The Iola register., 1898-07-08

ing to leave the tail of that little jacliass ex-
eept under most extraordinary circum-
stances
A hy of exceptional vigor assaulted julius
Caesar upon the flank, and, his tail not
whisling as well as usual because of the in
cumbrance, he missed the enemy at the first
swish and moved uneasily forward for sew
eral feet. As il CHANGED, this movement left
the other string of firecrackets fairly in the
lap of Cocoanut. The boys were still dis
cussing the situation.
ITS 100 bad it's too bad" said Billy.
"Whatll we do?"
81 don't know" said Cocoanut.
"Do you think we dare let em off even II
the flag didn't hy?" said Billy
II don't know" said Cocoanut.
IL believe III get on Julius Caesar and ride
little, said Billy, "and you throw stones at
him aud hit him if you can. It's pretty
hard to make him run, you know"
"All right" said Cocoanut.
Billy rose and wandered over and mounted
julius Caesar, Cocoanut barely turning his
head and watching the white boy lnzily, as
Billy gathered up the bride, which was the
only equipment julius Caesar had. 1t was
then, just as Billy had fairly settled himself
down, that an inspiration came to Cocoanut.
"Lemme let off just one little cracker" he
said. "Alebbe it'll start Julius Caesar ago
ing, and Billy joyously assented.
Now Cocoanut had never seen the effect
which a whole string of frecrackers can pro-
duce, He had assisted in firing one or two
little ones, and that was all he knew about
it. Billy didn't know that the string of
hrecrackers was attached to the tail of Ju-
Illus Caesar, and Cocoanut himself had abso-
lutalv foruOttap (pcoanut rrnIuaad
match and lit it and carefully ignted the
thin, papery end OF the ultimate little crack
err on the string, and it smoked away and
ickered and sputtered towards its object.
There have been various exciting occasions
upon the ISLAND whereon is Honolulu. There
hove been some great volcanic explosions
there, and earthquakes and tidal waves II
is to be doubted, however, II upon that
charming island ever occurred anything more
complete and alarming and generally spec
tacuar, in a small way, than followed the
moment when the first cracker exploded Of
that string of 37l feet attached to the tail of
julius Caesar. Cocoanut had expected one
cracker 10 go off, but bad anticipated moth
ing further. He was correct in his view
only as regarded the mere going.off of the
cracker. What followed was surprise to
him and to all the adjacent world. There was
a rattle and roar the first two or three
feet OF small crackers went off, and then, as
the first cannon cracker was reached with a
thunder and blast of smoke, Cocoanut went
over backwards and away off into the grass,
while Julius Caesar simply launched himself
into space. 1t was all downhil before him.
liz started for Australia Anybody could
see that. You couldn't tell whether he was
going orSydney or Melbourne, but you knew
he was going for Australia in a general way.
His leaps, assisted by the dowuhil course,
were something to witness. Cocoanut has
since estimated them at 10 feet jump, while
Billy says GO (for both boys, it is good to say,
are still alivel. but then Billy was on the
iackass and may have been excited prob
ably somewhere, say about so feet, would be
the correct estimate. Talk about your hor-
rlfying comets with their tails OF irel They
were but sight affairs locally considered,