Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-09-08

With giee. the unwarned founding of the
Iorest made dash for his original posi-
lion. Once there he proposed, presume.
70 wind himself up 10 the fun afforded by
the situation.
Yes. he had tied up Nan Ord, but, al
ready the quality Of satisfaction originally
achieved had dwindled until IL graded mp
rather badly. As we have seen, there was
a mistake. and pretty predicarnent my
nice monkey was in. Poor little Humbug
SIM had already named him so-he
found himself safely caught in the blight
Of trouble, and the glee snuffed out. Just
as the mirth went out Of Graham the night |
he put his hand on black cobra's coil.
Whangl went the taut line. Baai phti
phil blew Donald, as he sprang to his feet |
and stamped an angry inquiry.
A momentary glare on the part Of the
Hammerer, quick dash, q dodge, and q
period Of mutual contemplation filed the
first half minute.
One. two, three, scooti Then followed
the most cheerful occasion Of my life.
Surely mortal man never beheld the like
before. Around and over. hither and
yon, few little Humbug, with the ram
finishing good second at every turn. 1t
was my monkey and Graham's sheep.
United States against Caledonia, and a
blue day for Uncle Sam. Around they
went, and back they came, Donald doing
his best to score a hit, and taking his
shots, quarter" or straight away, Just
as they came, and the monkey straining
every fiber to keep up system of vanish
ing targets. 1t was tumbling match, q
bull fight, a swift chariot race, and fit
apiece. Sometimes the ten feet Of cord
would foul and shorten. so that for the
moment it looked as If Donald was going
to come aboard. Then it would reel off
again, and the dance take up its furious
measure once more. Now and then q
brief cessation of hostilities would tran
spire, which occasions both parties filed
in with earnest inquiries as to the
exact shape of the next evolution; espe-
cially did little Humbug seem anxious to
keep track of these little details. Per
haps he thought it vital for him to know
in time to get up some sort of makeshift
counter that would last him around the
ring and back again. Then, with rush
and snort, shrek and wild leap, the
two would go revolving and whirling
about like chain shot once more, ono u
them trying to slack the line, and TIE
other to haul it taut. The Hammerer's
eyes got to blazing like head lights, while
the troubled victim of his own native
smartness went yawing. heeling and
tumbling about like spider fight.
Plainly my side was getting the worst Of
it, but somehow was given the grace to
bear it. | seemed to have no end of
courage. and am glad it happened SO,
for Just along where we were then it had
begun to look like 1.-THE saddest time of
all the year, mother" Evidently, If things
held up as they were going, our name was
mud. As | saw it. either that line had to
part, the sheep to ravel out like cast of
stocking, or else my monkey must take
the alternative of getting rammed beyond
recognition, or of flying into bits like hen
feathers in furry by force Of his own
exertions.
But just as things began to look dark
est for US something flashed By and
whizZed into the house. 1t was our side.
The tie had failed, and we were free.
No, it isn't every bit of string that will
do to tie to every sheep you find lying
around. In some cases You might as well
hitch up to pestilenee and be done
with it,
Now after this blunder in the matter OF
hitch. the confusion of hitcher and
hitchee, and the consequent unwholesome
aspects of things generally, it would seem
that my monkey would pick him out q
good place in which to sit down and square
up experiences: that he would graduate
his progress toward experiments inyolv
ing string or anything else. thought
SO, but | was ignorant. | went to win
dow, drew the print curtains slightly
| apart, and became wiser, for there was
my unterrifed, unrepentant little beast
pottering about the room Just as indus
| triously and as blithely as if he had moi
/ but just narrowly escaped being buttet
out as fiat as gun wad by sheep. The
room was Graham's, and was used as &
combined medicine shop study and birt
stuffery Truly bad place for such al
occupant, but / was disposed to take the
risk on my property.
Over the breakfast table in the morn
ing Graham and / had exchanged mum
/ Der of little amenities that now served Il
cheer me to the venture He said to me
that America was not historically great
and could never be so. TO cliueh this. hi
asserted that Americans place no value
upon greatness. Mark" said he, "b,
way of contrast, the hundreds and thou
sands of tributes in bronze and marbl,
that England erects in grateful prodigal
ity to her dead heroes.
Then when asked for the exact pag
of the guide books pointing out thos
erected to CORVALLIS and Pakenham, h
seemed vexed, and grew uncomplimen
tary. In fact, some OF his language wa
not up to even a moderate standard o
acoustical responsibility.
For this reason IVES disposed to chenc
my property in there. Perhaps, too,
was beginning to realize that the Asian
tee was more than half right when b
said. The too trick" at ell events, lie
him proceed.
After hopping about the room on hi
hind legs for time, he seemed satisfe'
with the preliminaries, and jabbered som
to himself in small, contented fashion
Then, with squeak, he jumped an
grabbed a small stuffed fish from tn
beak OF a taxidermized pelican, and 50
down on the floor to examine into detail
of construction. This latter action In
Guided analysis; analysis, dissection; an
dissection placed synthesis among thos
things which cannot be done. His next e1
ercise brought the pelican to the floor an
along with it two parrots. Then he shivere
four ounce jar of quinine, and scattere
its contents. along with the shattered glas
over the floor and among the feathers {
the overturned A cobra gave him SON
little alarm at first, but not for long. /
soon grasped matters as they stood; tn
DONE he stuffed the cotton obtained fro
!, the fish into the mouth of the spuriol
reptile, and then gave it haul and
, snatch that retired it into a corner of Il
room. Climbing up curtain afforded l
end of finn until the fastening pave AVA