The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-05-02

thickets into open ground, and
saw the calabash trees in the
distance. AS we drew near, their
curious appearance and singular
1 fruit caused much surprise and
also amusement, for we were
speedily established among the
trees, where, as | chose and cut
down the gourds most likely to
be useful, everyone engaged mer
rily in the work of cutting, cary
ing, saving, and scooping some
manner of dish, bowl, cup jar
or platter, according to his sew
eral taste or ability.
We were to dine here, and af-
ter a time Fritz and Jack began
to prepare a fireplace, their great
ambition being to heat the stones
red hot, and cook the crab in a
hollow gourd. Their mother, there
fore, left them to their own de-
vices, and attended to the hun
CRY animals, embarrassing the
ass to Craze, and giving cocoa
nut milk to the poor little mon
key, who had been obliged to
travel in a covered basket for
some time, lest he should be lost
in the woods. The wounded bus
tard had been completely for
gotten, and from heat and thirst
was suffering greatly until her
friendly Ire revived t, and it
was tied to a tree and allowed to
move about, it's fierce spirit great
ly tanned by adversely.
The cooking operations came to
a stand soon after the fire vas
lighted, for it appeared that we
had no more water in the jars
we had brought, so the boys pro-
posed to go in search of a spring.
l agreed to accompany them; Err
nest also wished to join US, and
as our intention was to examine
merely the surrounding wood,
saw no objection to leaving their
mother and Franz for a short
time.
Very soon after our exploration
began, Ernest, who was in front,
turned with a face of terror.
shouting, "A wild boar! an i'm
wild boar, father! Do
come, quicki" And sure enough,
/ heard a loud snorting and puff
fling as some large animal passed
hastily through the thick under
wood beyond us. After him lads,
after him!" cried 1. hurrying for
ward. Call the dogs, stand
ready to fret" And we pressed
through the bushes to the spot
where Ernest had seen the crea-
ture. The ground was grubbed up,
and some potatoes lay about,
showing that we had disturbed
him at his midday meal. Ernest
and Jack were more disposed to
the roots than to follow
up the chase. Fritz and ! alone
went after the dogs, who eagerly
on, and by the sounds we
heard had evidently attacked the
boar at no great distance. Ter
rife barking, snarling, and grunt-
ing guided us to the scene Of ac-
ton, and we beheld mastiffs
one on each side of a large re-
spectable-looking pig, holding on
by the great ears, while the ami
NAL, on seeing us, appeared rath-
ar to beseech our interference
than to propose to offer a des- I
perate resistance. {
In a moment the truth became
apparent, The captive grunter
was no fierce native of the for
est, but our own runaway Sowi
Our excitment had been wound |
TO so high a pitch that the dis I
covery was quite a shock, and we {
felt half angry with the creature |
who had disappointed us; then t
he %absurdity of the whole thing I
made us laugh heartily, and cal
ing off the dogs, the old lady S
was released from her ignomin- {
GUS position. Our laughter re- S
sounding through the wood, I
Ernest and Jack from b
potatoes, to see what was I
going on. a
Much use you two would have '
leen suppose we had required :
cried Fritz, as they recog- .
lized their old friend. =
"Ah, we'll, you see," returned :,
lack, Ernest and | had a sort :
# a kind of presentment that this
vas going to be the old sow. And !,
ust look at our fine potatoes!" =
A good deal of joking on the J
ubject ensued, but was interrupt h
d by Ernest, who drew our at a.
ention to fruit resembling apples ~
n the surrounding bushes, and m
n the grass beneath them. ir
The SOW was making amends II
the fright and pain she had
injured by munching and crunch W
lg this fruit at a great rate. h,
ritz feared that it might be the k;
oisonous manchineel, against II
'hich / once warned them, but m
n examining it, | was induced to be
.ronounce a more favorable opin-
N, and we collected a quantity ba
hopes that, If the monkey ap VIC