The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-27

10 q cake of soap he had carelessly left
there a few minutes before. and he had
hardly time to count two when he was
rolling down the hill which led into the
Orinococoa. He spun like a pinwheel and
landed with a terrific splash in the placid
watersA lazy alligator, floating near by,
hurried over to the spluttering jingler,
grabbed him by the loose folds of his toga
and pulled him up on the shore again.
''Oh-bup-Mister-bup bup-Albertgator
bup." gasped Google-I. the water dripping
from every part Of his body like minia-
ture cataract, "hOw can L ever repay you?"
Now, 1t happened that the Alligator knew
that Google-I was known all over the
jungle as an animal story jibbler, and this
was a good opportunity to hear one of his
prevaricated yarns. So the armored reptile
replied:
You can repay me, Google-I, by telling
me one of your just how stories"
IF that is all you want, will gladly tell
you one; but first let us walk over TO that
sunny spot, where 1 can let my clothes dry,
and while they're drying I'll tell you How
the Camel Got the Twin Carbuncles on His
Back"
So they walked over to the spot indicated.
and when the lingo had spread his wet gar
ments on the sand he began:
mo doubt Mr.. Albertgator. you have
heard of the Goo Goo Circus. OF course you
have, for IL was known all over the world.
and under it. too. Well. among our ZOO
logical attractions was a Camel with a
straight back. In fact, all camels had
straight backs at that time. Well our tour
through Zululand was a very disastrous
one. They didn't seem to care for circuses
down there. and. consequently, things went
hard with the Goo Coos. They cut down our
rations frightfully. and they paid few
and far between. The poor Sacred Cow
chewed her cud until she was threatened
with the lockjaw. The Elephants trunk
was all ragged where he had chewed it.
The Zebra had licked the stripes off long
ago. But the poor Camel was the most de-
ceived of all.
They continually fed him on sawdust for
bran. and when he had eaten enough saw
dust 10 supply a doll factory for five years
IL commenced to tell on him. You say your
brother must have eaten sawdust. Little
One. and what makes you think that? Be
cause he told you, ehO You must know
that everything we cat goes to make up
our muscles and bones. but the sawdust
instead of making bone, made boards. and
a solid
piece of lumber. And now comes the sequel
Zone rainy night the Rocky Mountain
Goat. unable to withstand the stings of
starvation any longer. devOured the entire
canvas tent which sheltered the Camel
Consequently the poor animal unable TO
loosen its letters. had to stand in that pour
ing rain all night. And when the circus
people got up the next morning and looked
a. oil,
The Camers back was bumped up like an
arch. The rain had warped the timber in its
back.
'Of course, the manager did not know
how TO remedy the difficulty, and decided 10
exhibit Mister Camel in the side show. But
the other animals thought differently. and
decided To bring the Camers back to its
normal condition. II possible. They talked
over It quietly for some time. and at last
the Lion promised 10 do the thing himself
If the others would follow him So they all
followed the King Of Beasts. who went
over and unloosened the Camel. and told
him TO also follow the crowd down To the
shore. on the shore they were building
new pier.
~ few piledrivers stood about. and il
was To the nearest OF these clumsy strue-
lures that the Lion Leo the way. When they
reached their destination the Lion whis-
pered something 10 the Ground Hog who
quickly darted away. Then he turned To
his followers. saying: Fellow Quads here
stands an arch erected 10 the memory OF
the Sea Horse who ran twelve knots in 2:02
As an honor 10 him. let us walk beneath
It's graceful heights. and so saying the
Lion, with a wink, led the way beneath the
huge piiedriver The others quickly fol-
lowed. and the poor warped-o ack Camel
was the last in the line. When he had
reached about the middle of the piledriver