Emery County Progress | 1905-12-23 | Page 2 | Tiger in Philosophical Mood

q TIGER IN philosophical MOOD having suicide in mind meeting waa was decidedly lucky A email small dark coon was walking one day in the desert for the sake of bis his appetite when he ran full tilt into a large and comparatively healthy tiger the coon realized instinctively that he would require to exert all his wita wits I 1 to keep things going on as satis fac I 1 tartly as usual and so he spoke up in a perfectly candid way good morning he eald said to the tiger who did not answer but looked at him roguishly the desert air Is 19 fine this mom morn ing continued the coon and the tiger smiled in a humorous manner but I 1 derive no benefit from this fine air proceeded the coon for I 1 am III yes I 1 have taken poison he went on ath a feverish look in his deep brown eyes last night I 1 ute late a of strong arsenic which I 1 mistook tor for whitewash my physician tella tells me that I 1 am so saturated with poison that it if anything only just touches me nothing could postpone immediate death it if you for instance 0 touched me with your teeth only it would kill you instantaneously moth noth ing could postpone death why wish to postpone death bald said the ti tiger ger cheerily I 1 may tell you that I 1 consider this meeting sheer good luck for I 1 am tired of life and came out to commit suicide kindly stand still so while I 1 spring A little farther to the left please thank youl punch