The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-04-10
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Can II be that sorrow over ms defeat
has turned the brain of my cherished
pet, or affected it with paresis?
"a moment later, when Tom looked
for the nitroglycerin he found it all
gone. Then he remembered that the
glyCerin has a sweetish taste. He re-
allied that the snake had eaten it.
He was too overioyed to think he had
not given the nitroglycerin-laden
snake a vigorous kick in the body to
mind about the loss of the explosive.
He hurried out into the yard, where
the snake was summing himself.
Take a day off, he said to the
snake in his blandest tones. i won't
need you in. the tavern to-day. Enjoy
yourself in the fields and meadows UNI
til you have digested that last meal
of yours Even if you wander away
quite distance | shall not scold you
Tom always talked to the snake as
if it could understand him, and there's
no doubt the snake did comprehend the
substance of what Tom said, The
snake was crawling away with look
of content at getting vacation when
an idea occurred to Tom.
Remember he called after the
snake. that bears have even more Of
a sweet tooth than snakes. If that
upstart bear that humbled you the
other night should happen to stumble
when he was fun of nitroglycerin and
whisky he would 90 in little bits to
the place provided for bad bears. And
| wouldn't wonder if this evening
when you return you could find both
the glyccrin and booze in the barn
"Tom always insists that the snake
understood all he said. Maybe it did,
and maybe it was only an accident,
Maybe, as the deacon says, it was fate.
anyhow, that evening the deacon
happened to feel thirsty. There wa"
nothing unusual in this, but the
worthy old man, being tired, decided
to send the bear down to Tom Will
sons tavern for bottle of liquid joy,
instead Of going himself. The bear
had made similar trips. so there was
no reason why the deacon should
blame himself for the tragedy which
followed.
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mot the snake. At FIRST the rood hear
was going to crush the snake. Then
he noticed that in front of the snake
vos a hir Gun Of whisky
"The snake looked at the bear in
n friendly way. as if inviting him to
have = drink The good bear loved
booze. OF course. it was his duty to
ro riUbt home with the bottle to the
suffering deacon. But he couldn't
Withstand the temptation.
$50 he pushed the snake away and
drank up an there was in the cup.
Then he piclled M the bottle in his
teeth and was on the point of start
ing home.
"put the treochcrous snake rot in
front of tho Icar and beran waving
bis bnod and bonl,onipu in y manner
tbo+ shaved nI2iulv onouob he was
INVITING tEe bear flo come with him
and have Some more The bear hest
+a+ed Then he turned his back ON
duty and the thirsty deacon ana sham
bled after the snake into the barn.
SIN the rear of the barn. RIGHT out
an mo aoor stood nm oprn paiI fun Of
the benr's favorite beverage. The bear
anplied himself to it i'm his hearty,
earnest fashion.
.,rba bcor bod tbc conocitv of four
Good mon lint the paiIfuI WINS consid.
,,,IJe of contract at that In thp
end he finished it, But by that time
ne was far from being bear that
wound have won bluc ribbons nj n tenn
porarce meeting.
~. coon nc the treochrrous snake
.,,,.. tI,o+ .bo l,,,r ,,,e IA q condition
- hIi-,rnI ine,yrictv he becI;nncd him
,,.o- a., on,tbar CORNER, in which stood
d, emo n c,, ~ nitrouIvcorin Tho beor
e,,,a.,od about over the can in . nop-
rer which mndc the snake far from
co,f,rtohIe INIT in the end the hear
lowered his head and tasted the Give
crin Then he lappcd M every druD
of tho swedish stuff. the snake look
ing on in an anxious but satisfied man
ner.