Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1879-03-20
Lots Of Fun I'm the Editorial
Room.


Lots Of Fun I'm the Editorial
Room.
The following little story teaches
caution in the use of pronouns:
Mr.. Tucker came into the editorial
room of local paper, and siding up
to the reporters table, he took seat
and nudged up close, and said:
"Just take it down, now, and III
give you good item. Ready"
eyes; 60 ahead"
"Well, this morning, Mis-. Tucker
my wife, you know-and her
daughter Bessie, were driving out
with the bay mare named Kitty, along
the river road to see her aunt
"Whose aunt?"
"Mrs. fuckers aunt. To see her
aunt. BESSIE was driving the mare,
and alittle after they had passed Sta
pleton Place she threw out one Of her
shoes"
"Bessie did?"
"No; Kitty, the mare. And Bes-
sic said to her mother that she thought
she was behaving queerly.''
"Mrs. Tucker was 2"
"The mare and she felt so worried
that she had half a notion to turn
back"
"Are you speaking OF the mare or
of Bessie?'
81 mean Bessie, of course. But
she kept on limping and going kinder
uneven, until they were down by the
gas-works, when she laid back her ears
and"
"You don't mean Bessie's ears 20
Certainly not.'
$50 on, then. Mrs. Tucker laid
back her ears"
1.-The mares ears. And just as
they got on the bridge over the creek
the mare gave tilt to one side, and
rs Mrs. Tucker screamed, she let
drive with both of her hind legs
against the carriage"
''Are you referring to Mrs. Tucker
or 10 the"
''Kitty, the msre-and snapped
both shafts off short. The next mo-
ment, before Mrs. Tucker or Bessie
could save themselves, she went over
the side, turning complete somer-
sault."
"You arc now speaking of the
mare?''
Eyes; the mare turned complete
somersault into the water. One of
the traces remained unbroken, and Of
course, as Kitty went over, she drag
ged the carriage after her, and Mrs.
Tucker and Bessie went foundering
into the creek. The mare at once
struck out for the shore, aud Bessie
fortunately had presence of mind
enough to grasp her by the tail. She
had the blind staggers, but it passed
OFF,
''Not Bessie 20
"No-the mare; and as soon as
she was being towed past Mrs. Tucker,
she caught hold of her dress"
'sThe mares dress!"
i "Bessle's dress and it seemed for
q minute the mare would bring them
safely to land. But Mrs. fuckers
hold on the mares tail lcosened sorne-
how, and
''You said Bessie had hold of the
mares tail"
'Did II Well, so it was and Mrs.
Tucker had hold Of her dress"
"Whose dress?"
Didn't i say Bessie's dress {?
Well, then, somehow, Mrs. fuckers @
hold loosened, and"
"Her hold of what?"
s.Her hold of the mare's-no. I
must be mistaken. Bessie had hold
of the mares tail, while the mare
was swimming, and the mare had
hold Of Mrs. fuckers dr-that is.
Mrs. Tucker had hold Of Well, any
how, she let CO.
"Mrs. Tucker let go?''
sob, dunno; whoever had hold
Of the mare let go, and she went to
the bottom like stone."
"If ! follow your meaning, it was
q the mare that went to the bottom"
!, my goodness, mani can't you
understand? 1t wasn't the mare .
The mare swan ashore. T"
A "What did you say that she went
to the bottom for, them,
~ didn't; 1t was Bessie
"Bcssie never said word about
! it.,
"You know what meant. Bessie
went to the bottom. /"
Il .sAnd Mrs. Tucker swan ashore
i "No, she didn't"
VERY well, Mrs. Tucker. went 10
the bottom, too. =
i ssNo, she didn't either
'sMrs. Tucker dew up in the air,
then ~
j sYou think you're smart, don't
swell, 60 on and tell your story;
| ven discuss that afterwards. What
did Bessie say when she got to the
j bottom
sIsve i good mind to wallop you.'
..What did she say that for r,
You mnd-Leaded idiot, said
Mr.. Tucker, tsgive me any more of
your insolence and I'm nay you allvs.
was going to give yon : good item
about that mare, and Whist Nrs
Tncker said about her tgxaing somsg
sanlts ~ the way hons, but NOW ~
see you hanged hrst s
The reporter eot behind TIE aegk
lifted ma clsair tosNsrdo6 = missiaes
and fhen be sejd< calmly
xsWhat Maa lEra. Tueker's obj&ck
insturnine sunm meEraults ~ the Wy