St. Landry democrat., 1879-04-05
Debating aaa Etesaa.

The following little story tcacheS
caution in the Use OF prOnonns
Mr.. Tucker came into the editorial
room of IL local paper, and, sliding up
to the reporters table, he took seat
and mudycd up close and said
"Just take it down now, and I'll give
YOU good item. Ready ?"
" Yes. Go ahead.
"Wcll, this morning, Mrs. 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 Z
"Mrs. fuckers aunt. To see her
aunt Bessie was driving the mare, and
a little after they had passed StapIeton
Place she threw one Of her shoes"
Bessie did p
NO; Kitty, the mare. And Bessie
said to her mother that thought she
was behaving quccrly..
Mrs. Tucker was ("
"The mare and she felt so worried
that she had half Il notion to turn back.
" Are You speaking OF the mare OF OF
Bessie ~
Il mean Bessie, OF course. But she
kept on imping, and going kinder TN
even, until they were down by the gas
works, when She laid back her ears,
and
:" You don't mean Bcssie's ears 9'
" Certainly not
go on tlen. Mrs. Tucker laid back
her ears"
" The mares ears. And just as they
got on the bridge over the creek, the
mare gave IL tilt to one side, and as Mrs.
Tucker screamed, she let drive with
both Of her hind legs against the car
riagc.,'
" Are you referring to Mrs. Tucker or
to the"
kitty, the mare-and snapped both
shafts off short. The nextmomeut, be-
fore Mrs Tucker or Bessie could save
themselves, the went over the side, turn
ing il complete sOmersault."
You are now speaking of the mare ?
Yes, the mare turned Il complete
somersault into to water. One OF the
traces remained unbroken, and of
course, as Kitty went over, she dragged
the carriage after her, and Mrs. Tucker
and Bessie went Volunteering into the
creek. The mare ut 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 has passed off"
Not Bessie 2"
No-tie mare and as soon as she
was being to"ed past Mrs. Iuckur, she
caught hold of her dress-'
Ihc mares dress -
BESSIE 5 dress and it seemed for a
minute the mare would bring them safe
ly to to land. But Mrs. fuckers hold
the mares tail, loosentd somehow,
and
You said Bessie had hold of the
mares tail
did /? Well, so it was and Mrs.
Tucker hold of hel dress"
Whose dress ?"
Didn't | say Bessie's dress Well,
then, somehow, Mrs. fuckers hold loos-
eneu and
Her hold of what ?"
/" Her mold Of the mare's-no, | must
be mistaken; Bessie had hold of the
mare s tall, while the mare was swim
ming, and the mare had hold OF Mrs
fuckers dr-tIlat is, Mrs. Tucker had
hold Dwell, anyhow, she let go-n
Mrs. Tucker let go ?"
Oh, dunno; whoever had hold of
the mare let go and she went to the bot
tom like Il stone"
." IT follow your meaning, it was the
mare that went to the bottom :"
My goodness, man Can't you I'M
derstand p? 1t wasn't the mare. The
mare swan aShOre.'
" What did you say she went to the
bottom for Them
" didn't it was Bessie"
Bessie never said word about it."
You know what | meant. Bessie |
went to the bottom"
And Mrs. Tucker swan ashore"
No; she didn't.''
VERY well, then, Mr.. Tucker went
to the bottom, too"
" No, she didn't either"
Mrs. Tucker flew up in the air,
then ;"
You think you're smart, don't you?"
well, go on and tell your story
Well discuss that afterwards. What did |
Bessie say when she got to the bottom -
I've a good mind to wollup you.''
What did she say that fors;'
You head idiot" said Mr..
fucker, give me any more of your
nsolence, and III tlay you alive. was
going to give you q good item about
hat mare, and what Mrs. Tucker said
about her turning sOmersaults all the
Way home, but now I'll see you hanged
irst.n
The reporter got behind the desk,
lifted up a chair to ward off Il missile,
md then he said calmly
What was Mrs. fuckers object in
turning somesaults all the way home ~