Page 10 - Adventures of Peterkin Paul

Miltiades CSUlglit sight of 11ini just in time Hi y3iui.it, T o this flic bull made no reply whatever, save to
11 H i 1 H i I " ahd then run ctith all his inighL anti vehemently sh:ike bis head.
climb up into it juniper tree (hat stood all alone by " If you will," pursued our herg, beseechingly!
it.'iL’jE In 1 Jil: middle o: tin: Idtf '['lie bull arrived 11 j'll — Ml take your picture for you — life size,1’
under this tree just coo lat-e to pi^ven t Lite astern d£ " Humph I " snorted the bull wtitemptuoixsly;
our hero into the branches above; and the two “ At any rate," said Miltiades, “ I think you
ilien remained ikr some moments in suit mu silence, might go-offs little way — say as far as that roel;
regarding each other the while with decided interest. there. O, come now, won't you? Jt’s not fair to
As soon as Mild aides had recovered in a measure watch me so closely.'1
his breath and his composure, hv 4 raw out his Jour­
nal and made a caieftd note oF t he; situation, The
bull, in the meanwhile, amused himself by [taring up
the earth under tlit irec and playfully tossing into
(he nir Milttades’ straw-hat which had fallen olf
when the latter climbed the tree.
Miltiades had hardly had lime to complete his
i I lint ration, when the enemy made a vigorous effort
to climb the tree himself ^ but this lie of -course waa
not able to do.
A t this the bull looked up at him and winked
knowingly, as much as to say that Ac knew what It*
was abont, he did, without anybody's telling him.
"A n d it isn't fair, either/1 persisted Miltiades,
“ for a great big fellow like you to pick on a little
one like me. You ought !□ be ashamed of your­
self 1”
At tilts the till! looked up again and actually
grinned.
" Come n o w ," urged M iltia d es again. !■ Won't
CU'lUK CJU* STEKS. you go of! a iiLtle way ! Yoti m ight to g iv e me sown;
chance, you know. Von needn't g o m orq than half
Then Miltiades waited patiently a long white, w ay to the rock,”
hoping I he bull wouM ett discouraged and go alvay. The bull lowered his head meditatively, as though
Util I lie animal showed DO diSpOSitiOFi 10 do anything considering (his proposition. And at length as if
of ibc kind, thinking favorably of it, he turned and walked
110, dear! '" the little fellqw at length sjghed, slowly away toward the mck.
“ I ’m afraid I never shall get aroutsd the earth at alt
st this rate. IE i only had some paregoric, now —
or some -soothing sj'nip, I would give him a dose
and put 111 in to sleCp. Then f cO-uld get away.1’
Em as [iciLiier ol these invaluable specifics seemed
to be at hand, this ingenious idea did not avail our
imprisoned hem. He fried to think flf some rnher
plan j but as none presented itself, he at last re­
solved to try bis powers of jierstsasion. He there­ -r
fore looked dawn at the butl with the most seductive
expression of countenance that be could uptime and
V. IH' H tllLTlJlDRS WIN'S HV A I.KHIfTHi
sail!:
11 / f w , Mr. Bull, let me gel down. I've got tver The very instant our hero i bought (tie hull was at
SO fur to go Indore night," a safe distance, he dropped quickly down from the