20 THE O1MAIIA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , JULY 7 , 1895.
. Lassoing a Mountain Lion.
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% An Exciting Fight for Ufo Between Man
vw and Bcnst.
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Ily It. T. Cnrlton.
( Copyright , ISM , by 11. T. Carlton. )
I ,
"Jack , our mules are gone , " said my
partner."We are In for It now. Not a don
key IB In sight. "
" " said I aside the
"Is that so ! , throwing
vessels with which I was preparing the
morning meal ,
"Yes , that's so ! and If we hope to sec
them again teen , wo must bo after them In
a Jiffy. They w'lll probably make for some
other camp or go direct to the road and
follow that back to the states. You pull
out for the highway and I'll go over to
Henderson's. "
My companion and I had taken a pub-
contract for grading on the Mexican Na
tional railway , south of the city of Mon
terey. Wo had arrived at our section , put
up our tents , and Ijiillt a kind of stockade
or pen , of posts and brush , for our eight
mules. Wo were well pleased with our
new quarters ; the lay of the land was sat
isfactory , and we Pit and talked late Into
the night of our prospects and plans , and
the length of time It would require to com
plete the contract. The consequence was ,
we slept soundly and beyond our usual time
of rising.
"If you make- for the road , bear to the
south , " said my companion. "You will cut
off a mile. And take along one of the
lariats. If you overtake Ithci mules tyou
will have no difficulty In handling Deck ,
and can ride her back home. "
II.
So wo parted. In addition to the long rops.
which I wound around my body so as not to
tire me , I filled my pockets with cold bl cu't
and a slice or two of cold meat.
My course led toward the mountains. The
country was rough and covered with thick
growths of scrubby timber and brush , with
hero and there small , clear patched of sand
These I searchcJ carefully for footprints of
the runaways. IJut not until I had travelel
for several miles did I strike the trail , finally
coming across the tracks of the well-shod
mules. It was In a large sand pitch near the
government road. They were traveling not
g.azlng following the leader , arid heading
northward. I redoubled my efforts to come
up with thorn b'efore nightfall.
I sped along the wlJe road at a lively
clip , toward the great canon through which
the highway crosses the mountain , thinking
of nothing but the object ot my tramp , and
I searched carefully for , footprints.
expecting , at every rise In the ground or turn
In the road , to get a gllmrlse ofthe fleeing
antrnals.
All day long I tramped , tramped , jogging
along at a dog-trot , Bto.plng now and.thcn
only for a breath. But nothing was ever
seen of the mules.
U was C o'clock before I abandoned the
chase and started on-the return ttlp.
The moon was at Us full , and would afford
all the light I heeded , yet I wzus feeling
anything but light-hearted at the prospect
of the long tramp before me. The country
was wild ; the sneaking coyot&s were begin
ning to howl on every side , and worse still , I
had to ptss through the long , dark canon.
I was not afraid no. No man wl 1 acknowl
edge to fear , under any circumstances , To
say the least I was unea , = y , and inw regretted
having come to far.
I cut a large cudgel from a green mesqulte
bush , to aid me In walking , and for any
emergency that might arise.
Ere I arrived at the canon the twilight
had faded and the moon was casting long
dark shadows from stunted trees and brush
nlong the roadside. I made good time , but
with every step I grew "more uneasy more
awake to the dancers to which I was ex
posed. The mountains were full of wild
animals catamounts and panthers , and the
dreaded mountain lion had besn a number of
times seen prowling ; about some-of the grad
ing camps.
The mountain lion , or cougar , as It Is called
In some of the states , is a terror to the
dweller In or traveler through his'territory.
Larger and more powerful than the panther ,
It Is more darlnfc and dangerous , and will not
hesitate to attack a man by day or night , If
ho bo alone.
One of these.animals , a large old male , had
for two or three months past been giving
the graders much" trouble and uneasiness ,
hanging arouni ) their camps , waiting and
watching for the coveted opportunity to
leap down upon some unsuspecting man or
mule. A number of futile shots had been
taken at him , and once a trap set for his
benefit had come near doing Its work. As
Is was the wllyrbeast tore Itself free , at the
cost of a portion of ono of Us great paws.
HI.
