The Washington times., 1906-03-11

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pipe! He chucked him
out promptly without any ceremony
at all, and the orangoutang came
bowling to Pop to make a complaint
He declared that Ham had seized
him by his back whiskers and had
kicked him, and, further, used dis
gusting and abusive language un-
fitting a gentleman and an OIncer
of the Ark.
was ready to swear that he
didn't do any of these things, but
the Aard vark had seen 1t all and
his testimony settled it. I'll bet
there will be trouble now down be
low in the steerage. for when one
animal has snitched on another they
always make It unpleasant for the
informer. But, as Ham says, all the
tobacco in the Ark would not be sur
ficient If the animals take 10 smok-
ing pipes and Ma says It IS bad
enough to have three men and may
be. a woman. smoking on board, and
then she looked sharp at poor Bill
hah because once Bilhah had said
that she had sometimes smoked
cigarettes at the dinners OF the Bo-
hemian Society, long ago, before she
married Ham,
Said Pop, when he had heard the
testimony: Don't want to be hard
on any of the passengers. I only
want to give every animal a square
deal, that's all, but l must confess
that I fee a sort of antipathy TO
that orangOutang He looks to me
like somebody I know, but for the
life of me I can not recall who.
Maybe I am getting to lose my men,
ory, although such a thing has never
happened before to a man as young
as | am. Uncle Obadiah, over in
Ush. lost his mind, it is true, but
he was over nine hundred when that
happened. can still remember
everybody who owes me money so
{ can't be very absent-mindedl But
that monks face pesCers me! Where
did I ever see him betOre?"
u suppose he belongs to one Of
those secret societies of youTsi' said
Ma; II have seen worse faces in
your paradesl'
I'VE do not admit monks-not
yeti" replied Pop.
mo, nor women either" she
added.
We'll, the monkeys could keep
our secrets, anyhow" said Pop with
grin.
Eyes, and look just as solemn and
as silly in unifOrmsl" declared Ma;
Whenever I see you in your COS
tune a. Lord Exalted Director Of
the Supreme Pashas of the Shining
Shrine think Of an organ grinders
monkey"
Yes" replied Pop with sigh.
but still grinning; Il reckon we look
Just about as absurd as women il
bathing suits, at least most Of
them"
Il have not often noticed you look
ing the other way, however, when
woman in a bathing suit passes byi"
retOTted Ma
"Poohl It's just one of the sights,
that's ALL" said Pop. 4 do not want
to miss anything funny, But cant
say I want TO look at most of them
twice."
why, Pop said Shem, last Salt
water Day we couldn't get you away
from the beach until il was too dark
10 see anything."
Hunt" said Ma, 'and he packed
me off in the first wagon leaving,"
But about that OrangOutang, "
says Pop in hurry, 4 do wonder
where 1 met him?'
Better not reflect too deeply, Z"
suggested Ma, perhaps it might re-
call something in your past that you
might be ashamed Of! Maybe it will
shed a light on that night two hun
dTed and nineteen years ago when
you never got home until daylight
and tried to get into Abijah's tent
next door, claiming it was our
home?"
There is no dispute about your
memory, Mother, at any rate" says
Pop. It's the healthiest / ever sawl
Why you coUld't forget anythingl
l do wish that it was you that is
trying to remember that monks
face, for probably you'd recall 1t, ="
1T is because l have nothing that
I wish to forget said Ma, that /
can reCOlleCt what I want tot"
Maybe If you sleep on it." sug-
gested Ham, 1T will come back TO
you"
"Ha! I have it," cried Pop; THE
donkey reminds me Of the man
'es, he IS the living image of the
fellow who sold me a gold brick
the first time / went to Ur of the
Chaldees to sell q flock of sheep for
my dad"
"Oh, tell US about tnatt" / de-
manded for I had never heard Pop
refer to this matter before
ITS not so much of a story
said Pop, but it is far too late TO
begin it now. I'll tell it to you to-
morrow. perhaps"
Its only 9 o'clock and we needn I
hurry TO bed, said Ham, who is still
young enough to like a good story.
So Pop started in right there and
told it,
ITS d plain, simple tale, as plain
as the orangoutang's face" says Pop.
laughingly. Il was a young fellow
about two hundred yeares Did and
I'd never been far away from home
and never to the big city. / was
standing outside of the city staring
up at the high walls and the tai
buildings inside when up steps a fel.