Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-22

light. My lust look was at the sky, fof
I Thought . cyclone was comm. AL
was clear overhead. but the roarin KEEP,
ou. Looking to the ground then saw
thousands of acres of tarrapin stsndin
ON end clappin their hands.
'Says I To myself. 1t must bs that
the king of tarrapins has just arrived.
Coin back of the tent, what do see but
q turtle with q back shell ON him as big
as the top of an omnibus. IIearin my
step the monster rosc upon his feet.
lie stood five feet high. and his head
was ~ much higher when he stretched
up his neck and gafed at me. u I'D
secd nothing but the head of the critter
I'll have thought was lookin the oil
Loo,loo doctor In the face.
"ln my asionishinent cried out, The
king of the tarrapinsr n I'm not the
biggest liar In America the big turtle
nodded A. much as 10 say. You've aid
Thinks I. now I'll Just skeer that lit.
tie niggrr inter tts | snaked the boy
ou,en his ncst aud on sudden puahc'i
him round the corner of the tent In
stead of droppin down Ia = faint the
little devil gave q yelp of delight. and
juinpin ON the hack % the big turtle put
his arms round its neck and began to
kiss its ugly mouth. ] expected every
minui. % sec the boys head snapped OF.
but the big turtle seemed 10 rather like
the foolin.
"while I WAS nj brcakfas, the cheerin
% the acres On acres ~ iarrapin sub
.id.l. Takin the collar and tell out.
went up to the tarrapin king. lie held
down his neck AMI fastened on the col.
lar. Thinks I. ole feller. you've been
well trained. The big turtle give him.
self q shake. and at th. sound of the
It'll all the iarrapin for miles round
raisci their heads.
"S.st piled my tent and other traps
on the back 10 the big turtle, aud takin
the hair rvpc. struck my course aud lei
out. tellin the darky boy To stand whar
he was AMI bring MP the rear. l.ookin
back after hal gone some distance. the
whole face ~ the country seemed In mo
ton. -Four solid section. ~ iarrsiin fol.
iow-i the sound of the hell. Afore night
they'd formed In q column twenty rods
wide and several miles long.
The tarrapin moved at pretty fair
gait. grain aud pickin up their feed a.
they travelled. which 4 was glad 10 s.e
rll mo-, both.r Won with AN account of
m. trim ,ay ly d.y and w.ek by week
II /. enough 10 ,ay that I 20, along fine
nil after 1 ,,rnck the desert. and dry
and yray.lly plsin. Of Colorado. Then
INV troubles logan. The sharp stones
made my ,arrapin foo,.ore. Soon they
20, 80 lame they could hardly travel.
Finally I was obliged o. stop at q big
foundry, hay. shoes cast fos them and
git every mothers son u EN- shoi I
hal n ,et of shoes cast for IN. lig turtle.
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whar water wa. scarc. and the .un aw.
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