Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-02-05

RESI- you would have your eyes
look like a rare beefsteak or your nose
crimsoned on the point, just step into
viii Albert's and ask for view OF bis
pet squirrels; or into Mike Geary's to
see his Attorney calf; oHinto Wallace
Barron's to look at his golden plumed
canaries.
And this is why it is
On Thursday last last young man.
of shabby genteel exterior, pranced In
to town, accostlng Mr.. VIM. Suplnger
and Mr.. Welsh as old acquaintance
which is no doubt the case, though both
of these gentlemen Indignantly deny all
knowledge of their old cham.
He then made sortie into Mike
Geary's, where he introduced himselfas
Tom Geary, a cattle or cew buyer.
He said he had wagon and some COWS
coming on; that he had been kindly in
vlted by Peter RAIDER to ride ahead IN
his buggy, and was waiting for his train
He told Nike he had with his wagon q
pair of black squirrels, which gentle
man from Harper's Ferry, Mr.. Hays,
had sent him. Mike protested that he
did not know of any such friend as Hays
and that there must be some mistake.
Tom sternly held that his duty would
he TO leave them when the wagon came
that il was none Of his business wheth-
or Mike knew Hays. His business was
to leave the squirrels. Mike thought
he saw a bug under the chip and Pom
read Mixes thoughts. Instantly ne
dcnloyed for another attack. He had a
fine Young Attorney calfwith his stock
too Young to travel-and must give 1t
away. Mike capitulated. Come back,
saws he, and take ssifter, and he
shifted.
Tom then sailed forth to meet the
COWS and calf and squirrels. He soon
hove to on Albert's csrner, and introduce
ed himself as Tom Albert, life long
friend ofJohn Albert, and anxious to
extend his acquaintance with his nu-
merous namesakes. He told the sam
fascinating story of the baggy-ride, the
ON coming wagon, the cows, the call
and the black squirrels, except that
HAYS had sent the squirrels to Mr.. Al
bert. Will thought he recollected an
old war associate OF that name and pre-
pared to receive the squirrels. But he
had no place 10 keep the calf. AT this
point Kenny DOsh winked that he would
like to have an Attorney, and Will re-
Tented. Said he would take the call
too. After a very short sitting our
traveller remarked that he must hurry
out to Tim Connell's to look after a
few COWS. Just at the door he looked
at his pocket book, observed that his
money was all in large bills and that he
might need little change. OF course
so small an accommodation could not
be refused under the circumstances, for
so short q time and on such security as
q wagon. cows, calves and squirrels.
Armed with this small change he re-
turned to pay his respects again to his
first namesake.
Then he struck out fer Wallace Bar
ron's. Here he had the same sedactlve
Information to impsrt, except that they
were beautiful canaries instead Of black
SQUIRRELS. We did not learn how far no
obtained Wallace, but that afternoon
two little boys were running the streets
irving to buy or borrow bird cage be-
fore the wagon and cows arrived.
Now Wallace is too busy tclegraphing
to talk about canary birds, Mike is trying
to swear out Of it, and Will Albert says
he never had any such d-drelations
any how.
The impression Is that Supinger add
Welsh made way with their cid ehum
to prevent his "peaching."
p. Son the line Of march cut OF
the village he called to see Mr.. Jacob
OFT about COW which he understood 10
be for sale. He bought the COW, par
took OF a sumptuous dinner which hap
pened to be just ready snd-left the cow
till his wagon comes along. Mr.. OFT has
Turned the COW out again,