Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-09-07
MR.. SMITHS ITEM.

He came into the office, and drawing
chair up close to = reporters table he
said to the reporter:
Take bit of paper and I'll give you
a good item"
When the reporter was ready the visi-
tor began:
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Smth-my
wife, you know and my daughter drove
out with my bay marc for little ride.
Jenny was driving the mare, oming
down from Mount Airy to the Wisss-
hIckon, whsn, just below the crest Of the
hill she kicked of enc of her shoes"
"Jenny did,"
mo; the mare. Mrs. Smith, however,
concluded te 60 on, IS the roads were
soft and .he mare quiet, so Jenny let her
proceed slowly Down the HILL"
"Lrt Mrs. Smith or the mare,"
THE mare, Of course. A few minutes
later. however, while Jenny WINS stop
ping I" pick some ferns for her mether,
hy or something bit her upon the nose"
Upon Jenny nose, or hcr mother ~"
mo, no Tho mares nose. bit the
mare upon the nose. and Jenny hardly
had time to get back into the carriage be
fore she began to rear and plunge in
most alarming manner"
Not Jenny1"
40 pshaw, the animal, the mare. Mrs.
Smith, OF course. was very much fright
snrd, for the mare seemed really excited,
and she began to scream violently and TO
try to got out of the back eflhe carrisge.'
"Tha mare did!"
"Mrs. Smith. But Jenny told her she
could manage the mare If she would sit
still"
"If the mare would sit"
"If her mother would sit still. but just
then n buckle broke and Jenny was un
able to prevent the mare from dashng
down the hill at . frlghiful pace. When
they came to the bridge over the creek,
Mrs. Smith WAS overjoyed 10 ob-erve the
the mare come to dead stop; but. un-
happily. the next m"ment fit of blind
stsggers struck her, and"
"Struck Mrs. Smith. or tLe-f"
Don't you understaHd3 Struck the
mare. and before Jenny could c.mprs.
hend the situation, she led about upOn
the bridge in AL uncertain sort OF way.
while Mrs. Smith WAS completely Y unnerv
cd aud without self control. and the next
moment she turned nn entire somsrsault
over the side Of the bridge into the wa
ter.'
"Are you referring now to M-.. Smith
or Jenny or the msrsf"
"Why tho mare! o. course ,hc drsg
ged tho carriage in with her, saa Mrr.
Smith and Jenny IN it. All ih,~e -nnk
To the bottom. but the mare almost i'm
msdiste!y struck out for shore, and Jenny
cla-pod her by the tail. A. they swan
past Mrs Smith, MIS-. Smith clucked ut
ber dress"
mot the mares drssse"
"At Jenny's dress. and this forced her
to loose her hold upon the TAIL"
II thought ysu said Jenny had hold Of
the tail; not Mrs. SIN iih!"
$50 did. Mrs. Smith had hold Of
ths-the 1 mean, yes, J-nay had hold
Ut the mare's tail and Mr.. SIN ith had
hold vi her dress"
"Whose dress, Jcnny's or thc-?"
"You know very we'll what l moan.
Mrs Smith hold Oh I" Jenny and Jsnny
TO the mare. but Mrs. Smith pulled her
loose, Gnenteationslly, OF course, and as
the mare SWAN off Mrs, Smith said 10
her"
ITO the mars3"
you think yev're smart VOW. dsn't
y"n7 You know well enough l mean
Jenny"
"WeIl, then. Jenny said to the mare,
what3"
"I'vs got notion to punch your head
,or you, you sccundrsl."
"What did she say thst fnrt"
CAME IN mere, said Mr. Smfa,
fsrcoly. 'to give you n frst rate item,
and WAS going to tell you what Mrs.
Smith said about the mare being dragged
from tho water and how she turned som
srssults sll the way home; but hanged il
III do il cow"
The reporter nose slowly, and slevating
a chair to ward off tho missile, he camly
inquired;
"What object had Mrs. Smith in turn
ing somersaults al the way homer"
The people whs saw Mr.. Smith come
down stairs ard emerge from the front
door say he looked A. white as il he had
just seen = ghost. Philadelphia Butie
tin.
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