Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-03-26

moonlighter9 Was this a preliminary
measure to the numbering in ones
bed" so graphically quoted by hannah
from the p. c.. 1872, the well in
formedl Certainly l was not in favor
of home rule. Could the Land League
be about to make an example of so In
significant a unit as myself
After a space which seemed to me
i~nterminable. although it could have
been only of a few minutes duration,
INV nocturnal visitant, who had been
emitting sundry very terrifying snorts
and suppressed demoniacal cackles, put
ont a hairy hand and grasped the edge
of the bedstead farthest from me, slow
ly drawing TO its full height the body
of a large baboOn, clad in a species OF
loose tunic. Round its neck was sus-
pended my chain; while the watch.
still attached to the chain. was held IN
its hand. l gazed horror stricken upon
| this fearful sight, recalling in n kind of
aOony all the stories l had heard and
read of the extreme ferocity of the
balloon. remembering, too, that my
door was locked and that l was en-
tirtly at the mercy of q brute almost as
large as and infinitely more powerful
than myself.
Il vas not in this way that l had so
an5entfy desired to study the fascinatr
ing WAYS of the Simin, and as ItbOught
of my brothers Laughing wishes at a
ing with me l was struck with a sense
of the grim humor of the situation
But the humorous aspect did not aP-
peal to me for long, as l watched with
fascinating eageness the movements OF
nv terrible visitor. With uncouth,
stumbling steps the creature walked to
the window. and by the light of the
moon examined my unfortunate watch.
Its glittering case evidently delighted
the baboon. as it stroked it repeatedly
with one finger. but the ticking, of
which it could not discover the cause
or the whereabouts, appeared 10 exas-
perate it, and it tossed the watch con
temptuously aside, though it remained
dangling from its chain down the ami
malls back.
Once | made a slight sound. bat my
undesirable visitor resented it by %
a savage a spring in my direction that
, feigned profound slumber, and only
= ventured { open my eyes after several
minutes of strained expectation that
1 wa about TO receive practical illustra'
> ton of that which l had 50 often care
, lessiyi spoken about-the extraordinary
physical force in the fore limbs of TIN
= ouadrumana. When did dare 70 lool
aenin I saw that the baboOn had seated
itself before the toilet glass, and by tn
aid of my brushes and combs was at
J tempting to reduce its bushy locks 3
A some order.
q Finding this task a fruitless one, /
u proceeded 10 ransaek my jewel ease
u which Hannah had ca~relessly left open
II and one by n examined Sarious al
ticles it contained Rings and brooche
= and bracelets the creature appeared {
70 approve of, but a jewel comb for tn
3 hair and a diamond { a it evidentl
q did not at all appreciate, hinging theT
g down and snading at them savagely.
20 l dared not attract the creatures a
As tention to myself by making any SOUND
and had TO watch In silent agony tn
l rihing and appr,p ration of my mo-
{, cherished possessions by an unappr
e. ciative baboonl At last ii turned ava
h. from the window, and came in a lei
he urely manner toward the bed, eyein
one stealthily while it advanced, an
Id having reached the bedside stoOpe
n down and proceeded to draw out frol
OF under the bed the blankets Of which
er had despoiled me Mt a very early sta
Of the operations.
Upon these blankets it tried to find
Oh comfortable resting place, but aft
a. turning and twisting uneasily for son
% minutes. emitting short grunts of
temper and dissatisfaction, it got a
De and TO my horror lay down on the b
lh- across my feetl The discomfort al
nd pain were almost unbearable, but tol
er' ~unateIy after a short time the babO'
'as rolled further down the bed, and lay
ny the very foot with its face turned IN 4
direction. Its regular breathing 50
lIy showed it was asleep, but / remained
90 an agony Of fear lest some movement
'ed mine should awaken the brute.
All How the remaining hours Of 1.-THE mig
wore away | knew MOTTO mo tn
seemed inter1ninable. But when I
ue sounds of the awakened househC
made themselves heard my terror
creased. for l feared that the babo
would certainly be reused and alta
me. Still ii slept, and still lay a
watched it, until Hanna,s knock at
a. door awakened me to c-onsciousn
that this could not go on forever.
In a very low voice / babe my IN
call Mrs. Andagh; and when Nara
voice was heard outside demand
~anxiously what had happened Ii
hedly explained the dreadful situati
To my surprise she exclaimed in W
NO sounded almost a tone of relief; Nv
my that mnst be Molly oh, how plea
my Tom will bel. Please lie quite still q