The Columbus journal., 1909-02-10

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Copyright In Great Eritatn.)
The animslcapturing season Is pref
ty near over. and we have had meet
ing of AL the white msa connected
with the expedition and decided to
break up the camp and take our AMI
mails to the coast and sail back to
Europe ald TO the States.
Il IVES deci led that Pa and | and
the cowboy and the negro dwarf be
longing 10 a tribe we have been trying
to io,.tc should start for the coast
Ia the airship. and the rest of the
crowd Should go with the cages. and
all round up at a place on the coast
in three weeks, when We could catch
a boat for Hamburg. Germany. So
we got the airship ready and made gas
enough TO last US a week. and filled
the tank that furnishes the rover for
the screw wheel with gasoline, and in
q couple of days We were ready to let
her 60 Gallagher.
1t was a sad parting for Pa. cause
all the captured animals wanted to
shake hands with him. and some OF
acted more human than stsle of the
white lne1. and when the cages were
all hitched up AID ready to move. and
The negroes had been paid Oh, and
given a drink of rum and a zebra sand
wich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa
and Pa got up On the framework of
the ship and took hold of the gear,
and we got on and Pa told them to cut
her loose. and 4 little after daylight
VIC sailed away towards the coast, and
left tie bunch we had been with so
long with moiSte1ed eyes. Pa sa-
iuted the crowd and throwed a kiss
70 the big ouralg- which had
bscome almost like a E"o.her to Pa.
the driver whipped up the horses and
oxen hi:ched to the cages. and as the
procession ra,tle1 along to the main
road go:rs south. Pa said "Good-by.
till We meet again." and just then the
wind changed and in spite Of all Pa
could co the airship turned towards
the north and rua like a scared wolf
the wrong way.
The procession had got out of sight
or Pa would have pulled the string
that lets the gas escape and come
down to the ground. but he realized
that if we landed alone we would
starve TO death. and he eaten by wild
animals. SO he let her sail. right away
from where we wanted to go. and we
all said our prayers and prayed for
the wind to change.
Gee. but we sailed over a beautiful
country for en- hour or two. hills and
valleys and all kinds of animals in
sight ell the time, but now We didn't
want any more animals cause we had
no place to keep them. But the ami
mails ell seemed 10 want us. The lions
we passed over would roar at US. the
tigers would snarl. the hyenas would
we passed over would race along with
us and kick up their heels like colts
in a pasture, and the cowboy stood
straddle of the bamboo frame and
Just itcbed to throw his lassO over a
fine zebra. but Pa told him to let EN-
SduSc VIC OAuu "Aut W Uc w.
tanned.
We PASSED over rivers where hippo
po:amuses were as thick as suckers
in a spring freshet. and they looked
at us as though they wouldn't co a
thing TO the airship if we landed in
their midst.
We passed over rhinoceroses with
EOrns bigger than any we had ever
seen. and We passed over 4 herd of
more than 100 elephants. and they all
give us the laugh.
We passed over gnus. and spring
boks and deer Of all kinds, and when
they heard the propeller Of the air
ship rattle they would look up and
snort and run away in all directions.
Some CRATES were feeding in the tree