I had about" made up my mind , when the
forbidding looking canon loomed In sight ,
to go no farther , but to gather a quantity of
wood , strike a Qro and remain by It until I
morning. At this moment a slight nolso In
the direction ot the cut. a nolso as of small
stones and gravel rolling dottn a declivity
Btartled me violently , I halted suddenly and
peered nervously along the big road. At
first I could see nothing. Then , looking
long and steadily , a dark object In the road ,
a mere shadow at the distance , seemed to
move. Could It be only a shadow cast from
some elevated rock or cliff point which my
Imagination had conjured Into something
terrible ? U required only the fraction of a
second longer to dccldo the question. It was
the long , dark , body ot some kind of animal
some monster of the mountains , and It was
coming toward me. I could eee It now dis
tinctly In the moonlit road.
My first thought was to turn and run for
life , but I reflected that It I did no , If I
turned my back to retreat , tho-.terrible crea
ture would Instantly chase me.
I walked backward several steps , all the
time looking straight at the lion , fur such II
proved to be a mountain lion.
The cunning beast was out for his -upper
evidently , and was not dlspoicd to allow
t me to walk away from him , for he at once
A quickened his steps. Then It was I who pul
N k- on a bold front , summoned alt the < courage 1
ki - could command , and made a desperate efforl
i to frighten the animal away. I ran towari
kr itr swinging the club threateningly am
r screaming and yelling frantically at ever ]
TumO. * * * * * - * -
I hoped to sec th ugly thing t ick. JU tal
between ila Ugu' and bo olt , but It did noth
Ing of the kind , and I came near prcclpltatlni
a combat that could liavo but one ending i
fatal one to me. The beast merely crouchct
as for a powerful spring , Us great , flerc
eyes fairly dancing In Its head the closer
came > .
There was no chance now to retreat ,
xvas within thirty feet ot the foe , and ex
pected , at every breath , to bo jxmnccd xon
and torn to pieces. - - - *
V For a * wonder , my wits did not leave me
In fact , I don't believe I realized the fullnes
of my danger. I snatched. ie coat froc '
my back , and hurriedly struck n mutch nd
set It on fire. Uelng ot light material I
flamed up readily. Swinging lhe > burr.Ir.
ciut 1 ran at the lion again , yelling nd
del-earning as before. ndwl
This act saved me. With a savage grower
or snarl the btast- bounded oft up the roa
tor fifty yards or more , and stopped.
The coat teen burned out nnd left me I
practically the same condition na at fin
tlftlil ot Ilia | lon.
Without'lots-ot time I seVto work to fin
where I would , not a stick or dry brush
could be found.
All tlio while I could see tho. lion , his head
lovated , watching every move I made. I
tnow what BOOH to cxpccj. " " It wasn't lonn
liitll he began moving sloVjly'toward me.
I took off another garment- shirt , and
prepared to repeat the fire performance.
\Vhcn It came near as I dared allow , I did
as before , with like result , only that the
name was not so bright , ami the beast moved
off more slowly and not-.SDifar.
The crisis was close at hand ; I knew It
could not bo far off. I might burn the re
mainder of my clothing trousers and un
derwear but tills would only delay for a
few minutes the flnal encounter. I ran
wildly along n narrow , flat ledge of rock at
rtie foot of the high bluffs , looking for and
hcplrig to find some vantage ground an
overhanging arm or jutting rock , anything ,
high or low , from whlcb I could fight my
tnrlb'o antagonist with. possible show for
life. As I rqn I unwound the long lariat
from about my waist and/threw It again and
again at projecting rocks from the per
pendicular wall , thinking to haul myself up
to a place of ( Safety. This was n failure. I
could not make the rope hold ; I could find no
crevice or hole In the'rocks ,
Seeing the beast again * " approaching , I was
about ready to give up In despair , or turn
and have It out , with knife and club , In the
open , when I saw some distance beyond that
a deep gulch split ( ho bluff Jn twain.
I ran to the spot , fe iojvcjl to make ono
more effort , and found that.thc rocky ledge
abruptly terminated at the brink of a narrow ,
deep , gully at the base of the farther bluff.
