The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-01-02
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BY MAX Aux1sh.

BY MAX AUU
He came into he editorial room OF tie
1fgus, and, sidling up TO the reporters ia.
ble, he took . seat, nudged up close. and
said:
-Just take it down, and I'll give you a
good item. Ready
"Yes, go ahead
swell, this morning Mrs. Tucker, my
vile, you know, and her daughter, Bessie,
were driving out with q bay mare nance
Kitty, along the river road to see her aunt.
"Whose aunt?'
@Ms. fuckers aunt. To see here little
after they passed S.apletou place, che threw
one Of her shoes"
sBessie did ?"
NO /; Kitty, the mare. And Bessie said
to ~ mother tbrt she thought she was be-
having queerly."
"Mfs. Tucker WASP
"The mare; and she felt 20 weary that
she had half notion TO turn back"
"Are you sfeaking Of the mare or Of
Bessie"
Il mesn Bessie, Of course. But she kept
on limping and going kinder Uneven, until
they were down yer by the gas works, when
she laid back her ears and"
you don't nean Bessie's ears"
Certainly not"
go on, then. Mrs. Tucker laid back
her ears"
The mares ears. And, Just as they got
on the bridge over the creek, the mare gave
tilt to one side, and Mrs Tucker scream
ed she let drive with both her hind legs
at the carriage"
Are you referring to Mrs Tucker or to
the
kitty the mare and snapped both
shafts off short Tue next moment, before
Mrs. Tucker or Bessie could save them
selves, she went over the side, turning a
complete somerset"
"You are speaking Of the mare?'
"Yes, the mare turned q complete SOM
erset into the water One of the traces re-
manned unbroken. and, of course, as Kitty
went over she dragged the carriage after
her. and Mrs. Tucker and Bessie went foun-
dering into the creek. The mare at once
struck out for shore, and Pessie fortunately
had presence of mind enough to grasp her
by the tail. She had blind etaggers; but it
had passed off"
"Not Bessie ?"
mo, the mare and as she was being
towed past Mrs. Tucker, Mrs. Tucker
caught hold of her dress"
"The mares dress?"
"Bessie's dress, of course; and it seemed
for q minute or two that the mare would
brig them safely to land. But Mrs.
fuckers hold on the mares tail loosened
somehow. and"
"You said Bessie had hold Of the mare 8
tail"
did I? Well, so it was; and Mrs. Tuck
er had hold Of her dress"
"Whoee dress?"
didn't say Bessie's dress? Well, then,
somehow Mrs. fuckers hold loosened,
and"
"Her hold of WHAT"
Her hold of the mare's-no, must be
mistaken. Bessie had hold of the mares
tail, while the mare was swimming. and
the man habitat is to say-Mrs. Tuck
er had hold of-well, anyhow she let
go"
"Mrs. Tucker let 60"
"Oh, dunno; whoever had hold of the
mare let 60, and she went to the bottom
like stone"
"If am to follow your meaning, am
TO suppose that it was the mare that went
10 the OOttcm.
."My goodness, man, can't you under
stand? 1t wasn't the mare. The mare
swan Ashore"
"What did you say she went to the bot
tom for, then?'
81 didn't, it was Bessie"
"Bessie never said word about it"
"You know what l mean Bessie went to
the bottom"
"And Mrs. Tucker swan ashore
mo she didn't
"Mrs. Tucker flew up in the air, then ~
you think you're smart, don't your
"Well, 60 on and tell your story, we'll
discuss that aflerward What did Bessie
say when she got to the bottom?"
"Pve good mind to wallop you"
"What did she say that for?"
"You mud headed idiot" said Mr.. Tuck
er, rising, give me any more Of your inso-
lence and I'll fiay you alive. was going
TO give you q good item about that mare
and about what Mrs. Tucker said about
her turning somersets all the way home,
but now I'll see you hanged first"
The reporter got behind tine desk, lifted
up chair to ward of missile, and then
be said calmly:
"What was Mrs. fuckers object in turn
ing somersets all the way home?"
Those who saw Tucker emerge from the
Argus Office said he looked as if he had
seen . ghost, he was so white. And the
Argus lost subscriber.