The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-01-25
The Cure of
Joel White
BY NJ. QUAD
Copyright. 1915. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate

Of the wild beasts Kept In geological
gardens or carried around the countr,
by circus menagerics
Joel White bought butter, eggs. hides
potatoes and other things OF farmer,
and shipped them to New York. II,
was known rs a quiet. honest man ant
had the respect OF all He had beer
In business tye years when the time
came that he had TO 90 to New York
city. When there he went to the ZOO
The place was a great surprise to him
He was fascinated Instead OF making
visit lasting two or three hours, be
spent the best part OF three days look
Ing at the beasts and birds. and then
could hardly drag himself away. When
he reached home he could talk OF moth.
Ing else to his family, and he had a
certain wildness OF eye which his wife
did not like at all. However. he went
to bed at the usual time and slept
quietly through the night.
When Joel arose next morning and
sat down to breakfast he looked at the
food placed before him with great con.
tempt and said to his wife:
This Is no food for lion. Go down
to the butcher shop and bring me five
pounds OF raw meat"
why. what do you mean. Joei?" she
asked In astonishment
II mean that am a full grown lion
and that shall Kill half a dozen per.
sons during the day"
The wife ran out and got three or
four men. and when they entered Joel
retreated to the back yard and there
rOared and snarled and paved the
earth like an angry lion. Two doctors
came and examined him. and the yer.
dict was that he bad gone temporari.
ly insane. The man lion was guarded
at day and night and next morning
looked and acted as sane as anybody.
He did not remember that he had play.
ed the lion, and the doctors said that
no one must tell him He went to
business and for three days was all
right. Then he awoke to declare that
he was an elephant. The attack came
upon him just as he had left his gate
behind him to 20 to u store He began
swinging his right arm as an elephant
swings his trunk. and he sent forth
trumpet blasts
Joel's elephantine ct lasted two days
md then suddenly left him. He picked
up his business at just the point where
re left II and did not seem to realize
hat he had lost any time. Then he
began to perform" again. and his
performance" created sudden and
| great shock
joel White was a member of one of |
he churches and was always in his |
,ew Of n Sunday. He was there on !
his particular Sunday. and he was a
lose listener 10 the sermon. When
was about half done joel suddenly |
prang to his feet and yelled out
Look out for me! ! have turned !
nto rhin0ceros"
With this he began running up and
own the aisle. The people rose up
nd hurried out as fast as they could, |
mt he bumped against a full score
nd sent them sprawling.
The doctors were very doubtful II
re would recover from this last illu.
ion. For two days he remained suIlen
nd silent and did not seem to recog-
lie even his wife. Then he awoke, as
were. and was his real self again.
When Joel came to himself again he
vas plainly told Of his past perform
noes lie was utterly astUnished
hose things were blank to him. and
G weDt over them. So great was his
that II was agreed to give
I'm last chance. II be played ZOO
n that town any more he must be
hipped off to the state asylum.
One morning joel was mailing np q
OK In front Of his store. AS he work.
] away at the box he suddenly emit
I'd sound between hiss and a
ickle. and. throwing away the ham.
Ter aud nails. he cried out:
Tom. have been turned into an
stricb. And don't let them pluck out
~ feathers"
With that speech he went running
p the street with long strides. and
le town was soon In an excited state
gain. Joel hadn't committed any dam
&c when he came across n tin ped
Ier's rig which WIS standing In front
house. and the peddler himself
ad just come out OF the gate after
III. !
Look out, Look out" cried Joel as ,
2 came striding up Il have been
lrned into osirrh. and II Kick you
ace shall lxeak al your ribs
Look out YOURSELF shouted the
AddIer. Il am an Ostrich myself, AMI
there IL any kicking 10 be done you I
4 your boots ! shall have hand
it, O
joel made an awful Kick al bin. but /
isspd. and IN return WIS fairly turn =
around by the slioe which struck
m. Then be received two more
cks aud escaped y third by sianing
7 on run Seeing that The pedller
as after him. be lrapeI frnce and y
me down Oh his head on the other n
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