Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-05-08
Debating An ITEM.

and nudged up close and said:
"Just take it down now, and III
give you good item. Ready Z"
eyes Go ahead |"
"Well, this morning, Mrs. Tucker
my wife, you know-and her daughter
Bessie were driving out with bay
mare, named kittie, along the river
road, to see her AUNT"
"Whose aunt Z"
"Mrs. fuckers aunt. TO see her
aunt. Bessie was driving the mare,
aud little after they had passed Sta
plcton Place she threw one Of her
shoes"
Bessie didw
"No, Kitty, the mare. And Bessie
said to her mother that she thought
she was behaving quecrly."
Mrs. Tucker was p
"Ihc mare; and she felt 80 worried
that she had notion to turn back"
Are you speaking Of the mare or Of
BessicY
81 mean Bessie, of course. But she
kept on limping and going kinder un.
even until they were down by the gas
works, when she laid back her ears
and"
you don't mean Bessie's cars p
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 as
Mrs. Tucker screamed, she let drive
with both Of her hind-legs, against the
carriage
Are YOU referring to Mrs. Tucker
or to the"
Kitty, the mare-and snapped both
shafts off short. The next moment,
before Mr. Tucker or Bessie could
save themselves, she went over the side,
turning a complete somersault."
You are now speaking Of the marc?'
6. the mare turned a complete
somcr-ault into the water. One Of the
traces remained unbroken, aud Of
course, as Kitty weut over she dragged
the carriage after her, and Mrs. Tuck
or and Bessie went floundering into the
creek. The mare at once struck out
for the shore, and Bessie fortunately
had presence of mind enough to gra. p
her by the tail. She had the blind
stagrcrs, but it had passed off"
Not Bcssicy'
"No-the mare; and as soon az she
was being towed past Mrs Tucker,
she caught hold Of her dress"
"The mares dress r
'Bessie's dress and it seemed for a
minute the mare would bring them
safely TO land. But Mrs. fuckers
hold on the mares tail loozencd some
how, and"
you said Bessie had hold Of the
mares tail"
did /? Well, 50 it was and Mrs.
Tucker hold of her dress"
Whose dress :"
Didn't say Bessie's dressi We'll,
then, somehow Mrs. fuckers hold
loosened and"
Her hold of what -
"Her hold of the mare-no, | must
be mistaken; Bessie had hold of the
mares tail, while the mare was swim.
ming, and the mare had hold Of Mrs.
Tucker's dr. That is Mrs. Tucker
had hold Of Well, anyhow, she let
GO"
Mrs. Tucker LET go?"
ooh, dunno; whoever had hold of
the mare let 60, and she went to the
bottom like a stone"
If | follow your meaning, il was
the mare that went to the bottom 7"
my goodness man Can't you un.
kerstand? Ii wasn't the mare. The
mare swan ashore"
What did YOU say she went 10 the
bottom for, them
81 didn't it was Bessie"
Bessie never said word about it. "
"Iou know what / mean. Bessie
went to the bottom"
"And Mrs. Tucker swan ashorey"
"No, she didn't"
Every we'll, then. Mrs. Tucker
went to the bottom tooY'
NO, she didn't either"
"Mrs. Tucker flew up in the air,
thenY"
"You think you're smart, don't youi"
"Well. 20 on aud tell your story ;
we'll discuss that afterward. What
did Bessie say when she got TO the
bottom 7"
1--WE good mind TO wollup you"
"What did she say that for =
"You mud-headed IDIOT" said Mr..
Tucker, give me any more of your in
science. and III fay you alive. / was
going to give you good item about
that mare, and what Mrs. Tucker said
about her turning somersaults all the
way home, but now I'll see you hang
cd first"
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