The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-07
HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE MONSTER


He consulted the clock cuckoo but the bird admitted that it
had never heard monster and did know what
to do.
Reub thought while and soon found way handle the
Forocutusa simple and that Captain Ezra won
dered that he hadn't thought of it himself.
Reub called together all the basmths of the three panta
tonsmore than fifty of them-and instructed them to make
magnet hundred feet long, and great iron derrick
three hundred feet high mounted Wheels and when this was
finished they hauled the of the mountains and then 10
the edge of the dark pass Looking down. they could d
the Ferrocuus crawling around among the SHINY rocks
and growing like bear lie was nifty feet long, ana looked
like big toad than anything else only ne had dreadful
his feet When the derrick placed so that tho
big magnet hung the ch9sm, Reub said:
"Lower away and it slowly descended until suddenly the
iron rising in the air TO meet It, drawn up IN
spite of his efforts cling the DAMP shiny rocks until he
stuck fast the magnet when it lifted high IN the ar
again. where he swung cawng, screaming and writing IN
futile rage impossible for him release himself, and
all multitude marched through the pass singing Joyful
ragtme songs Just the Ferrocuus, and when all had
passed through Reub the captain and the passed through
IN the three automobiles Zimm Hamm and Duff in great style.
The Ferrocuus hung there in the and sunshine for
months until he rusted and his joints parted when he soon
pieces that the pass was almost hd with scrap lr9n
rive and bolts for many years aferward until junk dealer
came that way and carted his remains iron foundry where
he melted and made into sad irons and things SO he
Thew went on for there was nothing prevent Them and
soon the highway branched into Others that people began to
leave procession in little parties and go away by side paths
To their different countries but the main body kept on until II
arrived at city of Aapaaz where most OF them had ved
and which great ruled by Sultan who was
more eoced than he could tell Reub the return of
of his best taxpayers lie took Reub out elephant riding and
IN return the lad him Whrl IN Zm the autoobhe
which he used for himself The Sultan frightened at first
ut soon cot used the sensation and for several weeks he did
nothing but shoot along the roads with Reub but the roads were
so bad Reub didn't enjoy much and he preVad upon the
ruler 10 have least decent road made which when finished
rave the Sultan such pleasure that he Immediately ordered
every road in his kingdom be done that IN
few weeks the whole kingdom had gone several centuries ahead
Finally when Reub ready to leave the Sultan offered to
give him his daughter for wife he would leave him auto
b;I and when Reub had seen the charming young lady he
decided . remain Aapalazza instead of returning home
The wedding took place Immediately for the Sultan was very
he
Ezra and the crew sailed away America where IN few
months they arrived and the Mossbach farm where ne
created tremendous sensation by telling the Mossbachs that
Rub had married the daughter of the Sultan OF Aapalaa
Fane shed few tears and then declared that she would
~ Reub as soon he her the money but whether she went
or moi don't know have heard from OF the family
for more than year. When ,eub married the Sutans dag
h he knew that he would be able spend onehat OF his
although he gave her of his diamonds and ruble
50 he sent me the magic ten-doar piece which still have and
that's the that always have some loose cange
little children ask me for IL. o--.,-- -