This gully or ravine , through which the
mountain torrents found , an outlet to the
lower ground , was twelve or fifteen feet
wide. Just over the gully , and some ten feet
above the brink , at the angleof the bluff , a
great rock extended a rough but friendly
arm , pointing upward at an angle of about 45
degrees.
It required very jlttlo time to double the
rope , throw the looped end over the rock and
swing off over the gulch. I struck the face
of- the bluff with force , but held on to the
rope and began climbingliand over hand , for
the rocks above , which I mounted tfith no
little difficulty.
The lion soon came up , and , after selecting
a footing on the brink of the gully from
which to leap , crouched as for the spring ,
then changed Its mind and stood erect. It
must have taken a mental measure of the
distance separating us and decided the leap
was beyond Its ability to accomplish.
I was safe now ; beyond the reach of the
hungry creature ; the rocky walls on either
side and above me were perpendicular and
shielded me completely. Only the prospect ,
fact rather , of having to pass the night on
the narrow , ncst-llke rock , less than three
feet wide , attired as I was , made the situa
tion unpleasant : a situation , which , under
other circumstances , would have been most
disagreeable , but I was thankful for the
means of escape , too thankful to curse the
predicament Into which , I was thereby thrown.
V.
It was a night to be remembered. The
lion never left me , but alternately moved
about restlessly , then stretched Its long body
out on the flat rocks for a few minutes at a
time. Nor did I close my eyes In sleep ; a
fall from the rock would have been the end
of me.
The lion will skulk -off with the coming of
day , thought I , and leave me free to go my
way. Dut In this I was mistaken. When
daylight at last came , the persistent beast
was still there and showing no Intention of
raising the siege.
I began pelting the brute with the few
loose stones I could find , and then with the
end of the long rope. This served only to
Infuriate the hungry creature and draw It
nearer. Instantly the thought flashed Into
my mind , why not lasso the gentleman ?
Why not rope htm ? I can do It. The very
thought , so taidy Irt' coming , made me half
delirious with excitement. What a change ?
Who shall say that the hour's sport which
followed did not repay me for the sleepless
night on the rock ?
The sun coming up soon thawed me out
and I entered Into the project of roping the
lion with the enthusiasm of an old hunter
after big game. ' *
One end of the lariat I made fast by a
double turn around the great rock , so ar
ranged that I could draw In the slack as I
desired. At the other end I made a small ,
rurtnlng noose , that Is , smaller than one
would use for lassoing cattle or horses.
This done , I celled the strong rope In regu
lation style and let fly with the loop end
at the lion's head. The cramped position In
which I stood prevented accurate throwing
and I missed the mark , the rope falling
across the animal's back. This Infuriated th <
already angry beast still more. With a snor
and growl and one of those harsh crle : .
peculiar to the mountain lion It bounded to
the brink of the , gulley , where It stoo
'growling and clawing and otherwise exhibit'
Ing Its anger , while I prepared for anothe
throw.
For an hour I kept up the exciting am
to mo unique sport ; colling and throwlnf
the rope ; sometimes landing the noose a
the proper place , to . .sfpIt deftly thrown off
ere It could be drawn ; at others ; when "
fancied the lion about to leave me , I woul
swing down on the rope. This ruse , no
without eomo danger , never failed to brln
the beast back with a rush , when I woul.
again mount the rocjii'anj resume the throw
Ing. * t'
Finally the rope fell true ; the lion mad
a frantic lunge and In such a manner as t
effectually draw the noose. He was caught.
Never have I , before or since , seen such a-
display of violent madness combined with
enormous strengththat which followed.
The eolld rocks seemed to vibrate when the
horrible cries rejitth'6 air ; It leaped and
tumbled , and bellowed , and fought and
frothed at the mduth ; rolled up near the
edge of the gully and ere I could pull In
the slack , bounded off to the end of the
rope , to bo thrown a double somersault by
the recoil ; rlslng UTrcpTat the mad efforts
to free Itself.
I began hauling In the flack of the rope
as each Inward Tuovement gave me oppor
tunity , sometimes a1'yard , then a foot , al
ways keeping the rope- drawn taut and al
lowing the beast-'no , time for using Its
teeth. '
The hauling In twie slow work , but I
knew I had him. As ho began to tire from
his frantic exertions he would throw his
, full weight against the rope , and there hang
until breathing became too difficult because
of the pressure of the rope , when he would
make qnother spring- only to lose another
slice of territory. .
