The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1906-02-09

and went out to his family evidentl,
forbidding them to do this or that o.
ordering them to be more quiet, q
least expressing some sort of super
vision OF their actions.
AT seven o'clock he and Fernando
went among them, giving some sharl
commands, and they went quietly Il
their cages, which were fastened BY
Fernando. The rest of US sat on thu
porch smoking, and part of the time
played on my banjo, which latter
appeared to greatly please my visitor
soon after nine, as We were prepar
ing to go to our rooms. the monkey
chief. Pythagoras, pulled my coat
sleeve and walked ahead of me to
mine. Taking blanket that hung
upon q peg, he motioned as If he
wanted to take it back to the piazza
| nodded my permission and he went
out with 1t. spread 1t and almost
asked me in SO many words if he
could sleep upon it. laughingly said:
Make yourself perfectly at home, old
fellow at which he grinned back at
me az II he accepted it as a compli-
ment, and curleds himself upon the
blanket with great grunt of salts
faction, where I left him.
"The next morning Fernando
brought out the monkeys, divided
them into two gangs, and commenced
the picking Pythagoras would lead
one gang for while and then hurry
over to the head of the other, run.
ming back to see If any cotton had
been skipped and like the most com.
petent overseer, keeping watchful
supervision over the whole work,
Nothing like 1t had ever been known
on any plantation.
I'VE stopped an hour at noon and
BY night, by actual weight all form.
or records had been beaten by over
What also appeared to me
very remarkable was that the pick,
ers seemed just as lively and active
when the days work was over, as |
when It commenced. That evening |
was q repetition of the former, but |
before retiring I thought l saw some |
men moving around near the house.
and twice Pythagoras uttering low
grunt darted down the steps, return,
Ing and shaking his head each time
ID 10 something disturbed him. Moth
ing, however, occurred, and I finally
went into my room and lay down, al
;hough but partially undressing.
1T could not have been very long
after midnight when l awoka with
hat indescribable feeling that some
one was moving about the room. I
had closed my windows on retiring,
but now felt the cool night air blow,
ng soft across my face. As l me-
grasped my revolver, cooked
I and raised myself suddenly to a
sitting posture, felt the point of a
sharp instrument piercing my neck. /
'aintly heard the sound of a shot, the
'oom seemed full of smoke and every,
hing went black as fell back sense,
esS.
Several days had passed before
opened my eyes to returning con-
ciousness and what occurred during
hat interval, I have learned only
rom those to whose untiring care,
Issisted by my naturally strong con-
owe my life.
"The darkey I had discharged, had
rawled in through my window with
he evident intention of robbery and
murder. My watch and purse lay on
he floor and my necktie with valu-
Bile diamond pin had been thrust in
he pocket of his blouse. Pythagoras
ad evidently heard the noise, slight
8 1t was. or perhaps his sense of
nell was, as Fernando said, extreme ,
: acute, and his devotion to his mas ,
sr's friend brought him at once to !
~ bedside. 81,
II do not know whether or not mon b
eys can see in the dark, but if not +
intuitions must at least It
ave given him a sort of second sight, {
n when Fernando and the overseer 9
lshed in with lights, they saw that /
10 big ape had grasped the darkey's
ght wrist which held the knife, with h
Is right hand, and twisted and broken F
10 wrist, in spite Of the darkeys s.
'eat strength, while the long fingers P
his left hand were pressed tightly y
'ound the throat of the darkey whom D
had evidently strangled with COM a
lrative ease. All would have been fl
ell had ! lain still. but my sudden b
sing had not only plunged the knife IL
to my own neck, but caused the fall st
the revolver which fired the fatal in
ot, the big bullet blowing through p
faithful Pythagoras's brain and at
ling him instantly.
I'VE gave the body Of the darkey :
some Of his friends, but Pythagoras II
IS buried under beautiful live oak,
d upon the mound, after I recovered,
placed marble slab inscrtbing &c
on it the words Faithful to the We
ath.' OF
oh. you ask what became of the In,
4 Of the monkeys and my expert pa
ut! Well, after the doctor said %
uld soon be- all right again and per. u
tied me to walk about. had Fer. Pa
lido take them out and try to re- ny
ne the cotton picking, which the pa
kies had meanwhile nearly COM eai
ted. They had been very uneasy my
had shown so much restlessness Isl
t the morning and evening hours
relaxation had been abandoned.
They would give low plaintive
eus and cry out like children when
t and when released Instead Of I al
lping and jumping as at first, would
her in groups and chatter together my
L. III