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THE MORNING ASTOH IAN, ASTORIA. OREGON. SUNDAY, OCTOBER i, 1903. sr . Transformation of ayal the Porcupine. V'. t V ' (Continued from page 2) Iin ami fear, was gon. ami Itaynl found blin'lf sUmllng al In the wll drrntfa ami vniltifl the HUns of a great bear black and shagi snd trwn Mini iniiMiulnr. , flatay wiui i). o4 il, ami shook hU furry coat with K""1 J")' , "Oh, hoi" ha rrledj we wbsl great ibrwa I havel Ami tin Iwth. Now. in,m, 1 ni of Miiim iiuMrtaini In the Vll.lrnwr At a J"K trot mounted the low hill nml inili fr the mountain tyoml. Tbe maJUr animals mutli'md wildly Ht hl airoa li, and It maU his heart lal to rcallw how terribly he was feared. Hi Irtftllm-t hi him U seek a .-avr, Mur the niiMiiitUin would have many rate. He wa mar them now, "When I have found a rave I will ldd until evening mjiU thie rorks," lie thought "then I ill go forth ami Imnt." A g1am allowed him a jaguar rrouch- InK brMe his path. Had lie still ltn Itarrujilne Itayal would bate Instant ly rolled- klmflf Into a balb Kven jaguar avoiik-d (loivu'ilne ipilll. Hut lie wa a liear mw the jaguar, niaUrr! ro he tranioeti ruuuiy on, wun a low growl. The jaguar tall Iflxhnl the grouml. He walled . until the' bhu k ,bar waa Ifreat rat launched it tawny body in the air and Mlled firmly upon the bear' huiim-hes, clinging stubbornly. Itayal whirled hia grrat bly around with a growl of muihx! urrie and jaguar wa not to be shaken off. Fear -nterd Uie soul of the black bear which a the o of Itayal the Porcu pine. He wiiih-rel what be could do to eM'u wliat a bear ought to do in licit a terrible irii. Hut be had not Ixwn a bear bng eumigh to knows so be turned coward and ran. Drealful pains streaked through all the vat bulk of hi b Uxly, and then be (tumbled on a le Une ahl fell, rolling over ojui over. W hen he re frained hi Itit the jaguar still clung to bi flank luotioulcM, evilly inten up on hi death. With great at ride the frantle tiear (lunged forward. At lat be saw a dim ,ienlng In the face of the rlllfthe mouth of a. cavern. It did not aeem iiit Urn enough for hi body to en ter. Hut Itayal a dca'a-rat. Sum tunning Id lt' atrfi&th he duitfd llinnijjh the oienlng. A be did ao be uttered a cry that waa alinot a intra m. Yor although the bole proved large enough for hi own car caw It waa not big enough to admit the jaguar. The brute, etood up and ieered within the cave, which showed black in the shadow of the clilT, then be alunk away and dlaNared. Itayal had found that the cavern wi dened from iU mouth, but a he atsg gered from Uie vaulted chamlier beyond, s bla aennea left him, and lie awooned and fell lifelee uMin the anmp floor. When 1.4 awful conavioUMnemi of hi pllgha Came back to him he. awooned with pain. The Himering wa at firnt too great H to admit of thought, but in the midst v, - . . . . ..... and ritlled iimhi her name. Again the fairy reHnled. and gniu-d amity into tlfc bear' plcmllng eye. I wa wrong U wilt to Im aboar! aail Hnyal, gaping painfully the word, (iive unto me another form good Ath-lna-Miul quickly r I ehall diet" Jo you wIhIi to be a porcupine ngiiin?" ahe nked, Imikiiig upon her foolih charge with tender aympathy. "No, nol" be cried, trying to crawl to tie fairy'n fiit, and aolibing with pain and longing; "not that, dear Ath liwl I!nt talc away Uii e!uie of a liear, I beeei-li you! It I too big, and to ungainly. And the Irar ha dread ful eneinic to maim .and dentroy him. I would have a form ulcndcr ami fleet II form fitted to prey not to lie preyed Hkjii. Transform me into a jncknl, fair AU.ior Tiie fnlry aluank buck with a disap pointed geitturet but he gave him hi wWt, and Bayal became a jackal, and then AtlibM vaninhed from It alght. To the former porcupine hi new elmjie iwim'd erfect. Ilelieved from bit wuflei ing,' Bayal gave veat to a joyout yelp and darted from the cavern, not even remembering to l grateful to Ath ot for her favor In aavlng him from leath. He waa lean and muru!ar and aped with wonderful fkatnca down the mountain and into the grim forest. KIght bad fallen, and as the jackal ran tha moon roe over the wilderae and lout to all thing therein a soft and mellow radiance. . , . ?aJa' pauiJl lUfttcLu4Mm hi haun chea, and barked at the moon. Hie jack I Is but wild dog. and baa a dog's inntineU. Tie longed to sit there and bay the moon forever, but preently bis lnitent hunger urged him on. "This I the true life, after all," he mused, clkUng hi te.tL "To U wlU and free to prey upon all other ani mal; to fear nothing to bide by day and bunt by nlghtr-alU why did I nut rltoo-e in the beginning to be a jack- an- He' beard a far' away yeljilng in the depth of tiie foret and beaded toward the sound. Jackal hunt in pack. The rowurd streak I their nature, too, and they know they are more jxiwciful when bantled togctlicr. , After a long run Hayal entered a clearing 111 I lie joren ami m a p.irr of fellow Jackal leaping a1ut, uarrel- ing. snapping at one amKher hungrily but each fearful of engaging In oen fight. Near them sipiatted their leader. old ami gray, thlunrrthan the rent, per- hat more hungry ami surely more wlf. lie caught a gliuim o( Jtayal and darted toward him. "A strangerl" lie snarb-d, with defiant, blood-shot yes fluiibing an evil light. Wher do ymi coma from!'' 