I kept working In this manner until the
'lion was on the very edge of the gully , and
ono more leap would swing Mm Into the air.
With all my strength , pulling on the
rope , I could not force him to make the
leap. I knew It was only a question of
,
tlmo of how long he could -withstand the
strangling process , but I was growing Im
patient to finish the job.
I managed to get a half-hitch In the taut-
drawn rope with the long club , and placing
one end against the , rock , formed a lever of
considerable power * . Then throwing my
weight against It I could feel the rope slowly
giving. JUr .M " " * . -H it- '
Seeing that he could hold his position no
longer the lion gave an awful cry and
sprung for the rock on which I stood , to fall
heavily to the rope's end and destruction.
I waited on the rock until the beast's
struggles subsided or partially so , when I
came down and with n-.y knife made sure ot
my capture.
I The beast proved tobo our old enemy and
- I found myself a kind ot hero la the camp :
for teveral day * thereafter.
IHO
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How to ihooie a CI MI , Clever Uha
Aulmnl.
A little girl's dog should be gentle and eat )
to manage , pretty and clean. A nice dog li
u much better plaything than a doll , but i
drg cannot be used like a doll , because It bai
feelings and a will ef Ita own , and hu i
In right ( o tie considered.
I am afraid boys' dpgs have a better tlmi
of it than glrli. ' dos , It's very nice for i
nd girl wlio live * to. the country and want * t
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eople whose livers are
articularly sluggish
raise Ripans Tabules after a trial. *
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cid stomach , - , , - -
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ERVOUS STOMACH , - - ' "
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ightmares of iridigestion , all'I
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LUGGISH ttlVERS ,
tomachs out of gear , '
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ABTHITTSUIEJIT DEsiarao AXD IRICKTID M Tin Pnn-ini' IKK ADTWITUIMO DUKE * * . U Bnmnr fir.TJ.W v *
Ig St. Bernard , a bull terrier or bulldog cr a
'althful collie.
She may be very sure of being eafe any
where as long as her faithful friend Is by
her side. A. bulldog especially will guard bis
Ittie mistress and be quite ready to lay down
his life for her sake.
The small dogs are specially suited for
pets for little girls who have the misfortune
.0 live In the city. The fox terrier , the black
and tan , the Yorkshire and Scotch terrier ,
he dachshunde , the spaniels and the French
poodle are all good. The pug Is a dog wlth ,
very little to recommend It. It Is hideously
ugly , stupid and not at all neat In Its habits ,
greedy and selfish , and no sensible , llttlo girl
ought to own one. The spitz or Pomeranian
Is llttlo seen now , but It Is about the worst
dog we have and specially Ill-tempered. The
rough terriers are all very Intelligent , faith
ful and affectionate. They possess many of
the dogs' best qualities. The Yorkshire Is
perhaps the prettiest , but a Yorkshire In per
fect condition , whoso silky coat sweeps the
ground on eltSer side , Is an animal who needs
a great deal of care. His poor little feet are
often kept tied up In rags to prevent his
scratching himself and BO Injuring his coat.
The skye and Scotch terriers are very hardy
end only need an occasional bath and a good
brushing every day. The objection to these
dogs Is that no washing or care will rid them
of a very disagreeable odor , they will have
It , and their faces are very difficult to keep
clean , because they have so much hair In
their eyes and around their mouths. The
fox terriers and black and tans have all the
good qualities of the others and they have
smooth , clean faces. They are nice dogs to
kiss and their coats do not take the dirt.
Ot all the pretty pet dogs perhaps the
prettiest Is the King Charles spaniel , and
If you have some one to take care of U for
you , you cannot have a sweeter little pet.
They are very Intelligent , clean and affec
tlonate , but they are very delicate , and people
ple make them more to by feeding them
on candy and giving them too little exercise.
