The Washington times., 1906-02-18

mitted.
Passengers yentuTEng too near tbs
quarters OF he lions, tigers. wolves.
bears. and other ezcitable passengers
are hereby warned that they do 50
1t thsir or-n risk. Those losing lives
or limts thereby cannot attach
blame to the management
Pouehed animals may check the
contents ct their pouches ct any
time with Purssr Japheth
Nocturnal passengers must re=
strain their natural inclination -
make night hideous during the entire
term OF this cruise or suffer the pen=
alt.
ClaTsd passengers must endeavor
TO refrain from scratching the paint.
The captain must be Instantly
notified Of ali births or deaths.
Passengers desiring baths must
notify Mrs Noah.
1nsect powder will be allotted
weekly 70 those requesting t.
That's al Pop could think Of to-
nigh:
February 22-EarIy this morning
Ham noticed d mn on On the kilI-
side vig-wagging With z red flag.
Pop came I'd and he said q once
that II was Gosh the son Ct 3Lsdsi,
TIE grand master OF his lodge. Re
was signaling 10 Pop 10 send q boat
30 take him off TO the Ark Last
week, SO Pop says, Gosh was talking
about bringing him up before tbs
lodge for discipline because he was .
rock o. oIfease 70 the members. Il
can't tel q lie.' says Pop after he
had tUmbied o what Gosh wanted;
2 lie Is an sbominatlon 70 the Lord
and al evEr-present hs3p IN tins
Of trouble. so III even inform Gosh
that the tie that binds IS loossned n
this vet weather and he viii have u
swim for II
So he signaled back something
that meant Mi" and then We could
see the old Grand Master dancing
round wild with Tage ana no doubt
threatening to ezpeI Pop from the
Ancient and Honorary Order Ct
knights Of the Peilcan There
won't De any lodge nor any members
nor anything this time two weeks"
says Pop. sadly; III be al the CT
ficers and the whole thing all By
myself
After supper tonight We resolved
10 form ourselves into z debating So
cety 70 pass tbs tine evenings Don't
see any use Of that, because they
are always debating anyhow Ia
SAYS there Amt enough OF Us, but
Pop remarked
It's all according to perspective.
When the elephants we're coming
abroad the feE jostlsd them and
the elephant turned 'rUund and says
he Take your time. Wen al set
aboard ali right
What shall We debate about to-
night asked Pop. Spcse Il will
be something serious at dESt
Let's debate the quesgICl- Is ths
prscocity OF the children Of today
menace to society's Sdsure p sug-
gested Aa She is the presidentess
Of the Ladies Research Club of Re-
hoboth, and always wants 10 discuss
EdcA topics when she's II the chair.
Pop kind OF snoTted. but he didn't
say anything, and Ma aGCeG.
You know its dreadful nowadays
10 see little pert children OF forty
or fifty sitting up and airing their
opinions. It was never allowed two
hundred years ago. They were made
TO know their places. Why, I was
not even allowed 10 so TO q party
or walk with d boy until I was a
hundred and twenty
and I saw you rolling a hoop ten
years after that says Eop. But
times have certainly changed. When
boys can set through college be-
fore they're seventy-uve or eighty u
shows they're smarter, don't It?
They even cut their eye teeth at ff-
teen nov, and ] shouldn't be sur
prised 10 find that Japheth here
smokes cigarettes
"Poohl I've even heard Of mere
girls Of fifty doing that" exclaimed
Bnhah
IN some of the literary and Be-
hemian circles they grow accustom-
ed to seeing their escers do such
things and initiate them confess
that / tried it myself about that
age"
We'll. you ought to be ashamed
TO confess it with that little boy
sitting there listening says Ma.
turning red.
Hump" retorted Bilhah It's
certainly not a bit worse than roll
1ng hoop along the streets il GAIA
with skirts so short
Well. Ma. your skirts were ali
right. said Pop But I guess this
debating society has degenerated and
nc will adjourn It JdDhetn. you
clear OF TO bed this minute. The
debate IS side-tracked
I didn't want To go, but Pop look
ed warm. 50 of I toddled to my lit
lie bed. and SO don't know what
vas said after that Bat Ma vas
mighty mad at Bilhah. Found two
funny snimals ii my loom and they
told me they were "Banzrin gs," They
look like moles with long tails and
they can climb just like monkeys.
let them take Up their quarters in
the embroidered wall-pocket that
Zipporah gave me 10 keep my hand
Eerehiefs in. Now it will be put to
some useful purpose. Two white nice
are living in my slippers and q pair
Of turtles nest IN the shoe box with
the bull snakes. ! viii SOON hare a