he had tasted food.
and one dinner was only an appetizer.
So no reached out for another pail.
This was how 1t happened that tho
train hands. when they came to dinner.
found nothing but row of empty pals.
Jonah, safe and satiated, heard some
language which did not encourage him
to come out. Oh, no; he stayed right
there, and landed in New York safe and
sound.