The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-01-14
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tnat ot thr photographic.
When Papa ElophantB photograph
ramo homc YOU may be sure Il created
tremendous sensation throughout
the mcnagcri", TEo nnimala all crowd.
ed round 10 took at II, and the noise
IA thcy Brnntcd, Buucakcd. Nquonlcd
and beloved thctr different opinions
wap pimrly d"afouing.
"lta his worry tail" uhriclscd tho par
rot
And hiu trunlt IN lfrlil1r: could
not have drawn Il better myaclf,"
hraNrd tho donkey, who. as YOU know,
Ia worry Rooa ut drawing things~~
though | think perhaps he Ia better
at arawing "artH than elephants
And htH dear little cycN." sighed
tho sentimental lovc,blrd. "llow
swoct!"
"Ttddlcaticks," Nntd tho goshawN,"
ITS NO more like him than like me-"
Aud he stalked OF muttcring TO him.
SELF, "Suoct little eyes. Indeed! (
wonder the stlly thing didn't nay Dear
little ieet' white ehc was about Il. It's
s'cNeninG the way shc natters that
great hooby, and | wonder what Mrs
Elephant Is about to allow tt?"
But Papa elephant was beaming; no
took 10 notice whatever OF the eos.
hawks rcmark. II think U's protty
fair,' Ne said modestly; "and tomor.
row You shall take baby to he photo.
Rraphc0, too, ny DEAR" he added, turn
ing t" his wife, who looked quite a
size larger than usual With pride and
Importance.
SD the next mornins they went,
"Sho will make lovely picture,
ma aanh, real beauty; there's no doubt
about that" said the monkey, putting
his head on the side and surveying
little Miss elephant With an admirins
N'A.
Nv, as Baby Elephant was very
snort and very Eat With very large ears
and very little eyes, and nasty sulky
temper she was not by any means a
! beauty but, Of course, her fond mann.
I ma thought hcr lovely, and quite
agreed With all the f,attering remarks
| OF the GINNING monkey.
Turn your toes out, my dear am,
! let your ears nop a littlc more" she
said, smiling with sratitied material
vanity at the stumpy little object,
'De as The gentleman tells you, ducky,
! and LOOK pleasant"
"Shant," replied the animal child,
nearly shutting her little eyes, and
turning up her trunk, as she had no
| nose.
Tho monkey discree:'y had a lond fit
! or coughing at onco, while Mrs. Ele-
phant tried to coax her refractory Off
spring into good behaviour, and after
several attempts She was induced to
4 set into the proper position.
/ Playful little pct" said the monkey,
smiling as airably as ne c.ontd.
"Oh, yes, it's all her playful tlisposi-
tlon,' Assented Mrs. Elephant, eager
ly. "she is such eiday little thing
| like q Kitten. you know"
"Oh, very like n kitten; very much
30 indeed," agreed the donkey polit :
! ~ out loud. NASTY, ill-tempered little
1 brat" he muttarcd to himself.
! Bnt at last ne managed to get Miss
i tiaphant in corner ana hastily took
4 the photograph and ran OF with II
4 into a dark cupboard ut the end OF
| The room, which smelleS like q partic-
| n'GTlY nasty chemists shop.
I While ne was gone Miss Elephant
would arnuse herself by trying to look
! through the camera, although her
mamma repeatedly told her 10 leave
1t alone and come and sit down like
i a good child: and at last she got f1er
head nnder the piece OF black cloth,
as she had seen the monkey 40, ana
4 coGld not get out again. In nor s3ttue-
4 Kaes shs Knocked the whole thing over
and feil on it, which broke it into little
i pieces. E
4 And Just thGn tho monkey ran bach
I'm a state OF great excitement to say
he must take another photograph, as
no found ne had forgotten to take the
cap on ithe camera and ttbrefore there
WAX no portrajt. But, alas. the appara
4 Hns wss smashed; no more pictures
1 could De takon and Mts. elephant
4 who had put her best bonnet on, in.
| tending 80 have her own photograbh
taken as weIl, as a surprise FOR Papa
\ fairly orfed with disappointment.
a T'lt 4 am glad TO say she gave ffttls
4 Mlss Tlarhant q good whipping when
i she got home, and sSht nor to bod
i @ith6tit any supper, which served hei
il i'ight.NEC Chioago Rec0rd;I{epatlh.
II Il ~, 81 i5 a Ssf,t,o,paflfs, r lt5