The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-10-17

'Ealthy family, | s'pose, ses Sam.
staring.
"Tell i'm. Ted, ses Mrs Reddish.
in 'usky whisper.
"'No, you.' ses Ted.
cts your place. ses Mrs. Reddish.
"A woman can break it better ses |
'er husband.
".Tell us wot?' ses Ginger very
snappish.
Ted Reddish cleared is throat.
at wasn't our fault he SEES. slowly,
while Mrs Reddish began to cry agin;
'gin'rally speakin'. animals is afraid o
wild men, and night before last, as the
wild man wot you left on approval
didn't seem to like "Appy Cottage"
we took i'm out an put i'm in with the
tiger
".Put him in with the wot? ses the
unfort'nit mans uncle. jumping of is
chair
1.-The tiger ses Reddish. We card
something in the night. but we thought
they was only 'aving little bit OF a
tiff. like. In the morning | went down
with a bit o. cold meat for the wild
man, and l thought at first he'd es-
caped: but looking little bit closer
Don't, Ted SEES is wife. I can't
bear it,
do you mean to tell me that the
tiger as eat 'im?' screams old SAM
Most of i'm. ses Ted Reddish;
but e couldn't ha' been much OF
wild man to let tiger get the better
of i'm. | must say was surprised.
1--WE both was ses Mrs. Reddish.
wiping 'er eyes.
you might ba' card pin drop;
old Sans eyes was large and staring.
| Peter Russell was sucking is teeth. an
| Ginger was wondering wot the law
| would say to tiff 1t card of it,
Its an unfortunit thing for all
PARTIES SEES Ted Reddish at last. get
ting up and standing on the 'earthrrg.
""Orrible,' ses Sam, 'uskily. You
ought TO ha' known better than to put
i'm in with a tiger. Wot could you
expect? Wy, it was a mad thing to
do
".Crool thing. ses Peter Russell.
"'You don't know the bisness prop
erly.' ses Ginger, that's about wot il
is. Wy. should ha' known better
than that
well, it's no good making fus!
about it, SEES Reddish. 1t was only
wild man arter all, and he'd ha' diet
anyway. cos e wouldn't eat the raw
meat we gave i'm, and is pan o waite
was scarcely touched. He'd ha' starve'
himself anyhow I'm sorry. as ! sal
before. hut must be on; I've got a
appointment down at the docks.
HE moved towards the door; Cir
|, ger Dick gave Russell . nudge an
. whispered something. and Russo
passed it on TO Sam.
9 ".What about the undered quid
ses pore Beauty's uncle. catching 'ol
I o. Reddish as e passed i'm.
r "'Eh?' ses Reddish, surprised-'Ol
l. that's off,
.sHo,' says Sam 'Ho. is 1t? "
: want a 'undered quid off of you; a
7 vot's more. we mean to ave it,
\ .But the tigers ate 'im.' says Mr.
Q. Reddish. explaining.
% ~ know that ses Sam, sharpi
But e was our wild man, and we wa
10 IN be paid for i'm. You should h
been more careful. Well give you fl
ia minutes; and IL the money amt pa
by that time well 90 straight on
or the police station
II well. go. SEES Ted Reddish.
10 HE got up. and moved towards t
- door. Ted Reddish didn't move
:, muscle. but Mrs. Reddish topped
M her knees and caught old Sam rou
= the legs, and 'eld him SOS e could
Dr. move.
sc They moved on slowly, not kno
or ing wot to do. as, of course, they KIN
thev daren't go to the police about
~ well, what the blazes is up no,
rot ses Ginger Dick. as they turned
in corner.
"There was three or four under
m people standing in front of the 'ou
si- and women's 'eads out of all the
ON ders screaming their 'ardest for
lid police. and as they got closer Il
'eard incessant knocking. 1t Il
as 'em nearly FIVE minutes to force IN
leg way through the crowd, and then u
err nearly went crazy as they saw
wild man with 'alf the winder-bl
,ce missing. but otherwise well and a
but standing on the step and giving ra
rm tat-tats at the door for all g
eat worth.
vas They never got TO know the re
of it, Beauty getting so excited ey
ney time they asked i'm 'ow he got on
ed they 'ad to give it up. But they be
me to ave a sort of idea at last that
we Reddish 'ad been 'aving game
IT, 'em, and that Mrs. Reddish was VI
han than vot . was