The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1896-08-04

handed him some and waited for an
explanation about his ncfe.
us neber gwan to fish no mo-, sab =
no, sab, neber no mo-; cause datS
where | got dat nose, yeuse see
How did it happen, Ike? Tell us;
perhaps we can fix you up
''See dat little neck er-runnin out
past de big mountain ODER dar? Wen,
round dat neck dere'S a cove, an
dere'S as fine trout stream runs IN
dere as dey has bout dis place. l was
er-fishin' dere de oder day, when Ise
seed er big one fiittin' by a rock OATS
dere. Ise thraShed dat spot by Gle
hour an dat trout he done come an
look at de fly, an den-yes, sab, den
dat trout laugh at ne an swim way
rs tried eberyt'ing to ketch him, but
'tW'an't any use. Den Ise grew en-
thinkin'. What he do round dat stone
all de time? SO Lse rested~yery quiet
an watched dat stone. Pretty soon
Ise sec a bee hummin' round close to
de water an near de stone, an ISe see
de trout make er leap for him.
dat settled it; Ise knew what ter
ketch i'm wild. Ise just caught er bee
an put de hook in between de wings,
where it wouldn't hurt him. Den lse
casted. Yah! yah!-he! he! Dat trout
made one leap, an he had de bee; but
de fight was awful. He done paid no
'tention ter me, but he an der bee Wuz
havin' it out-an' how dey did fight!
Ise got him on de bank at last, an
dere's where my trouble came in. lse
opened his mouth ser get &c hook out,
when out flew dat bee, an he WuZ mad.
Yes, sab, he jest been a-waitin' fer
me, Ise know, an he landed plumb on
my nose Youse see de result. But
OATS only part OBJ it. De trout he
sWelled up de same way. He Wuz i've
pounds when l first ketcEed him, an
when he wuZ done sWellin' he Wuz too
heavy 10 calry homo"
We silently left Ike to continue his
mournful contemplation Of the lake.
Harper's Round Table.
Clever Feats of n Chimpanzee.
Prof. Garner says that one of the
most intelligent ard quite the best
educated chimpanzee that he ever saw
is Consul II. The many feats done by
this ape would fill small volume. He
has not been trained to perform them
as tricks, simply to amuSe and enter
tain visitors, but many Of them he has
taken up of his own accord, having
seen others do so. The feat that i'm
pressed me most was his skill in rid
ing a tricycle., and his taste for that
sport. He often takes his machine
without being told, ard rides all about
the place; if he finds it lying on it's
side, he sets it upright, adjusts the
handle bar mounts it and takes a
ride. He propels it with ease and
guides it with deXterity. No boy OF
his own age can handle it with more
skill. He rides all about the place,
around the walks and drives, all over
several acres of ground; he steers 1t
around the posts and corners, around
the curves of the paths, makes his
way through crowds of people without
colliding with them. He amuseS him
self by the hour at this pastime.
When he tires of it he sometimes
shoves the vehicle up in one corner
and leaves it.
Consul also smokes cigar, cigarette
or pipe. He often finds a cigar stub
about the place, picks it up, puts it in
his mouth, and then goes to his keep
er for light. One amusing habit he
has is that of splitting; he is not very
skillful in this, but he is persistent.
However he has the politeness not to
spit on the floor; he spreads piece OF
paper on the floor and uses it as Gus
pidor.-Harper's Round Table.