St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-15


when he comes to der house, for h
hat her light in his eyes dot mean
killing-und killing Bimi come t.
der house, but dere was no light ii
his eyes. 1t was all put away, cum
ning-so cunning-und he fetch del
girl her slippers, and Bertran turr
to me und say: 'Dost thou know hin
in nine months more dan | ha
known him in twelve years? Shall
child stab his fader?'
dot next day Bertran came to my
house to help me make some wooc
cases for der specimens, und he tel
me dot he hat left his wife little
while NIT Bimi in der garden. Den
finish my cases quick, und say
Let us go to your house und get a
trink.' He laugh und say Come
along, dry mans
"His wife was not in the garden
and Bimi did not come when Bertran
called. Und his wife did not come
when he called, and he knocked at
her bedroom door und dot was shut
tight-locked. Den he look at me,
und his face was white. broke
down der door NIT my shoulder, und
der thatch of der roof was torn into
a great hole, und der sun came in
upon der floor. Half you ever seen
paper in der waste basket, or cards
at whits on der table scattered
Derc was no wife dot could be seen.
l tell you there was holdings in dot
room dot might be woman. Dere
was stuff on der floor, und dot was
all. looked at desc things und l
was very sick; but Bertran looked
fiddle longer at what was upon the
floor und der walls, und der hole in
der thatch. Den he PECAN to laugh,
soft and low, und knew and thank
God dot he was mad. He nefer cried,
he meier prayed. He stood still in
der doorway und laugh to himself.
Den he said: She hat locked herself
in dis room, und he hat torn up der
thatch. Fl done. Dot is so. We will
mend der thatch und wait for Bimi.
He will surely come
II tell you we waited 10 days in
dot house, after der room was made
into room again, and once or twice
we saw Bimi comm a fiddle way
from der woods. He was afraid
because he hat done wrong. Bertran
called him when he come to look on
the 10th day, und Bimi come skipping
along der beach and making noises,
NIT long piece of black hair in his
hands. Den Bertran laugh and say,
Fl doncp shust as if it was a glass
broken upon der table; und Bimi
come nearer, and Bertran was hon.
eysweet in his voice and laughed to
himself. For three days he made love
to Bimi, because Bimi would not let
himself be touched. Den Bimi come
to dinner at der same table NIT US,
und der hair on his hands was all
black und thick mit-mit what had
dried on his hands. Bertran gave
him sangaree till Bimi was drunk
anu oluplu, uuu uSu
Hans paused to puff at his cigar.
And then ?" said l..
"Und den Bertran kill him with his
hands, und I go for walk upon der
beach. 1t was Bertrap's own PHI
ness. When l come back der ape he
was dead, und Bertran he was dying
abofe him; but still he laughed a
fiddle uud low, and he was quite
content. Now you know der formula
of der strength OF der orang-outang
it is more as seven to one in relation
to man. But Bertran, he hat killed
Bimi nit sooch dings as Gottgif him.
Dot was der fnericle."
The Internal clamor in the cage re-
commenced. aha! Dot friend OF
ours hat still too much Ego in his
Cosmos. Be quiet, thou!"
Hans Kissed long and venomously.
We could hear the great beast quak.
ing in his cage.
But why in the world didn't you
help Bertran instead Of letting him
be killed ?" l asked.
"My friend" said Hans, compos.
edly stretching himself to slumber
lit was not nice even to minesef dot
should lif after l had seen dot room
wit der hole in der thatch. Und Bert
ran, he was her husband. Goot
night, und sleep WE'LL"