Smyrna times., 1877-01-31
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Like the eliiint and the -kanceron.' :

IWlnSeS Is like the walKIn beam NV ii
stenrGOte-whrn you lays one down you
takes the luther one up, and when they
noth opns thar skape-plpes and squalls al
the same time, wuy lettin oil stpmc Is
Quaker meetin to it. F'yU,r we'll, vune
wurl', Im a gwine home You may talk
20 me bout Gypchun bondigr, but II muther
1T died mite wrastlIn with two bawlin, Squal-
IN twlnsts-a mother endunn Nv that
bondige >turs my sympathlps MORN the
Gyrchuns and lzraliles combined.
a quare thing is that the man gifts all the
lredlt fur twlnses, while the woman, that
haS ten thou>un items a heap the hardest
item, don't git nun. Folks is inklinel To
nlame her and tell her mo mo NV that,
now" But the man puts on his hat ana
walks 4th with a ar Nv modst pride, like
the man that cIawed the hons OIL II steer
ur Il bet. II don't take no krelit iul
thiS,' he kinder seems to say, IL rcely
| lon't, but still | want to git the credit all
the same. 'Taint evryhody has twlnsrS.
and then is umbll bout it like me-" Ant
they tell me thar Is wlmmin that actilly j.
| rnvus and jallus Nv wlmmin that has
twinses, and wood fain git the resipe il
thar was one. Well, thar is chldun
that brags bout bein sirker than luther
| childun, and its a twisted sort of IA wnrl'
We live in enyway. don't onderstan it no
way-nOr don't ever hope to. 1t gifts mp
got me long ago.
These few remox is drord 4th by
Meekins. Peter Meekns is my nabor-
our back lots jineS. He is the wevil
ratinest man | know. Sumthin is alwav-
ne matter with his durn tung, and from
-um-biles to corns thar amt nuthin that h,
lon't hav and keep on havin it. Dispepss
Is his stanby, and when he amt got that ht
ills up the chlnx with dipthery. | kinnOt
understan it. Thar aint MON enuf NV hin
to make a do-mat. Now NV all and NV all
Iumin beins who should hav twinses bu
this same Meckins. It's a fac, by gum
nd it jest knot me down you know. ain
etrh breth good since heerd it.
My wife must have told me, but my mine
nav bin 80 ockqupide with pOltix that
aforementioned it till the uther day when
net him on the strete. His chin wiggle,
md his nose wobbled, he wer so very
add
In the name of mizry," says l, "Meekins
what's the matterP''
"Ahr' he says, groanin, and the waite
sethered in his eyes.
How is your drottad tung, now?"
| ,ays.
"Taint that" says he, and the teers Gun
rollin down his holler cheek, and hi
nose trimlled. 81 were-I were took dow
with the twinses bout month ago, an,
lin very 10 ever sinsc."
"Whatr' | Exclaimed, 'yo?-you 20
twinses? Civ me yo' han'r' and grabe,
.lim to kongratulate him. "And you cryil
bout hatF says |.
1.-TWO nusses," he says, "two kribs, tw
sets uv-uv-uv erything-two-.
And he sobbed-he actilly did.
} "Cheer up, my lively lad," (much livel
bout him, "cheer up" says.
a This stopt him. "Ahw he says, "ah
this ar a worl' Nv much wind on the stun
nick and skarrsly nuthin in the brecchp
pockit." And with that he shufiled off hl
mortal kile in tho dreckshun NV his ow
louse.
went to mine madd-madd with
Iub'l 3D." And says to my wife:
/ "Did you know old Meekins ha
:, winsps ?"
"Know t2' she says, "didn't tell 20
the very day they was borned?'
MAY be you mout," | says, "but IN
= mind hav bin so grummd up with politi,
Well," says, "what doc you think NV it?
That were the wrongest questun thu
( ever axed in all my llie. 1t let down tn
= tale-bode Nv her elloquense, and sl
lrownded me then and thar.
"Think NV it?'' she skreakt. "Thin
y Nv il? Its the outrageouSest owlashuse
!. prece Nv impertinence that's bin lluppetr
" II my naborhood in 40 od.l year." Til,
mad um puppus--a puppus"-stompl