The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-23
LETTING IN THE JUNGLE.
Further Adventures of MowgIi---Anoter Jungle Story
BY Rudyard Kipling.

mother, said he, for he knew that
tongue well, what dost thou here"
L heard my children sing through
the woods. and I followed the one
loved best. Little Frog. have a de-
sire TO see that woman who gave thee
milk. said Mother Wolf, all wet with
the dew.
They have bound and mean to kill
her. l have cut those ties, and she
Jungle"
I also viii follow. am old. but not
yet toothless." Mother Wolf reared
herself upon end, and looked through
the window into the dark of the hut.
In minute she dropped noiselessly,
and all she said was: Il gave thee thy
first milk; but Bagheera speaks true
Man goes to man at last
Maybe" said Mowgli, with a. very
unpleasant look on his face. but to-
night 1 am very far from that trail.
wait mere, but do rot let her see
Ihou vast never afraid of me, Lit
tie Frog" said Mother Wolf, backing
into the high grass, and blotting her
SELF out, as she knew how.
And now" said Mowgli, cheerfully,
as he came into the hut again, they
are all sitting around Buldeo, who is
saying that which did not happen.
When his talk is finished, they say
they will assuredly come here with the
And them"
Il have spoken to my man." said
Messua. ''kanhiwara is thirty miles
from here, but at kanhiwara we may
ind the English
And what pack are they?'' said
Mowgh
Il don't know. They be white and
IL IS said they govern all the land, and
do not suffer people to burn or beat
each other without witnesses. If we
can get thither tonight we live. Other
wise we die
Live then. No man passes the gates
tonight. But what does he do?' Mes
sua's husband was on his hands and
knees digging up the earth in one cor
ner of the hut.
1T is his little money! said Messua.
I'VE can take nothing else
''Ah. yes! The stuff that passes from
hand to hand and never gets warmer
Do they need it outside this place
also?"
The man stared angrily. He is a
fool, and no devil he muttered. with
the money can buy horse. We are
too bruised to walk far and the village
will follow us in an hour
Il say they will not follow till I
choose, but the horse is we'll thought
of, for Messua is tired" Her husband
stood UP and knotted the last of the
rupees into his waist belt. Mowgli
helped Messua through the window,
and the cool night air revived her, but
the jungle in the starlight looked very
dark and terrible.
''Ye know the trail to Kanhiwara?"
Mowgli. whispered.
They nodded.
Good. Remeber, now. not to be
afraid. And there is no need to go
quickly. Only-only there may be some
small singing in the jungle behind you
and before
Think you would have risbed a night
in the jungle through anything less
than the fear of burning? 1t is better
to be killed by beasts than by men,"
said N1essua's husband, but Messua
looked straight at Mowgli and smiled.
81 say Moweli went on. just as
though he were Baloo repeating an old
jungle law for the hundredth time to
a foolish cub, Il say that not a tooth
in the jungle is barred against you.
Neither man nor beast shall stay you
till you come within earshot of Kanhi
wara. There will be a watch about
YOU He turned quickly to Messua.
saying: HE does not believe, but thou
wilt believe"
"Ay, surely, my son. Man, ghost or
wolf of the jungle I believe
He will be afraid when he hears
my people singing. Thou wilt know
and understand. Go now, and slowly.
for there is no need of any haste. The
gates of this village are shut"
Messua flung herself sobbing at Now
glis feet, but he lifted her very quickly
with a SILVER. Then she hung about
his neck and called him every name Of
blessing she could think of, but her
husband looked enviously across his
fields and said: IF we reach Kanhi-
wara and get the ear of the English,
I will bring such a lawsuit against the
Brahmin and old Bu!deo and the others
as shall eat the village to the bone.
They shall pay me twice over for my
crops untitled and my buffaloes unfed.
win have a great Juice"
Mowgli laughed. Il do not know
what Justice is, outcome next rains
and see what is left
They went off toward the jungle and