The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25

tongue-a very peculiar one 1t wasl-he told the tall white creature that they were now in the place to find the monkeys
 'I don't want any of them shot," spoke the white creature In the same peculiar tongue employed by the black leader or guide. q want them taken without wound. for as l have told you, they are to be used for show purposes. They will be put in cages and carried all over the world"
 Although the black guide did not seem to quite understand what show or a cage or "all over the world' meant, he did understand that monkeys were the object of the hunt through the forest, and that they-the monkeys-must not be injured in any way.
 Well get 'em with our traps," ex- plained the guide. So the white man tor of course you have understood that the tall creatures walking on long. straight legs were mem said that was just what he wanted.
 Then the group of black men-with one white man in their midst-stood directly underneath the tree in whose branches squinkie was hiding. And Squinkie. being a warrior bold, looked about for some dead bits of branches that he might break off easily to be thrown on the heads of his enemies should they look up and be- hold him there
 As he was securing a stick-for one was close at hand-he saw one of the black men look up into the very branches where he was perched. Then such a shout went up from the whole band of black creatures, and they began to climb the trees surrounding Squinkie, going up them with the agility of monkeys themselves. Squinkie understood his danger, but never lost his head. He grasped the loose, dead limb, and tear ing it from its place. hurled 1t into the very center of the group of long-legged beings below. howl of rage and pain went up from the man who was hit It was the white one, and the stick-thrown with such vehemence-had struck him across the eyes and had broken the bridge of his nose.
 Of course, the blacks had to minister to their injured leader, the mighty White Hunter who had learned their tongue In order to enslave them and to make them work for him. The guide bound up the White Hunters injured face and they turned about to retrace their steps to the Black Mems village, where the white man would procure herbs and dressing for his wound
 "Well come here in a few days and get that very fellow that hurled the stick at me-" declared the White Hunter. his anger at boiling heat. And when we get him we'll kill him, that's the way we'll put stop to his fighting with jagged sticks which break mems noses and almost put out their eyes"
 But Squinkie did not hear the White Hunters threat against him, for he was making all possible speed through the forest. leaping from branch to branch. from tree to tree, with the rapidity of a bird on the wing, and before the White Hunters face had been wrapped in a bandage torn from his own garments, Saunkie was far, far out of sight of the place where the evil enemies had seen him.
 And when, half m hour later. Squinkie entered the confines of his own particular wood-where a great many monkeys dwelt-he went with all pos sible speed to his mother and told her the story of his experience. Of course, his language was not very extensive one and he had much difficulty in de- scribing the tall creatures who had walked on the ground, their bodies so straight-just like certain trees, and who had displayed notion to entrap hfpl. ] But he made her understand that there