The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-02-28

l soon discovered that Fritz
found the weight of his canes con
s~iderably more than he expected
he shifted them from shoulder tc
shoulder, then for a while carried
them under his arm, and finally
stopped short with a sigh. 81 had
no idea" he said, that a few
reeds would be so heavy"
Never mind, my boy" I said,
patience and couragei Do you
not remember the story of Aesop
and his bread-basket, how heavy
he found it when he started, and
how light at the end of his jour
ney? Let us each take a fresh
staff, and then fasten the bundle
crosswise with your gun"
We did so, and once more step
ped forward. Fritz presently no.
ticed that 1 from time to time
sucked the end of my cane.
ooh, come" said he, that's a
capital plan of yours, father. I'll
do that, too"
So saying, he began to suck
most vigorously, but not a drop of
the juice could he extract. How
is this?" he asked. "How do you
get the juice out, father?"
Think a little" I replied, you
are quite as capable as I am of
finding out the way, even if you
do not know the real reason of
your failure"
ooh, of course" said he, sit is
like trying to suck marrow from
a marrow-bone, without making a
hole at the other end"
quite right" l said, you form
a vacuum in your mouth and the
end of your tube and expect the
air to force down the liquid from
the other end which it cannot
possibly enter"
Fritz was speedily perfect in
the accomplishment of sucking
sugar-cane, discovering by expert
ence the necessity for a fresh cut
at each joint or knot in the cane,
through which the juice would
not flow; he talked of the pleas
IRE of initiating his brothers in
the art, and Of how Frank would
enjoy the cocoanut milk, with
which he had filled his flask.
my dear boy" said l, "you need
not have added that to your load; |
the chances are it is vinegar by
the time we get home. In the heat
Of the sun, it will ferment soon
after being drawn from the nut"
Vinegar! oh, that would be a
horrid bore! I must look directly.
and see how it is getting on"
cried Fritz, hastily swinging the
flask from his shoulder, and tug
ging out the cork. With a loud
pop" the contents came forth,
foaming like champagne.
There nowi" said I, laughing
as he tasted this new luxury,
you will have to exercise mod
GRAFTON again, friend Fritz! I dare
say it is delicious, but it will go
your head, if you venture deep
into your flask"
my dear father, you cannot
think how good it is! Do take
some. Vinegar, indeed! This is ex-
cellent wine"
We were both invigorated by
this unexpected draught, and went
on so merrily after it, that the
distance to the place where we
had left our gourd-dishes seemed
less than we expected. We found
them quite dry, and very light
and easy to carry.
Just as we had passed through
he grove in which we had break
Turk suddenly darted
lway from us and sprang furious
y among a troop Of monkeys,
which were gamboling playfully
N the turf at a little distance
rom the trees. They were taken
~ surprise completely, and the
log, now really from
lunger, had seized and was fierc-
tearing n to pieces before
We could approach the spot.
His luckless victim was the
of a tiny little monkey
which, being on her back when
he dog flew at her, hindered her
light. The little creature attempt
d to hide among the grass, and
4 trembling fear watched its
On p%erceiving Turks
loodthirsty design, Fritz had eag-
rly rushed to the rescue, fling
lg away all he was carrying, and
his hat in his haste. All to
o purpose as far as the poor
lother ape was concerned, and a
.ughable scene ensued, for no
ooner did the young monkey
atch sight Of him, than at one
Ound it was on his shoulders,
I'd, holding fast by his thick
lrly hair, it firmly kept its seat
spite of all he could do to dis
dye it. He screamed and plung-r
about as he endeavored to
AXE or pull the creature off,
It all in vain; 1t only chung the
oser to his neck, making the
ost absurd grimaces.
| laughed SO much at this ridic-
ous scene, that I could scarcely
siat my terrified boy out of hia