Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-02-23
HE TRAVELLED INC0G.
AN oRANG-oUTANo'S JOUR-
NEY ACROSS COUNTRY,
pressed In Mems Clothes the Animal
was Palmsd on on the Railroad or
doials as AN invalid -cinders Is Val
ued at Five thousand Dollars.

/ from San Francisco TO New 4 ofh' anu
az lis disappearance into the fog OF
the Atlantic on one of the big liners,
recently. in the guise Of an Invalid
Storage passenger, whose devoted
friend guarded him from close lnspec'
ton and impertinent questions i duly
youched for By j. d. Gaylord, who
/ was 2. L. Barnum's foreign agent for
wears. and who arranged for the
worlds fair chronological exhibit.
Podo Singho an East Indian, who
brought Cinders to America, il the
crafty man who bought a suit q san
Francisco .hand-me-downs for hts
friend when pneumonia WAS reckoning
I the unfortunate creature in one direc-
tion. and rushed him across the cunti-
nent ineog.
i Al the ONCE OF the Cunard lines in
\ uuirius about the matter caused dis
tinct sensation, says the New York
4 Herald. Mr.. Floyd, after looking over
the cabin list, announced with evident
relief that Stngho's name was not
there, but ia the Storage department
clerk found the names 81 two Ea7t
Indians on the list and when | showed
/ him Podo Siugho'- portrait hc quickly
recognized il a. that 81 one Of the
men Tie had tine name spelled wrong
. because he could not declpher th.
Indians writing. Clnder,, sou 1ae
was worth 1000 even without his
san Francisco ulster and "dlekry, anu
Mr.. Gaylord hal To present him tp
Podo SinghO because the poor chap
couldn't live here, and the East in.
dian said the only hope lay il more
clothes and flight toward SUMNER
lands
Podo Siugho has chaperonod Elm
ders ever since the representative from
Borneo was lured from the jungle into
the world. and gradually taught him
how to adjust napkin and handle a
knife and fork. ill., had also H..
structcd his charge against attempt
ing 10 converse with the natives 81
countries through which H. Was pass
/ ing, and impressed him with the I'M.
I portance 81 generally retiring de-
I meanOr.
4 He knew that the proper thing to
do with Cindcrs was % get him into
another climate Just as Is done by
more pretentious consumptiycs, but
I the task was not easy
Express agents, when approached
I BY an East Indian, who asked thrm 10
1 ship Cinders In an express car and al.
I low him 10 Ait beside hi+ Borueo
friend all the way simply shook their
heads and said Il couldn't be done
4 In the baggage car PodO knew. Gin.
ders would fall a prey 70 pneumonia b.
fore the journey had fairly boon COM
mcnccd
Podo. it was evident, must dis.cm
Bile. He We u back again and told tho
Z express agents that II wasn't an oraug
be wanted to ship. but Just queer
old friend Of his. Who wouldn't have 1
word 70 say, but who VA. ~ rrtiriu,
disposition and wouldn't ride ia q tlr-t
class car because ha imagined tho pa4.
/ sengers were making faces a. him ami
could not resist the temptation n
reply in kind.
The agents wouldn't have the pas
scnger from Borueo. no matter how
Polo disguised him with oriental
guile.
Then It was that Podo. struck ~
bis own deception about shipping 4
man friend. determined to huy some
store clothes for Cindcrs and rely On
his perfect control 81 the animal rs
prevent discovery during the Ion.
journey.
But why consider the details n
preparation When the train pulled
out Of the station two queer figures
sat together, just in the middle n 4
car, as II 70 get A. far az possible from
doors and draughts One was a good.
looking East Indian, who devoted the
most tender and absorbing care to the
other. The other was only a figure.
and a little figure, too, 80 far a. other
passengers could see. for its great
ulster collar was turned up high above
its ears, and the toes Of ia tliminutiye
shoes seldom showed below that aston.
ishing garment. Indeed. the aueer
passenger seemed disposed to draw M
his feet, as II to avoid touching the
floor. Those who watched closely saw
mere patch Of retreating coun-
tenance once in a while. and the mere
suggestion OF pair Of careworn ewes.
Inc little passenger coughed most
distressingly, fact which satisfactory.
ly accounted for the evident annra.
hension Of his travelling companion.
Podo told Mr.. Gaylord that onlv
his affection for Cinders could have
induced him to attempt such a
journey. He was in continual foa,
that when sympathetic and elderlv
persons stopped beside him. 10 Offer
fruit and delicacios to the invalid tho
plain, II honest, countenance from
Borneo would BIO thrust out OF M
ulster collar He accepted All delica-
cies, ate some himself occa.ionallv
when the merciful tunnel made n
safe, he dropped some down the ulster
collar and into the open countenance
from Borneo.
His ulster was winner But for
lts heights and depths the bows anti
the "dickey," the turn-down collar
the long trousers and the high leather