The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-18

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While never tanned anything larger than
a white mouse and he did not know that
ne had inherited any Of his fathers abil-
ity to subdue animals. but really he pos
sessed something which his parent never
mad and that was the hypnotic eye, which
VIII control by its steady glare the most
deroclous beasts.
Even snakes can not resist the hypnotic
eye, out Just give right up and let them
selves be handled like so much rope by
one who possesses It. His eyes were very
large ana so prominent that all the other
boys called him 'Pop-eyed Willie" for
they didn't know that they were hypnotic
BE did not know the reason why his
white mice and dogs and cats always
seemed so ready 70 obey him, but as he
was always Whistling or playing upci, a
harmoniea he thought that It was Inc
music that affected these animals, while
II was really his wonderful eye that did
it.
He was nightly ashamed Of his non
eyes I assure you. Just as some red
headed boys are Of their hair, and there
fore he didn't go around much with other
boys, hut r0amed alone in the woods with
his dog.
He had one very bad habit. and one
which many other boys have in this
country. This was the awful and perni-
cious habit OF robbing birds nests I
know Of nothing which 7 consider more
fatal to a boys proper bringing m than
this, for It makes him cruel and heartless.
as well as muses. his clothes up most
dreadfully when he happens to break
lot Of eggs in the front Of his shirt
waist for you have to put them there
when you climb down, you know.
A boy who begins life BY robbing nests
viii end by robbing a bank or build
ing and loan association, and Wilie's
father often talked TO him very earnestly
IN regard to this evil habit, but he soon
forgot his admCnition. He couldn't see a
birds nest without instantly climbing mn
to it and rObbing fl, and soon his father
began TO be very sad and melancholy.
for he saw what his son was coming to
II he persisted.
He Had hgrODiag MeLznchoRa
Dr.. MCGOWAN was called in when
Mr.. Jonesmith began to be so uelan-
choic that he couldn't eat his meals. ana
he looked at the old mans tongue felt
his pulse and took his temperature. after
which he said:
M Jonesmith, you have as bad a case
OF ingrowing melancholia as I ever -,
In my practice. You must get baoi- 40
Misunderstanding to relieve your n,ir5
cheer Up, or. there will be trouble Won
need diversion Of some kind, and that ia
the best for you as you are used 10 ami
mas ana take pleasure in their antics "
NO" replied Dir. Jonesmith. sadly ss
he turned over IN his bed and lighted his
pipe Animals do not amuse me any
more Every animal Is fat, stale ana am
profitable, IL I could set hold OF soma
new and strange beasts that nobody ever
saw before or knew anything about
might take some interest in them. bur
know all there Is TO be known about an
our common creatures, and there would
no longer be any fun in tanning lions. IL
gers or elephants.
why not try a zebra?" asked DR..
MCGOWAN I understand they can't be
tanned at all"
Nonsenser' said wiIIie's father. sit
ting up. That's a foolish tradition that
have frequently shown 10 be false, en-
urely. as 1 have tanned team of the
widest zepras 70 draw carriage my
self Lots Of people have seen them"
What's this new animal that has Just
been discoveredT' asked the Doctor
What's the matter with getting one Of
themf"
You mean the Okapi, I suppose" re-
piled the animal tanner That's a cross
between the giraffe and the quagga, 1
imagine, and after an it would be an
easy matter TO tame one. think. too easy
Tor man Of my reputation"
Well, you must do something, and right
OF. or youll be a wreck. I assure you"
said DR.. MCGOWAN. adding as he went
away: You might set a cageful OF lively
monkeys Just 20 keep your hand in"
Willie hoped that his father would take
the clever doctors advice and get mon
keys, as he was fond Of them. but no.
Nr. Jonesmith was too Respondent 70
even think OF monkeys. for the cause Of
MS sadness was Willies bad habit, and 2
monkeys wouldn't cure that
Now, Il is oftenttmes the curious fact q
that even bad things viii work toward v
good. and so Willie's bird nesting led {
finally 10 It's own cure as vel as his fatb- =
sFs. and the doctor said that Mr.. Jone- I