The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-29

bats circled wildly around the craft and looked
hungrily at the animals on board but they did not
venture to seize any of them, while dozens of
beetles flies and moths futered ebout the port and
starboard lanterns buzzing like saw-mills. After
sailing up for long time in silence, Japhet threw
out the lead and shortly afterward sung out; Four
hundred thousand fathoms"
That viii do" said Noah. "cNow we viii fish"
They all dropped fish lines overheard and waited.
Mr. FennyweH could no longer control his curiosity
and asked:
'Pray. what do you. expect to catch away up here
in the slzy2"
"Starfsh, Of course. Did you think we we're
after Holsters p replied Captain Noah.
"Oh!" stammered Mr.. PennyweH. 81 forgot
about them I have also heard of moonfsh, as well
as sunfsh, and-and Angel fish. l presume you
familiar with both"
eyes, but we catch them in nets, not with hand
lines" replied Ham, as his fcther seemed absorbed
in his fishing.
Japhet suddenly started and began to haul in
his line. There was no fish on it. however. He ex-
claimed angrily:
'.He took my bait. There's a whole school Of
them down there"
Funny time for school to be in" remarked Mr..
Pennywel, smiling.
"This is a night-school," replied Ham. 1--WE got
one this timeP he shouted and quickly hauled up
a magnificent, shining star6sh. These fish were
not like the common starfsh of our seashore.
which is really not a Ssh at ALL but only an echno-
derm; they were real fish with bright tiny stars on
their heads like electric lights, and Mr. Pennywell
imagined that they might be related to the electric
cells. Soon they had caught enough for the family,
and Mrs Noah went into the kitchen or galley"
20 get supper ready.
The Ark moved en- slowly, but soon stopped again
Noah called out:
"Ahoyl What's wrong forward"
Shem, at the bow, replied: "Shec run afoul of
cloud and grounded hard and fast"
We'll all have to get out and push" said Noah,
going forward.
Sure enough, the Ark was aground on thick
white cloud and it took much pushing and pulling
to get her off, but finally she was afoat again and
salllng merrlly along.
Its almost time to be starting for home, isn't
itl" remarked Shem.
SET HIM ON HARD TASK
"He is anxious to get back to that rubber dou
he's so fond Of" silly whispered Ham 10 Mr.
Pennywel- "He can't bear to be away from her
for more than hour or two. She's under the
lounge waiting for him, I'll bet"
Mr.. Pennywel, with a feeling of astonishment
had a distinct remembrance of the doll, although
few hours previous he couldn't have recollected
one of Edna's possessions. lie wished he W also
hiding under the same lounge moment later when
Noah said
eve have duty to perform tonight, and ,ha.
must be attended to at once. Edna's father must
be taught TO respect us and our menagerie so that
he viii not insult us again by criticisng ur ap-
pearance. BE knows so much that I will assign him
a pleasant task while are at supper, for he has
had his and can't eat again"
"What must he do z" asked Shem, grinninR glee.
fully, for he was the youngest and couldn't con
troll his feelings.
"He must sort over al the animals and match
them, two by two and namo them all correctly y
replied the Patriarch. of he fails We win throw
him IN among them to be devoured by them"
Mr.. PehnyWell shook with terror, for he well
knew how impossible was tho task which Noah was
giving him. No human being. he thought could
tell which Of these aurlously misshapen creatures
was which, and he knew he Weuld fail. But Noah
led him to tho open I'D and sald
Hflers they are, oil Of them, every kind Of beast
and beasseaa, and all you have 70 do Is TO call them