Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-07

AZ, Tor Instance. lily long teeth, oil, ele-
phaDt-they carry away with them and
even mine ! have seen the younglings
OF mankind bangle the teeth Of my sister
round their necks, and my hide appears
10 be so precious that the king of the
village wears il over his dirty loins. Thy
tribe, oh. elephant, have not much cause
of complaint against me, aud thou, rhi-
noceros, ii would tax thy memory TO nc
euse me of aught against thy family.
Brother leopard will hold me and mine
guiltless of harm to him: so also can my
cousin hyenn. Friend buffalo and our
family have sometimes sharp quarrel,
but there Is no malice IN H. | swear.
Whereas the son, of man. friends, is the
common enemy OF us all. IL is either our
flesh or our fur or our hide or our teeth
that he Is wanting. and his whole thought
IL bent upon destruction. pure and sim-
pie. II We would follow me l would
glory In leading You even now against
the community, and give sou my word
mat Few would escape my paw and claw.
However, as our object Is TO destroy all,
that none may escape, | agree with my
friend rhinoceros that night time at lis
blacklist Is safest. Wherefore believe me
that | am sharp set for revenge. and /
feel so hollow that nothing bnt the half
OF all of Them will satisfy my thirst for
their blood l have ended my say"
Now, friend leopard. yon had better
follow your cousin, and we will feel
Obliged TO you for the benefit of your ad-
vice. said the elephant.
Leopard gave his tail u quick twirl and
licked Lis chops and spoke.
"All that We. my friends and cousin.
have said, ! heartily agree and bear
witness to. The spite of the son of man
toward us is limltless. II is remarkable,
too, for its cold bloodedness and lack OF
passion. We have our own quarrels in
the woOds-as you alt know-nnd they
are sharp and quick while they last. but
there IL no generalization or malgnity In
what we do TO one another But man
10 whom we would rather give "A wide
berth If possible, pursues each of us as
u ms existence depended upon the mere
staying though | observe he has abund-
ance of fruit, which ought so satisfy any
reasonable being of the ape tribe. Where
FORE. as | have many sharp reasons for
retaliation on him for his countless Of
FENCES against me and my kin, | gladly
attended this council. and | will 20 Ms
Tar MS any of You, and further IL can
TO- return some OF this spite on him and
his tribe. | propose that night at its
darkest Is best for our plan. While the
human folk are INDUCING in dreams of
slaughter of us, ] vote that we turn their
dreams against themselves The ele-
plant and rhinocerUs aud buffalo are
strong. Let each lend his tribe 10 at
tack, oyerturn and tramplc down their
nests. We with our families will range
round and slaughter everyone that esr
capss them. Those are my words"
Now, friend buffalo, what say you?"
demanded the elephant. You ARE a
staunch friend and stout foe. We can
not but listen with respect to such a
one as myself"
An, friend elephant, and ye chiefs
nj tribes, every sentiment Of hostility
/ against the vile and spitcful sons OF
man that we have expressed finds an
echo in my inwards. II wrong has been
done 70 any here, magnify that wrong
teDfold in oder that We may under
stand the intensity Of the haze / bear
the remorseless destroyers Of my kith
| aud kin Ask me not how would | slay
| them. my fury is so great that / am I'M
! it TO devise, Do ye the hevisng and
| give the method to me. All eau think
of now is the pleasure / shall feel when
| my horns are warmed in the bodies Of
have murdered wife. brother, sis
ter and child Of 9ine, besides a count
| less number of my kindred by lance
and line. spear and snare, sword and
stake, trick and trap. | will lead my
herd into the midst of the vicious com
mhnity with JOY that only my hat,
| can match. That is all | have 10 say.
''Now, my good friend hyenn, you are
the only one left whose sentiments are
as yet unknown. Speak and let us hear
wisdom froul thee In this matter"
"l'he hyena uttered n mocklng laugh
and said: my kind friend and cousins,
the night suits me well; / am IN my ee-
ment then. | may say that ] have n
large family that IL always hungry. II
viii he laughing matter. to them IN
deed to hear of your good purpose. II
has been long delayed. this signal meas
ure Of just vengeance upon those whl
have outdone in cold cruelty all that
generations Of the four-footed tribe oil
the ferccst tribe have done. Bird and
beast, from the smallest to the great
est, have fallen victims TO mans llsl
for destruction. True, my kind are in
dehted TO man often for bones and re-
fuse. but what we have eaten has beer
sorely against his good will; we there
fore owe him no gratitude, The yonnl
OF the human community VIII oe Jhic,
morsels for my tribe when the signal Is
given for tile attack. With all my
heart l say let it be tonight. have
The elephant said; 'Friends chief
Of the most powerful tribes OF the Tor
est. let II be tonight as ye say. Lf
each go aud muster his forces nhl y
Halfway betwixt dawn and midnight
will lead my troop from tile lgandi
side. Tho rhinoceros will lead his iron
tho Kntonga side. The buffalo VII
range his herds along TINT SIDE incin'
Unyoro. Behind my troop the hyen,
and his families shall follow TO hnlsl
those that may be but bruised BY op
heavy hoofs. Let leopard place his fei
lows and kin In rear Of the rhinoceros
troop. Lion and his great tribe az,
needed in rear OF buffalo's forces. ~
they are apt in their fury to oyeriool
The crafty bipeds. Our object is
make a complete job Of II, The soone
we part now the litter each VIII be 10
the perfect contamination oil our iohl
deferred revenge. -, A..
Ii was well past midnight when IN
four.foo.ad forces were gathers'
around the doomed village, and at "
shrill trumpet note OF the KING ere
pbnnt the several chiefs led their u
speciive troops at the charge. az az
1,hants tore on resistlessly, tranpinl
down the dunIned cages of the hunlnl
folk FIAT aud level with the gronnu
The rhinoccros and his host pnsheu o.
with noses low down. and tossed "
human nests rs we would kick an en-!
~ egg basket: the buffalos beloved y
unison. and closirg their eyes ihte'
themselves upon the hpts AMI k2'gs
everything within reach OF lhel
horns Thcn the fierce carnovora' q
excitement at the prospect 81 VI
bioody feast, roared, snariea a'
. | t.,,,le1 aa they tore the fnanRleu We