The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-05-25
Debating AN ITEM

| :: Al 'S 4ttNic slOTy NeaCneS caution
IN tllc use OF pronouns:
Dr. tucker came into the editorial room
oi local paper and sliding I'D TO the re-
porter table, he took a seat and nudced
up close and said:
Just take it down and I'll give Won q
good item. Ready"
Yes. Go ahead"
well, this morning, Mrs. Tuckcr-mv
VIE you know-ana her daughter Bessie
We're driving out with the bay mare named
nifty, along the river road, to see her aunt :"
| Whose auntln
Mrs. fuckers aunt To see hor aunt
Bessie was driving the mare, and lt,e az
ter they had left staplctown Place she
threw one of her shoes" say
Bessie did,"
NO Kitty, the mare. And Bessie said
to her mother that she thought that
she was behaving queerly."
Mrs. Tucker was!'
The mare; and she felt 50 worried tbot
she had halls notion to turn back"
Are you speaking Of the mare mr. Roc
S'e'. -...nn DessIe, VI cUulsu But she kent
on limpng 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?"
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
a tilt to one side, and, as Mrs Tucker
screamed, she let drive with both her hind
legs against the carriage"
Are you referring to Mrs. Tucker or to
the
Kitty the marc-and snapped both
shafts off short. The next moment. before
Mrs. Tucker or Bessie could save them. |
selves, she went over the side. turning a
somersault."
"Iou are now speaking of the mare?"
"les; the mare turned n complete somer. |
sault into the water. One of the traces re-
NAMED unbroken, and of course as Kitty
went over she dragged the carriage
after her, and Mrs. Tucker and Bessie
went laundering into the creek The mare
at once struck out for the shore, and Bessie |
fortunately had presence of mind ENOUGH
to grasp her by the tail. She had the blind
staggers, but it had passed off"
"Not Bessie?"
"No--the mare; and as soon as she was
being towed past Mrs. Tucker, she caught
hold of her dress?'
"The mares Dress"
"Bessie's dress; and it seemed for min.
ute the mare would bring them
safely to land. But Mrs fuckers
hold on the mares loosened somehow. and
"You said Bessie had hold of the mares
tail
did |? Well, soft was Mrs. Tukcr
had hold other dress"
Whose dress"
Didn't say Bessie'S dress? Well then
somehow, Mrs. fuckers hold loosened
and c
"IIer hold Of WHAT" k
"Her hold of the mare-no, must be =
Bessie had hold of the mares :
all, while the mare was swimming, and the
mare had hold Of Mrs. fuckers DR. that e
s. Mrs, Tucker had hold Of. Well, 1
anyhow, she lot 60" /
MIS- luCkcT let 90. ,
sob, l dunno; whoever had hold of the |
mare let go and she went to the bottom /
ike stone"
"lf | follow your meaning it was the -
mare that went to the bottom "
my goodness, man Can't you under. I'll
tandi 1t wasn't the mare. The mare $
swan ashore" A
"What did you say she went to the bot I,
ON for, thonlr ~
III did'nt:it was Bessie" Is
"Bessic never said word about it."
"You know what meant. Bessie went
, the bottom" p'
"And Mrs. Tucker swan ashorel"
mo, she didn't" .,
"Very well then Mrs. Tucker went to ="
,c bottom, tool' W
"No, she didn't either" h,
Mrs. Tucker flew up in the air, then9o v,
"fou think you're smart don't you" w
"Well 90 on and tell your story, we'll !.
iscuss that after. What did Bessie say a
hen she got to the bottoml" u
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