Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-10-30

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IL eau cio>' my eyes. and fancy myself
under intense blue skies, and reclining
amidst the beautiful orange groves Of t1a,
/ lovely land,
/ Mighty musky groves. Charley ans
wered "Smel,S rs if skunk was some.
where roHud. Well, John, you've been
! long enough after that hatchet Get to
opening il. will youf And Moran, you
help HIM to prlZ' I'll the lid
/ Now lo,k here, chii3rsu.' cried Mrs
/ Munroe, a rat, corueiy dame who hustled
/ in, don't snatch the fruit when the box
/ is opened. There's enough and 70 spare
! for all, Its Jus, like YOUR father togo and
send great box ct fruit that will spoil on
/ cur hands.
"ANd I'm thnkin' it's spilled already.
ma am, Moran said, pulling Mt the hid
at smells like Och, Mary mother blessed
saints and with a loud ScreeCh she tell
! backwards as the Ind cme III, and a k
monster, lifting lis fnghtful Snout in the
/ mir for second Iurched heavily over the
side of the box.
/ Screaming in every variety of key, the
/ Munroe family fled 70 the only door wAich
would give them egreSS.
/ But between poor Norah and the door
/ the Lideous monster lay. There WAS
small window which opened or the side
walk, the grating of which had been re-
moved that morning fer some repairs,
/ Scrambling up, with difficulty, Norah
( tried to push herself through. But the
! window was small and Norah was stout,
and she stuck.
Help, help!" she shouted. Gosh, Mis-
/ ter Murphy," as u policeman ran to see
what caused the uprGar, pull me out,
| darlint, fur the fiery dragon is aftber me
! Och, he's ate up all Az EN-, poor crathurs.
/ Pull me harG." And Mister Murphy
pulled with such vim that he not only
| diSlodged her, but brought her full weight
upon him, and together they sprA~ltd ON
the ground.
He was up in minute and pecring
through the window.
"lt's ing alligator, bejlhhers, heck.
claimed. I've seed EN- in Florida, Keep
/ @ ck'--to tie crowd who were pushina
their way to the window. Hen get at
ter We in II hurry And they scattered
Yelling.
What in thunder is alt tnjs?' and DR..
Monroe vdlise IN hand, stood in the
midst of them. "Whut a~r You CrOwdng
about my premises tor? What isthls row
about?"
80 doctor, dorGut" Nora shouted To-
the aStouished man, "the dragon has
swallowed the mi2thress up. heard
her schreech; and the poor childers--aII
gone; all eat up, . Holy Peter, comfor,
hml'
DIR. Munroe rushed to the window and
looked through.
How did the alligators get thcre2' he
cried; and then into his dazed mind II
solution of the mystery Grept. In his
hurry he had given Collins the wrong card
Are any of them hurt?' he groaned
as he sprang mp the steps His first glance
at his demoralized household did not re-
assure nim His wife lay painting on the
lounge. Ella was tapping h6r heels on
the floor and laughing and CRYING hysterl-
caly. Charles, rs white rs Il sheet, was
going FROM one to the other with smelling
salts, Only little Mamie seemed to be
herself.
"Oh, papa" she cried, catching sight
of her father, 1--WE thought the box had
fruit, but it didn't. A great, horrid,
black thing came out, and we all run,
you've done me up now, James, SAID
his wife reproachfulv, with your vile
| Itpl lIfN anu lIlllANt w llttA Nli Nbu AlNhll
by sending them Eere2'
The doctor iried to explain, and Ella
ceased her tattoo on the floor listen.
Suddenly there was loud pistol shot.
Mercy cried Ms. Monroe, clutching
her husband wildly, lis that the alnga.
tor?'
ITS the policeman shooting t g ALT.
gator, per ume, he answered, grjmiy
II saw Lin fixing lis pis'oI hut Norah
gave me such fright ditn't stop TO Sc
about it. Well, Vlrchow will have to do
without it, unless he cho SEES to st II the
skin hope the IDIOT hasn't shot tho
young one, and he hurried d wn to see
about his pet.
1t was months before the nerves of the
family recovered their tone.
"llm all in trimGIe,' Norah would
say at every new smash of crockery from
her awkward hands. ~ drame about the
monster, and when the rale box av fruit
did come from the institute, couldn't eat
one On my word, they checked me.
"But it was a box of Florida fruit after
all, Norah," Charlie said laughing
of the luscious kind, but no country but
Florida can grow su h monsters. The
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