The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-05-09

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him, surprised at such a display
of temper. But a bright smile
greeted me, and in a merry tone
he shouted:
Jack, pick that palm-cabbage
up and take it to father; that is
only half my contribution, and ii
is worth all your nuts put togeth-
err"
He spoke truly; the cabbage
palm is rare, and the tuft of leaves
at its summit is greatly priced by
the South Americans for it's deli
cacy and highly nutritive quail
ties.
"Bravoi" | cried, you have re-
trived your character; come down
and receive the thanks of the
company. What are you waiting
up there for?"
Il am coming down presently"
he replied, " with the second half
of my contribution; l hope it will
be as fully appreciated as the
first"
In a short time he slipped down
the tree, and, advancing to his
mother. presented her with the
nutshell he had taken up with
him.
Here" he said, lis a wine that
the greatest connoisseur would
prize. Taste it, mother"
The shell was filled with a clear
rosy liquor, and sparkling. My
wife tasted it. Excellent, excel
she exclaimed. Your very
good health, my dear boy!"
We drank the rosy wine in turn
and Ernest received hearty thanks
all.
1t was getting late, and while
we were enjoying our supper be-
fore our tent, our donkey, who
had been quietly browsing near
IS, suddenly set up a loud bray.
and, without the least apparent
;ause, pricked up his ears, threw
Up his heels, and galloped off in
the thicket of bamboos. We
ollowed for a short distance, and
sent the dogs in chase, but they
eturned without our friend, and.
Is it was late, we were obliged to
abandon the chase.
l was annoyed by this incident,
nd nr-nn a1o-n,al. 60, -At 1p1,. !
lad we lost the ass, but l knew
lot what had occasioned his sud A.,
en- flight. | knew not whether he
aware, by instinct, of the ap-
roach of some fierce wild beast. :
said nothing of this to my family .
making up an unusually big :
ire, l bade them sleep with arms :,
Y their sides, and we all lay !,
own. !
A bright morning awoke us :
arly, and I rose and looked out, q
that perhaps our poor :,
onkey might have been attract :,
1 by the light of the fires, and :,
ave returned. Alas! not a sign =
T him was to be seen. AS we .
ould not afford to lose so valu- :
Die a beast, l determined to leave :
attempt untried to regain him. =
e h%urriedly breakfasted, and, as =
required the dogs to assist me =
the search, l left my elder sons -
protect their mother, and babe :,
ok get ready for a days march. :.
lis arrangement delighted him, :.
d we quickly set out. =,
For an hour or more we trudged .,
ward, directed by the print of -
e ass's hoofs. Sometimes we lost =
e track for a while and then -
ain discovered it as we reached
fter soil. Finally this guide g
led up altogether. for the donk- =.
seemed TO have Joined in with
herd Of some larger animals, -
III whose footprints his had 80
ngled. l now almost turned ~
ok in despair, but Jack urged
to continue the search. For"
d he, IF we once get upon a
we shall see such a large herd -
this must be, at almost any -,
lance. Do let us go on, father" ~,
consented, and we again push ra,
forward, through bushes, and pls
IT torrents, sometimes cutting we
way with an ak, and some str
les plunging knee-deep through mt
swamp. We at length reached wa
border of a wide plain, and on tw,
in the distance, | could see a an,
d of animals browsing on the chs
D grass. II struck me that it Ro
sht be the very herd to which tho
good donkey had joined him oui
t; and, wishing to ascertain if her
were so, | resolved to make she
.etour through a bamboo marsh, vo,
get as lei as possible to the VIII
mails without disturbing them. abb
bamboos yer huge, many OF r
m over thirty feet in height; u,o
!. as we made our way through 49,
m, | remembered an account ~.
the giant cane Of South Ameri- -
which is greatly priced by the ~,
on account Of its extreme 80
fulness; the reeds themselves -
ze masts for their canoes, 49,,
yell
Netisn0eu' ioi nau OUT
e doubt that the bamboos we ~.
e among were of the same spe- 49,
!. | explained this to Jack, and 49,
discussed the possibility OF 49,
ing one down and carrying a 49,,