The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-07-18
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WEST AFRICAN ELEPHANT.
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"Goodday." said the West African
Elephant. "Warm summer weather
we're having"
why don't YOU Just say summer
weather or warm weather." asked the
Indian Elephant
"Why should r." asked the West
African Elephant. They mean the
same thing"
"Oh. no. they don't" said the West
African Elephant. "One can have
cold summer and one can have hot
day when it is spring or autumn Nr
even winter time
"Oh. no. they can't" said The West
African Elephant. Zone can have
cold summer and one can have n hot
day when 1t is spring or autumn Or
even winter time!'
zone cannot have a cold summer nlE
to oneself" laughed the Indian EIe-
plant.
what do you mean?" asked 'hs,
West African Elephant.
II mean that the summer time gath
ers itself together and puts itself in
place where there is more than one
person. said the Indian Elephant
"WhO ever heard OF summer gath
ering itself together" said the Yves.
African Elephant.
mo matter. you know what mean.~
said the Indian Elephant. II can's
bother too much about words. An
imals have too much else 10 think
about"
THAT'S So agree with YOU there"
said the West African Elephant.
II like the summer time anyway"
said the Indian Elephant.
II thought we had finished talking
about that" said the West African
Elephant.
My dear Elephant" said The Indian
Elephant, "creatureS can finish talk
ing about thing and then go back
TO Il again. All yes. they can 10 Ihar
quite often. No one will stop them
There are, I've heard. traffic signs in
big cities on the streets
when policeman puts NJ his hand
the traffic has to stop going ia ore
direction to give the wagons ana auts-
mobiles and people chance 10 20 ira
another direction. But when People
talk there are no traffic policemen to-
stop them.
"Thcy might come in useful az
times" said the West African F.le-
plant.
That's true enough. quite true
enough said the Indian Elephant.
; II come of an old elephant fatally"
, said the West African Elephant.
"Well. my family is pretty old. too"
said the Indian Elephant.
, 'Ah. that may he true" said the
/ West African Elephant.
I what do you mean by saying it may
be true:' asked the Indian elephant
: Aren't you sure it is true? Do YOU
doubt my elephant word?"
, mo. not exactly" said the West At
| rican Elephant.
: "What d" you mean by saying no.
exactly%" asked the indian elephant
= You should say that ii must be true
( II say so.''
/. $50. very WE'LL" said the West AZ
rican Elephant. II can't he botltere-f
:. with your family history when mine is
so Interestingly
"rhat is different nlar1.r." said
the Indian elephant. But you mustn't
doubt what l say. for l speak the
truth. l do"
$50 do l." said the West African
Elephant land l wish You wanld let
me talk and not bother ,ne with your
silly family history
"Well. talk on" said the Indian ele
! rhant. II was only politely joining IN
! the conversation"
! Il am very small for an elephant
! said the West African Elephant. And
my family is very. very old. I'm nc
newcomer. have real faniiIy his
: tory. a great family history going bach
: and back for ever so far. l have short
: tuSks, too. l have tiny round ears
! and five toes on my front feet. have
: four toes on my back feet
! IF it's a mark of an old family Il
: have more toes than mos, elephants.
! said the Indian elephant then You be
s long to an old family. Bur who wants
: I" 60 back and back aiH back fol
: family history when one can go for
: ward and do things oneself: l don't
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