The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-22

such proceedin's.
Casey said they had a gorgeous
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 fakir packed up
his pets. an then Casey give me my
cue. ramped in immediate. boilin'
with rage. l ripped through that ad.
mirin' circle like it was paper dolls
stead O. grown men, an give that
basket one everlastin' kick that disin-
tegrated 1t completely an spread them
serpents like q summer shower all
over the place.
What you dom here! I says to
the fakir. takin' him by the neck. Git
out! ! says. an give him Q shove to-
ward the door.
He ran into jam o. men f1ghtin'
for the doorway, an bounced back like
injia-rubber. Somebody hit him. I
reckon, which was q pity.
Twas one O. the most successful
riots ever attended. You could hear
the noise of 1t for miles. Presently, as
! stood watchin' It. big cobra come
amblin' over my foot. an I kicked out
by instinct. Well, sir. that reptile rose
right up like 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 f1ghtin' riot finally broke
through the door an spilled out into
the veranda, a 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 a 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 IMP snaps Chislett.
Someone must a brought him in,
SIR ! says, an old Blue Nose cut in
quick:
"'Well, never mind how he got in.
he says. Get him out again
Right then big king cobra come
out from under a cot an reared up,
with his hood spread, not two feet
from the colonel's leg. Say, old Blue
Nose jumped back like a yearlin'.
"'Look out there, sergeant. says
Chislett.
II took look like hadn't seen the
beast before. an then. with the worst
yell had in me, l leaped for cot.
"'Gather 'em up says Chislett to
the heathen an the little man rolls up
the whites of his eyes at him. He
was gatherin' 'em up the best he knew,
but they wouldn't stay gathered. They
oozed out Of his clothes Eastern he
could shove 'em in.
care they dangerous, sir?' I says,
like an innocent che-ild.
About then some one O. the boys
that didn't know any better hove in .
coffee basket, an the Hindu grabbed
It like . godsend. an begins shown
In his pets. After he'd got all there
was In sight, he had to turn 'em out
again to see II he had lost any; an
when he got through countin' 'em he
let out wall, an begun talkin' wild.
like. in the language Of Injia.
I'VE switched him into United
States after a bit. an learned tho
pleasin' news that he was four snakes
short.
Find EN- says Chistlet, short a.
tacks.
"The Hindu pokes around on his
belly under the cots, moanin' like q
bereaved parent, but he don't find any
loose serpents; an all Of q sudden he
jumps up an trots over to old Blue
Nose an begins revilin' him in mighty
choice language, accusin' him O. bring
in him in there and gettin' him into
all this trouble. He winds up by de.
mandin' five dollars for his lost
snakes.
well. I thought old Blue Nose
would have apoplexy. He turned
seven colors, an made sort O. suffo.
catin' noises in his throat; an then,
without sayin' a word. he hauls out
his wallet, digs up flyer. an let's 1t
60 at that.
Half D company had black eyes
next morning, but there wasn't blue
devil in the outfit.
We'll. Casey an I we're talkin' II
over that afternoon. when along
comes old Blue Nose, trottin' his wife
out to see some more sights.
Il had my back to him. an l says
to Casey. says:
Things like last night says
are rotten bad for discipline. There's
that bunch O. rockies. How're we
goin' to beat EN- into shape II our
officers
About then old Blue Nose sort o
checks in his gait, an Casey an ]
faces front an salutes. The old
seezer hangs on one foot for q second
starin' at US hard. an then clamps his
mouth shut an goes on.
AN with that l called quits"
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