The cocker spaniels , black or liver and white
are better for an Inexperienced person to take
care of. They are hardy and strong and U Is
just a nice occupation for the little mistress
of one of them to keep his beautiful coat wel
brushed and combed. They are very gentle
and affectionate and 'can learn to do many
tricks. The dacbahunde is a very ; funny
ki a . .ifcaffc " _ v. . i'fc - r \\.Vj4jjj
ooklng dog , with his short , crooked legs and
eng body , but he Is very handsome to people
who understand him and a thoroughly good ,
faithful , Intelligent dog.
I do not think any llttlo girl ought to try
to choose a dog for herself. ' You can decide
what kind you prefer and then get some one
who understands about dogs to pick you out
a nice one.
1'll.tTTLB OFUK i-UUXOSTKIta.
Mother Frank , what Is baby crying about ?
Frank I guess because I. took his cake and
showed him how to cat It.
"If I'm good , mamma , " said 4-year-old
Lucy , "whot'll you do with the whippln' you
was goln' to give me If I was bad ? "
The Teacher Now , who can tell me which
travels the faster heat or cold ? Johnnie
Bright ( promptly ) Heat of course. Anybody
can catch cold.
Teacher How did fin come Into the world ?
The New Boy The preachers picked out all
the things people .liked to do and said they
was sins. >
"I would send you ft klse , papa , " wrote
little Lucy , who was away on a visit , "but I
have been eating onions/ '
"James , " asked the school teacher , "what
do you do with your odd moments after
school ? " "I waits untlli they .adds up Into an
hour and then I goes * fishln'.V
"What has become of your club , Harry ? "
"Oh , It's broken up"c said Harry. "We
made u rule that no.'boy could be president
t lce , and after we'd "been president once
we couldn't go on wlthlilt. "
An automatic nalldrlrer Is a late Invention.
It is arranged with slld6 and runaways , Into
which the nails drop through fitted courses
that necessitate It going In right end first.
As the nail , In proper -position , slides down
through one of- > these -channels a hammer
automatically cornea to the attack and drives
the nail Into place. A tack-driving machine
ot the * amo sort Is ltz > made. In factories
where large numbers of boxes are turned
out these mav have their uses , but for or
dinary every-day us fulns the old-fashlor.elF
flat-nostd hammer still holds 1U own , even
at the risk ot an occasional battered thumb
and fractured temper ,
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luggish liver , disordered stomach ,
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Three prime factors1 of a prosperous con
gregation arc' an earnest , sensible pastor ,
good congregational singing and liberal giv
ing to the Lord's cause.
If the Methodist Episcopal church and the
Methodist Episcopal church , South , are not
careful the Epworth leaguers- will have the
two bodies united again In one before they
know It ,
The right of Women to vote In parish meet
ings In Malno was. granted at the diocesan
convention held In Portland by a vote of
1C to 14. The right to hold office In the
church IB still withheld.
Dr. H. B. Sllllman of Cohoes , N. Y. , has
given to the Presbyterian church of that
town the sum of $50,000 for ( he erection of
a new church.
The Seventh Day Adventlsts In Canada
are prosecuted they would say persecuted
just as they are in some states In this
country. If they reit on the seventh day of
the week and work on the first day , ac
cording to the law of Moses , they are clapped
Into jail.
Dr. S.J. . McPherson of Chicago , who has
been appointed one of the preachers at
Harvard for next year , Is almost as good an
after-dinner speaker as he la a pulpit orator.
tie Is a graduate of Princeton and has ben pastor -
tor of the Second Presbyterian church In
Chicago for about twelve years.
Among the treasures of the Austrian crown
are some religious relics that would make the
fortune of a church. They Include a nail
from the cross , a fragment of the cross
Itself , a piece ot wood from the manger at
Bethlehem , fragments ot the apron worn
by the Virgin aud a tootb of John the Hap-
tlit.
tlit.Ilev. . Father Field , a young Oxford-bred ,
ritualistic. Episcopalian clergyman , Is de
voting his life to work In the negro slums
ot Uoston. Ho Is going to celebrate his
birthday , July 10. by giving a gigantic pic
nic to the colored children of Uoston.
