JACKO STORIES.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 December 1926, Page 21

JACKO STORIES.

JAC KO BROADCASTS. Adolphus was very proud of his voice. . He told everybody that he might have made his fortune as an opera singer, and as nobody knew enough to contradict him he managed to get quite a musical reputation in tuo place—in fact, one day bp was asked to broadcast for the Monkeyville Wireless. “I’ve expected this invitation for some time,” he declared, brandishing the letter. “Everybody says they want real talent for the wireless.” Jacko thought it was the funniest thing ho had ever heard. He laughed so much that Mrs. Jacko got quite angry with him. “I'm sure it's a great honour for Adolphus,” she said, "and a fine chance for everybody to hear some really good music.” “Really good music!” exclaimed Jacko. “I’d rather listen to a cat’s concert.” Adolphus boxed Jacko’s ears for him and generally made himself so unpleasant that Jacko began to be quite sorry that h 6 had said anything. And nobody had any peace at all for the next few weeks. Adolphus practised for hours at a time, and even Mrs. Jacko began to wish that wireless had never been invented. "Though, to be quite fair,” she said, “the talks on gardening have certainly helped mo to get rid of tho slugs.” But at last the great day eame, and Adolphus asked for an early cup of tea so as to have plenty of time to get dressed. He had actually bought a new suit for the occasion, quite forgetting that nobody would see him. And he flew into a rage when he saw Jacko sniggering away in the corner. “I’ll teach you to laugh at me!” he roared. And he chased Jacko out of the room fairly bellowing with rage. There was a regular scuffle, and in the excitement Adolphus fell against Mrs. Jacko’s linen cupboard. The door opened, and in he went with a crash, falling over a big pile of blankets. It was too good an opportunity to be missed. Jacko, still laughing, turned the key in the lock; then he darted out of the hpuse and made straight for the broadcasting station. “Here I am!” he exclaimed, brandishing some songs; and it never occurred to anybody that he wasn’t Adolphus. Of course, Mrs. Jacko turned on the wireless, though she didn’t find it very easy to hear anything owing to the loud knocking which was going on somewhere in the house. But as she didn't want to miss any of Adolphus’s songs she didn’t go to see what was the matter. "Somebody at the back door,” she said to herself. . “They will have to wait.” But the singing when she heard it gave her such a shock that she tore off tile earphones and rushed off to find Mr. Jacko. But she found Adolphus instead! And what happened to Jacko when he returned is too sad a tale to repeat.