'Wby are you ben? the leader In juired supciouly. 'To join your paik, and hunt in your cwmpnny," said Itayal ,"Vill you oUy my wordt" aked the leader, "Then you may Join u." ,That pleated Itayal. There seemed iruae chaiuw of aecuring prey In com pany with lhee Herca eyed Jackal ur rounding him than in hunting alone. Ami be waa hungry, Noii of the baud welcomed Itayal or even noticed him except to anarl and nap if be came too near but lie wa a powerful a any among them, ami they had lecpect for hi size and took care not to provoke him openly. iiefore lung a scout came darting in with good newt. f(.w mile away be dud tracked a wounded stag. With joyful yelp the pack wa off, following their leader In a swift lope toward the trail of their victim. And Hayal ran with tite rent, hia strong limb kit ping him tloe in the wake of the gray chieftain. Huch sH-ed covered the ground quick ly, and before long they came uon the il.ig who limped painfully down a wood land puth and waa unable to in-reae hU pace a he beard the hungry yelp of the jackal. "Look out!" cried the leailcr to bla pack) for the stag, trembling and ter rified, turned suddenly iijhw tlicm, ami throaing tip hi antlered head stood at bay. Hlost of the pack drew back on the iiutant, yelping wildly t but Hayal did not undertand. The sight of the prey rotmed him to fury, and bis hunger made him carete of danger. He launched hi body at the stag's throat' -but he never reached it, for the prong of the antlers met him. Shaking bis bead fiercely, the stag dilodgcd hi foe and trampled him un der foot Then bo turned threateningly upon the circle of howling Jackala which uniuumed biin to death yet feared to venture near. The body of Hayal quivered and pres ently ba found strength to creep away from the feet of the maddened stag. Hut now every member of the pack turned greedy eyes upon the maimed and help less jackal, licking their hungry jawa a the leader said: "He diMobeyed me, and death is bis portion. Fall upon hint my braves I lie may hold our hunger in check until we are able to jull down the stag." Hayal lUtcncd in horror, and fJirank buck toward the stag, ccking refuge where the jackals dared not tread. To lie dcvouied by hi own kind nccmed a fate more dreadful than to le goted to death by the Foivt King hiiu-lf. "Athlo!" lie died, teiiillcd at the approach of death, At'.ilos. come to me!" "I have br-en wrong. Athlon," he mnii ncd, "wrong and wicked in my w ih to wear a form other 1 1 111 11 my own. I have liccii puninhed, and I rccnt. Farewell, Atlilo-s for 1 !ie!" Indeed, hi eye were already glazing a the fairy reached out, and touched him pityingly. Hut at the touch 11U pain paxxrd from him, hi heart gave a sudden throb of joy, and he stood up, full of health, and bowed low before the guardian of bi race. Hi long quill trailed low ii'ion the ground; his mnall 1 jiek eye looked happily uhiu tli dawn of the coming day; hi soul swell ed with peace. For the kind fniry had befriended him in spite of his folly and rebellion, and had given him back hia own form. In a lonely part of the wildernewt Hayal the Porcupine baa won the repu tation among hi Intimate of being a wiie philosopher. Indeed, he I known to envy no other animal that exit, and often declares he is glad to be an ineignifii-ant porcupine. Also, be is con Hiderate ot bi neighbors, and has de veloped a mont genial dipo-tion, A gray lizard that suns itself on a dead branch often conrerea laiily with Itayal, and listens with, much reaped to the porcupine'a gossip. "There goew a Jackal!" the philosoph er will say. "Poor creature; he lives in fear of his life, and is alwaya hungry." When a War slouche along the path Ibtyal says to the lizard: "He look big and strong; but he has hi troubles, that fellow I I am sorry for the poor bears." A for the elephant, be laugb at them, shaking bi quilla merrily. "How awkward they are!" be . 'ami how they sulfur if they are hurt! For the bigger the beat the bigger bi pain, im theie it more of him to ache. I'm glad that 1 am mall and peaceful. With that be curls liimeeli up into a ball, with hi nuill rediug in' etery direction, and goes to sleep. And the lizard look at him pityingly and wlii.p- er to herelf. poor thing! It't not very grand to lie a ireupiiie sJid root for beetles and ant. Hut if Hayal i happy in nu lowly condition 11 a no ue regretting be i not a lizard! A Considerate Fellow Wa Inventor Fixero 7IIERE goee Flzetn, tbe celebrat ed lnveutor." "WboT Tbat little man acroei the street r "Yea. TUe one with the dent In bla bat Did you ever bear about bla con sideration for bla wlfer "No, bat of course be would be kind tober." "Sure. But ste complained be staid out so late at nlgtt and caused her to lose sleep waiting op for blm. 80 be Invented a phonograph attachment for the clock so tbat every hour after mid night It would recite for fifteen min utes: 'John Henry FUem, tbla la a pretty time of night for a respectable person ta be coming home! Where In this world bare yon been? Don't tell me tbat I know you baren't been at the office. If you ever dare to come borne tbla way again I abal) go borne to my mother. 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