St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-05-16
He Jumped enthusiastically Up and

anxious to come too near our breast
works. Then an old lady, probably
with local reputation as witch
doctor, rose behind her boss and
flung her skinny arms aloft and be
slowed a few imprecations upon US.
The cats began to get bold. The
crowd believed it was due to the spell
cast by the lady. Anyway, as we
were like hot hand-out to famished
orphan on Christmas eve, the evil
brace were game to try and net us.
"The audience went wild when the
twin spotted ones left the barriers
and dragged themselves towards us,
inch by inch, as If the proceedings
were very secret. 1t was like betting
money on the home nine when the UNI
pire is your friend and lives in your
village. And to add to the festivities
the lions began to wriggle and act IN
easy. We realized they were about to
awaken.
"A yah, jali!' shrieked the Ro-
mans.
Give 'em another nullifer,' cried
in Tbs ear, indicating the quartet
of sleepers.
Except this biggest one he tele-
phoned back. I may need him
awake
"And friend Feeney, believing it
was the last act, threw back his head
and laughed in low gurgles. His
blood-curdling jollity seemed to jerk
the head tabby into radical action,
and streak of white marked her
spring.
Missed I yelled.
'Rotten!' cried lib, as he also
scored a zero, and the target lighted
on our uneasy parapet.
Then the breastworGs came to
life.
"And say, sir, if the dope had
quieted old Nero so far as we were
concerned, it didn't preclude his hav
ing a little argument with puss
screeching and roaring they rolled
over and over, while the other cal
looked on in amazement.
Nail her! directed lib.
"And ping! l did, at a distance o.
20 feet. She whacked her paws
against her nose in vain, fer tbs
aroma would not down, and while
thus engaged lib ran in and gave hel
her congo.
Then we turned to watch the duel
just in time to see the cart-wheel o.
beasts strike the barriers fairly oppo
site the chiefs lookout.
There was crash, and the whirl
ing, furry forms bounded out into the
audience.
'As the orchestra circle emptied il
flight Feeney, indigo with rage, raised
his ak to hurl at me, who was nearest
But lib did a, little rainbow stun
with his gun, and as the gentle shove
fell on Feeaey's nose he lost interes
| in things, ditto his balance, and top
pied over and down onto the fighting
animals. The leopard promptly re
scented his intrusion with tap Of he
paw, and the lion also found time tt
bestow a hearty cuff.
CAS- the two rolled away in the fol-
est we enjoyed a good scrutiny of tn,
now quiet ruler. 1t didn't need
medico-legal expert to diagnose b
had cast his last vote.
Somehow, I like him best thi
way murmured lib, pensively.
"By this time the natives had al
fed, evidently satisfied we wer
fairies with evil intentions.
zone old bag, even in her fright
could not resist the temptation t
turn in her course and hurl nervou
spear at her PROSTATE master.
"Ehis simple act of courtes
cheered me wonderfully, as I didn'
believe the gang would feel muc
hurt because Scraws had made hi
exit. We were not taking any chance.
however, by lettering. We found on
boys snugly yoked together ready fo
a slave jaunt north, and with their al
managed to sling the still insensibl
pussy on a pole. We left the lion:
and with only the cat to show for on
pains we recrossed the Bango an
picked up our reserve force.
"Since then I see the Bango al,
triet has passed under the control G
the Uganda protectorate.
$50, reckon, our little act in tn
arena was productive of some goo
outside of furnishing this country a
opportunity to inspect at popula
prices the only prize white leopard
captivity.