Most Ilev. Archbishop Corrlgan , assisted
by Ut. Rev. Mgr. Farley , administered
confirmation at the Church of the Trans
figuration , New York City , recently. A a
matter of general Catholic Interest this
would be of small moment were It not for
the fact that among the Urge class of chil
dren WMS several young descendants of the
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Celestial kingdom , the Church of the Trans
figuration being In C\ilna'lown \ In fact , di
rectly opposite tq the pagoda .
President Felix Faure'0 namesake , Dom
Felix Faure , who , though bearing the same
name , Is of no kin to the French chief execu
tive , was recently ordained a prfest at
Grenoble. An Interesting fact about him Is
that ho Is the eon of a peer ot Franca and
entered the monastery of La Chartreuse
some years ago after resigning his appoint
ment In the council of state. Ho Is 73 years
old. His daughter-in-law , a Mme. Felix
Faure , Is a great friend ot the wife of the
president of the republic.
VUll IO US COJV .VS.l T/O.VS.
There ore said to be forty-one grammars
of the ancient Mexican language and twenty-
tlirte dictionaries.
The skin of the Indian Is thinner than
that of either the white or the negro , and
more easily torn.
Xantlppe , the redoubtable wife of Socrates ,
If her contemporaries1 nro to bo believed ,
was aa ugly as her famous husband.
For staving off the hungry craving when a
meal Is unavoidably delayed- U difficult to
find anything better than an apple.
Snow melted and Impregnated with flavor
ot smoke from the fire on which It Is placed
Is practically the only drink of the Lapp.
Margaret , the queen and patron saint of
Scotland , had a gypsy style of countenance.
She was a Hungarian by birth , though of
Norman-Saxon origin.
Ilosa Ilonheur looks more like a man than
like a woman. Her face U Btrong , and the
Impre lon of masculinity is heightened by
her closely cut hair.
One of the most curioiii packs of cards
ever teen was made by a convict out of the
beet bones collected from the convict's soup
and spit to a delicate thinness.
Uoblni and goldfinches lave been teen
among the unblrds high up among the
mountains of Africa , while one species of the
humming bird lives perpetually 12,000 feet
above the. level of the ocean.
Dr. Schott believes that even ID a violent
storm waves fifty-five fret blgh art rare and
that even tboso of forty feet are exceptional.
With an ordinary breeze the height of
waves Is from four to ! x feet.
Ai the birth ot a child ID Cyprus a vessel
ot wlno U burled , tow served up afterward
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at the marriage. A certain superstition at *
tachea to this wine , for whatever bo the
fate of the child It Is never employed In
commerce.
Birds differ very much In the heights to
which they commonly ascend. The condor ,
largest of vultures and ot all flying birds ,
has been observed tearing over 29,000 feet ,
or about five miles and a half above ths
level ot the sea.
Among birds there Is some trace ot family
llfo. The males ot certain species under *
take the whole duties of Incubation. Halo
pigeons aa well as the females feed their
young , and trusting to the principle ol 1ml *
tatlon , In some manner educate them.
If the whole sea were formed Into a round
column reaching to the tun the diameter ot
the column would be nearly two and on -
half miles , while the Pacific would form
63.000,000 miles of Its total length of 93,000.-
000 miles , and the Atlantic 18,000,000 inllts.
There Is a curious freak of nature to ba
seen along the road leading from Atgeln to
Cochranvllle , Patagonia. Two good ( lied
streams of water meet at right angle * on
almost level ground , each having a heavy
fall in reaching the point. The water * of
both streams meet , but neither l Impede * }
In Us course. They crews Ilko two road *
and Continue In their respective bedo ono
above the other.
New York Ilocord-r.
Won't you tell us of your plans ,
Fair July ?
Is It overcoats or fans ,
Fair July ?
Is It rain that Hoods and washes ,
Or umbrellas and goloshes ?
Must we "utar" our mackintoshes ,
O , July ?
Como we ask you altogether ,
Fair July !
Can't wo huve the proper weather , .
Fair July ? .
We're prepared for perspiration ,
And we'll rind a compensation
In aquatic recreation ,
O , July !
Don't do funny tricks , as June did , .
Fair July !
Our frellMKB will be wounded ,
Fair July !
Uetttr give u heat oppressing ,
Though It bothcri us In dresilnr ,
Than to KO and keep us
O , July !