The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-26

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time. The snakes come out O. the
basket one by one an crawled over
that old heather like grapevines on
an arbor. When It was over they took
up collection. an the falEir packed up
his pets. an then Casey give me my
cue. I ramped in immediate. boilin'
with rage. l ripped through that 3D.
mirin' circle like 1t was paper dolls
stead o. grown men, an give that
basket one everlastin' kick that disin-
tegrated it completely an spread them
serpents like Q summer shower al
over the place.
what you dom herer says to
the fakir. takin' him by the neck. Git
out!' says. an give him . shove to-
ward the door.
HE ran into Q jam o. men fghtin'
for the doorway, an bounced back like
injia-rubber. Somebody hit him. !
reckon, which was . pity.
"'Twas one O. the most successful
riots ever attended. You could hear
the noise Of it for miles. Presently. ~
I stood watchin' 1t, big cobra come
amblin' over my foot, an kicked out
by instinct. Well, sir. that reptile rose
right up like q goal from the field. an
fell in the middle O. D company. fight
in In the doorway.
with that somebody yells. They're
droppin' from the roof!'
when the hghtin' riot finally broke
through the door an spilled out into
the veranda, mob Of officers came
pourin' in. Casey was goin' gingerly
from cot to cot lightin' the lamps. The
Hindu was squattin' on his hams.
wailin' like . Chinese gong. and your
Uncle Jarvey was dom the virtuous
hero act in the middle Of the floor.
Then in ramps Chislett. old Blue
Nose. the major. an half dozen 9th.
ers, wantin' to know the reasons.
"'snake charmer. SIR says to CHS
/ lett. Found him here amusin' the
boys
"'How'd he get ini' snaps Chislett
Someone must q brought him in
SIR I says, an old Blue Nose cut n
quick:
"'Well, never mind how he got in.
no says. Get him out again
Right then . big king cobra CONF
out from under . cot an reared up
with his hood spread, not two fee
from the colonel's leg. Say. old BLU
Nose Jumped back like . yearlin'.
"Look out there, sergeant say
Chislett.
Il took a look like hadn't seen tn
beast before, an then. with the wors
yell I had in me, leaped for q cot
leather 'em up says Chislett t
the heather, an the little man rPlls u
the whites of his eyes at him. H
was gatherin' 'em up the best he knew
but they wouldn't stay gathered. The
oozed out Of his clothes Eastern b
could shove 'em in.
care they dangerous. SIR I say
like an innocent che-ild.
About then some ono O. the boy
that didn't know any better hove in
coffee basket, an the Hindu grabbe
1t like . godsend an begins shovi
in his pets. After he'd got al thel
was in sight, he had to turn EN- o.
again to see II he had lost any; q
when he got through countin' 'em I
lot out q wall. an begun talkin' vii
like. in the language Of Injia.
I'VE switched him into Unit
10 States after q bit, an learned Il
pleasin' news that he was four snak
short.
u Find EN- says Chistlet. short
tacks.
40 "The Hindu pokes around on b
N belly under the cots. moanin' like
bereaved parent, but he don't ind a
" loose serpents; an al Of sudden
". Jumps up an trots over to old Bl
90 Nose an begins revilin' him in Nigh
~ choice language. accusin' him O. brir
q In him in there and gettin' him in
m all this trouble. He winds up By
% mandin' I'VE dollars for his X
~ snakes.
"a well. thought old Blue No
- would have apoplexy. he turn
seven colors, an made sort o sui
~ catin' noises In his throat; an tn
~ without sayin' . word. he hauls Z
NJ his wallet. digs mp nver. an lets
90 at that.
Half d company had black o
=. =. next morning. but there wasn't b
~ devil In the OUTFIT
"a well. Casey an I were talkin'
~ over that afternoon. when alc
~. comes old Blue Nose. trottin' his y
~. out to see some moro sights.
II had my back to him, an I d
~ to Casey. says:
"'Things like last night l "a
are rotten bad for discipline. TheI
that bunch O. rockies. How're
. a.. goin' to beat 'em into shape II
-s officers
" About then old Blue Nose sort
checks in his gait. an Casey an
faces front an salutes. The
sn. geezer hangs on one foot for seco
nn starin' at US hard. an then clamps
.ss mouth shut an goes on.
',rh AN with that called quits"
ard w.,,a o,lv stand one ver,e.
ne At Christmas the children Of an Z
lish provincial school tried to col
he money by singing carols and snatc
owe of hymns. Many complaints
in reached the rector's ears Of bandI
ton youngsters scampering through
ped frst verse Of while Sheph,
gas watched and then violently rim,
the the doorbell So he instituted inqui
with on the next occasion he visited
school. why il It." he asked. :"
ave instead Of singing the hymn in Q
test .-.,t v.v Won sc.mner throu,h