The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-07-05
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| IG1dARY GRAt1AM BONNER
W IllGN y az, The AUTHOR
vesr AFRICAN ELEPHANT.

.cood.day." said the West African
o SOnt "Warm summer weather
ggre having" .. ., .,,,r,-,o 10,
thor or warm weather." asked the
Indian Elephant.
ps ~Tbv should II" asked the West
,,5ean Elephant. "They mean the
aob. no. they don't" said the West
,.,,csn Elephant. Zone can have
~ summer and one can have a hot
~ ~ when 1t is spring or autumn or
srsp winter timel"
70 S0b. no. they can't" said the West
,,,tc.n Elephant. Zone can have
Nd summer and one can have hot
S s'ls when it is spring or autumn or
svsn winter time"
zone cannot have a cold summer all
!. oneself" laughed the Indian Ele-
phant ,, o.,,od tho
Vest African Elephant
y mean that the summer time gath
,,s itself together and puts itself III
nloce where there is more than one
arson " said the Indian Elephant.
gVho ever heard of summer gath
,tns Itself together" said the West
African Elephant,
ryo matter, you know what I mean,"
,,d the Indian Elephant. 81 can't
sotber too much about words, An
,msls have too much else to think
about" .
~Thaps so, agree with you there"
s,ld the West African Elephant.
u like the summer time anyway"
said the Indian Elephant.
u thought we had finished talking
about that" said the West African
Elephant.
My dear Elephant" said the Indian
rleDbant, Creatures can finish talk
iDe about a thing and then go back
a Il again. All yes, they can do that
Nulte often. No one will stop them.
There are I've heard, traffic signs in
Nc cltias on the streets.
When policeman puts up his hand
the traffic has to stop going in one
direction to give the wagons and auto
mobiles and people chance to go in
another direction. But when people
nR there are no traffic policemen tC
FVp them.
They might come in useful a
fines" said the West African Ele
phant.
that's true enough, quite tru'
enough" said the Indian Elephant.
II come Of an old elephant family
ald the West African Elephant.
well, my family is pretty old, too,
said the Indian Elephant.
aAh, that may be true" said tn
West African Elephant.
what do you mean by saying it ma,
be 'trueG" asked the Indian elephant
aAren't you sure 1t is true? Do 20
doubt my elephant wOrd?"
no not exactly" said the West Al
rcan Elephant.
"What do you mean by saying nc
exactlyY" asked the Indian elephan
you should say that it must be tru
itIsay So"
$50, very WELL" said the West A
Hlcan Elephant. 81 can't be bothere
with your family history when mine
20 interesting"
That Is q different matter" sal
the Indian elephant. "But you mustn
doubt what l say, for l speak II
truth, / do"
80 do l." said the West Africa
Elephant, and l wish you would L
me talk and not bother me with yol
silly family history"
We'll, talk on" said the Indian Ell
plant. Il was only politely Joining
the conversation"
I am very small for an elephant
said the West African Elephant. Al
my family is very, very old. I'm ]
newcomer. | have a real family hi
tory great family history going ba,
and back for ever so far. have sho
tusks, too. l have tiny round cal
and five toes on my front feet. I ha
four toes on my back feet"
III It's mark of an old family
nave more toes than most elephant!
SAID the Indian elephant, "then you /
long to an old family. But who war
70 90 back and back and back +
hnily history when one can go f,
ward and do things oneself7 I dor
iur one"