Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-04-06
HE WORE A LtzARD.
Carlaa, &c srf pin Carried by . Colorado
Man.

WutA@as 1
Man.
~ B. Dyke, a C dorado mine owner,
Is at the Geand Northern On his way
home from Sc. Augustine, Fla Mr..
Dyke recently effected the instantane-
oas cure OF q dipsomania subject. He
did IL unintentionally. but this only
proves more fully to his mind the
value Of the discovery. He Is think
ing seriously OF writing to DR.. Kelley
and Ffancis Murphy, submitting to
them a plan to be pursued in regard
10 his method and asking them to
adopt it as an adiurct to their
schemes.
While in Florida Mr.. Dyke picked
nm a fine chameleon, a little fellow
with a body about an inch and a half
long and a tail as long again as Its
body. which gracefully tapers 70 a
nervous point. He wears TINS mem-
her az the lizard tribe as q scarf pin,
having ID tethered TO his tie by a lire
gold chain
sometimes it spfawls with feet and
legs ontstretched upon Mr.. Dykes
shirt bosom, again it runs up onto
his shirt collar, the limit Of the chain
o allowing it to get beyond this.
Another time il may be seen upon
The lapel Of his coat: then, frightened
uerhaps seeks a safe retreat under
meath the vest.
Ia shape it is ungainiy; in motion
graceful. but as it lies peacefully
breathing upon his shirt front, scarf
or coat lapel, its V e changing hash
az calor Is beautiful. Through the
green sometimes shines the gold; upon
an inhalation purple mingles with
and drives away the gold; next Is a
hideous black, and then a glow OF
red or orange, and so on ad infinitum
the hues chase each other until a Gu
rious finger makes the reptile seek
cover. It is perfectly harmless.
Recently Mr.. Dyke and some friends
went into the buffet. Near them
stood i party Of cornwall travelling
men. One OF them mad been out all
night. In a trembling and hay con
dition he had wandered for a bracing
cocktail.
On the pure white Of Mr.. Dykes
shirt bosom rested the glowing
chameleon. The drummer saw IL.
lie booked at it ~intently; then he
gaaed a~bstractedly at the untouched
LIQUOR. Again. in spite OF the anus
ing stories Of his companions his gaze
remained on the cha seleon. 1t
seemed TO fascinate him
Here's to you. Drink" said his
fellow drummers. lie raised the
glass half way to his lips, then
paused and looked at the chameleon.
He put the glass of liquor down I'M
tasted.
Pardon me, he said, in a husky
voice, approaching Mr.. Dyke, but
that's a queer scarf pin you wear
sYou must be mistaken, sir" re-
piled Mr.. Dyke, who appreciated the
situation, but ! wear no scarf PIN
sWhat?.r
II wear no scarf pin, he repeated,
and to emphasize the fact he brushed
his hand lightly over his scarf. The
chameleon ran onto his coat collar.
Great heavens, man, it movcs-it's
saliycl It's on your coat collar now"
Ny dear fellow. You are mistaken.
Have something TO drink with me-
There it goes up on your collar
s.Oh, there's nothing there and
Mr.. Dyke touched the lizard with his
hand. 1t disappeared beneath his
vest.
The drummer looked again mo,
there's nothing there, he said. Isn't
that strange? could have sworn
saw it move. It looked like a lizard
on FIRE. But / guess its my brain on
fire instead. But" he said, turning
to d OF his friends, Il wonderif I'm
eettin''m I am going upstairs, boys
and-and-I guess I'll stop drinking
III never touch another drop
One Or his friends drank the cock
tail that he left behind him.-Chica
70 Inter Ocean.
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