The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-01

Tool tht ~ aid Bsioc. uncoilIne himself
fol ~ ,.tt at e true what Hath the Wild
sph.Stt hs.sgyd i fear Kaa the roek snake.
thsI siimb as well as they cam, he steals
" en- ,Nuss monkeys IN ths nisht ne whisper
tsss name makes their 'aiis eo'o' Hs' "s 10
y K * !, vii he DO for u.s.; He Is not Of our
~ pssins iootless-with most evil eyes"
3. e,sn s.ry old and very wise Above all he
iIss,. hungry" said Baioo. hopefully.
PT0mi.;,s. s .Ds Tor a full month after he ha.
He.,s.' he may be asleep now. and even
70. hs.,ss sss' Basheers. who did not know
- s.bout Kss, was naturally suspicious.
siR that b thou .s and ,0Sehs1 old
lgnts..; . b his faded brown shoulder against
,l0 s0.ntSsr. and they went on to look for Kss.
.. roski 5gy 1pddOfhim stretched out on warm
,.tss IN the afternoon sun admitting his beau.
hi new coat for b. had uS BEEN n retirement
1850 s.i head . along the eFoand and twist.
The tn. tn1r curves rSes and licking bis lps as he
hsnssht Of his dinner to come
.S @ E. .s sd .s s.SS us mU,
s,s s.Ssn H f1s e sIUSys little blind after he
~ vas not q poison snake; in fact. he
.,hsr dsspised the poison snake as n coward.
bs huge e cos Found
~. was no more to be said.
Good hunting, cried Bsloo sitting MP on
~. hsunches. Like all snakes Of his breed
IA. vas deal and did not hear the call at first.
Then he curl.d MP. ready for any accident his
ff9ood hunting for us alt. he answered,
-oho Bsloo what dost thou do herel Good
huntins Baghsors. One OF us at least needs
sood II there any news OF game afoot1 A
S Doe nov, or even young buekf lam very
PSHssrs hunting" said Baloo. He knew
hat you must not hurry. Kaa- He IL too big.
M PsoT %oss o 70 ..s |. Ts
si nsS the m.ls Chance 81 p' S SS
s sf. S Ss.n nv We: yeS%s kS.tsR tws: and
IN bouehs are they all"
thy great . .iS s.I has something to
i Il am . fair length, a fair length" said Kaa.
With little pride; but for All that II is the
.sr to to falling on my last bunt..very near. in.
s.d-snd the noise OF my slippinE, for my
aa: s's ssa sS.s sailed 'f.:
f.otis;: Sslsss, :.5.h.or ,s.,. ;sls l. P.s
hsssss Have they ever called me that3"
som sthins Of that kind it was that they
.soued e us last ', CON but Me never NOTICED
nything bigger than kid. because they are.
Indeed. shameless. these bandar-logl-be-
b.shsers went on. sweetly.
Sey. snake. especially wary old python
IL B.Io o' and BS9heera could sc. the Sis
gvallowinS muscles on either side Of Kaa's
krost ripple and bulge.
ssid; When I came into the sun to-day
heard them vhoopinE among the tree tops. =,
nId B.oo. but the words stuck In his thpo.t
ior that was the hrst time In his memory that
Dat takes two such huntsrs-is.ders in their
AZ ,qls an .sid. soaTssoa ssS 'r' OF the
&. ss:ss:: .s .us ss "a
rs B.shs.r..- said tn. panther. and his jaws
those nut-stsalsrs and pieksrs Of palm leaves
s.S:n sS:s Srs man cub OF whom thou
heard a.. come nav: iro OF nt! tbi: sg.:
:y: Iff IA e ts Of stories half heard and
sq, y s.ia T sSsa a:..s e.: and sS SSa
kst Of man oubs-my own pupil, who shall
as and SH %o9s : Sim k.
8. q. Il: IF s1 SsS' III love
That need . clear night when We are all |
pr, m:n 4 ts :: S.n s:sSes ere
psSpls i sS.s sfs fss Ss ss' Oh q. the
re me asn n:y s aso.f e0 a. E:.
lvain. foolish. and cbattering are the monkeys;
Fs.y aos s. II sn na. .1 sS
%::ans @ ds s.sss thlas st: and ts sst
.nyloa. >, They called me also yellow GsS.
ss :: other sSiae. v siS s sag:
ns fTns snsn f. t sp:st vel
r. h. me- ms% :. Now. whittier went they with
4. IS.lisHs :.ia s.lSc We sT had the tSsa aSst
nat thou wouldn't know. KAA"
% aos hunt then ss sh:.
i nsfs:f Or Sssn scum on water hole for that
az bAlos oi tie sesonse wolf PACK"
down With the sun shining on the upsnrnsd
ita sS:iS but he had ranged an over the jp ngls
what i Il ?" said Bsloo,
:i9 9ea a'Ts S.a IL *. S SsSaS
~ v.y' 10, the colo lAlres They may stay |
nsts Tor night. or ten nights or an hour.
t ssss tcId the bats to watch through tho dark
III ,ou haiH~i u my message. Good hunting.
-, iul gorge and . deep sleep to you. RAM"
s snSs 5tt IA, will remember thee at
81 best sS o Pgs rsid' the head for thee
A. IRIS nothing. II Is nothing. The boy held
- paster word. could have done no less"
~ hann eircled up again TO his roost-
81 NJ mas not forgotten TO use his tongue" |
~ 80 baloo. with chuckle OF pride. TO think
80 vns so young remembsrtng the master
sSI 1s 'o 9th, the birds too. while he was being
n. y was most firmly driven into him" said
ss.neeiG But am proud Of him, and now
Snust go to the cold lairs."
Al, t,hhey all knew where that place was. but few
~. ne Jungle people ever went there, because
So tney called the cold lairs was an old de-
S.asss Guy lost and buried in the jungle anI
sess seldom use place that men have
ies used The wild boar will nut the hunt
tH n. .ioes DO not Resides. the monk eys lived
s H,rs as much as they could DO said TO five /
you'd se,, and no self;respe:tinE animal !
tines AZ S nnas within eyeshot OF it, except in l
Ana sI ~ brought, when the hAlf-ruined tanks
"h,s1ssrvolrs held little water. d
nail bss lAi nights louTnoy-At full speed" |
ii hsera, and BAloo looked serious 4
kusly 70 as fast as l can" he said Anx-
a. saArs not wait for thsA Coma a. suiftIx =