Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-05-11

Gardens. when the Zebra. came tros |
ting up to the ratings and looked |
through them nj the intruder,
Good morning." said the Donkey
politely. @and how may You be this
fine morning."
"A ass, believer" the Zebra said
patroniEingly. paying no attention to
this friendly inquiry.
IL have been called so by them as
knows better replied the Donkey,
whose education had been sadly neg.
lected. And what may you be, sir, II
may make so bold as TO ask?"
"A horse" the other answered.
The Donkey wagged his ears unbe-
lievingly. rNo. no: I can't swallow
that" la
II should think not" was the
Zebra's angry retort. ~ never yet
saw the ass who could swallow a.
horse"
.Whnt mean. sir" the other hum.
bly, explained, rs that cant believe
you are horse. /. I've seen n many
horse In my times. hut never one of
Your sort" ta 30 20 -
| you are alluding. perceive, my
friend. to the mere Equus Caballus, a
very inferior kind of animal. never
knew ono with stripe worth men.
tioning." ne,
"Of course not, Horses don't have
stripes.". -igs|.- ass sta
"The common horse hasn't. but all
god horse families have. Why even
the ,ouagea has. though I must admit
his .spots are. very badly drawn. and
lthose white legs OF hin are as vulgar
as white stockings lssH ssl
Never heerd of n auagga horse
mumbled the Donkery 10 himself.
Don't believe there are any such
things. What sort OF horse arc you.
theng' he asked loud. .....a. ,H-...s
| I'm the Epuus Zebra" the other
| answered. proudly.
1 think Of that. now!" exclaimed the
| Donkey. "Ain't II n grand thing now
sir. TO have them fine Italian
Il names?"
They're not Italian. my friend:
they're French" the Zebra remarked
Fin his kindlIest manner. thus making
II clear to any one but a donkey that
they don't teach all they should al
zebra schools.
THANK YOU kindly. sir. for tellinl
N of me" said the Donkey who begar
to be proud of being in such fine com
pany. "And what sort of work is i
you do. sir?" he went on. ~ X III
Work" the Zebra almost shrieked
"Zebras don't work. They leave tina
j to- the common horses and--asses."
i The Donkey, being a, very hard
!, working animal himself, began (,
think much less Of his new friend.
"Ah." he said in his blunt way
NOW see why they put you here
Just to let people see the kind o
horse that can't work" I'D
l"Nothing OF the sort" cried tn,
Zebra, Indignantly. "They bring u
here because we're so beautiful Why
they bring us all the way iron
Africa.
What's Africa?"
'It's hemisphere or something.
lived there In a beautiful desert. an
in the best society. too-zebras an
buffalos and lions"
What do they do?' asked th
Donkey. t
Eat YOU
Pleasant sort OF neghbors," grun
bled the Donkey.
I'VE didn't mix with them much o
that account" the Zebra went on. "Br
y was a pleasant life till the huntin
meny came after us with their gun
and iassoes. That was terrible dal
. They killed my favorite aunt. and
never knew what became OF poe
grandmamma. H~
A The Zebra pasued. overcome by III
grief these memories awakened. Pre-
emily he went on: f-
They caught me, the wretche'
Caught me with rope, and took N
away with them. As was yei
young, they thought they would teat
| me- to work Mel So they kent N