The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-11-27
THE USE OF PRONOUNS.

table, and took seat, nudged up close
and said:
Just take it down, now, and II
give you good Item. Ready2
Yes. Go ahead
sWell, this morning Mrs. Tucker
my wife you know-and her daughte
Bessie were driving out with the ba.
mare, named Kitty, along the rive
road to see her aunt
Whose aunt?'
Mrs. fuckers aunt. To see he
aunt. Bessie was driving the mare
and little after they had passed Sta
pleton's place she threw one of bel
shoes
sBessie did?'
mo; Kitty, the mare. And Bessie
said to her mother that she though
she was behaving queerly.'
Mrs. Tucker WASP
mo, the mare and she felt so wor.
ried that she had notion of turning
back. mean Bessie, of course. But
she kept on limping and going kinder
uneven until they were down by the
gas works, when she laid back her earf
and
sYou don't mean Bessie's ears2'
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 hind legs against the car
riage-'
Are you referring to Mrs. Tucker
or to the
Kitty, the mare-and snapped both
shafts off short. The next moment,
before Mrs. Tucker or Bessie could
save themselves, she went over the
side, and turned q complete somer-
sault-'
You are now speaking of the
mare?'
Yes; the mare turned complete
somersault into the water. One of
the traces remained unbroken, and, of
course, as Kitty went over she dragg-
ed the carriage after her, and Mrs,
Tucker and Bessie were foundering
in the creek. The mare at once struck
out for the shore, and Bessie, fortu.
aately, had presence of mind enough
to grasp her by the tail. She had the
blind staggers, but it had passed off
Not Bessie p
mo, the mare-and as she was be-
ing towed past Mrs. Tucker she caught
hold of her dress
sThe mares dress?'
sBessie's dress; and it seemed for a
minute that the mare would bring
them safe to the land. But Mrs. Tuck
er's hold on the mares tail loosened
somehow, and
sYou said Bessie had hold of the
mares tall
did L? Well so she did; and Mrs.
Tucker had hold of her Dress
Whose dress2'
Didn't say Bessie's dress? Well
then, somehow Mrs, fuckers hold
loosened, and
sHer hold on what p
sHer hold on tine mare-no, I must
be mistaken; Bessie had hold of the
mares tail, while the mare was swim
ming, and the mare had hold of Mrs,
Tuker's dr-that is, Mrs. Tucker had
hold Of. Well, anyhow, she let go
MRS. Tucker let go?'
'Oh, dunno; whoever had hold oi
the mare let go, and she went to the
bottom like stone.'
'If follow your meaning it was the
mare that went to the bottom
MY goodness, man. Can't you un.
derstand? 1t wasn't the mare. The
mare swan ashore
what did you say she went to the
bottom for?'
didn't IL was Bessie
Bessie never said word about it..
'You know what 1 meant. Bessie
went to the bottom
sAnd Mrs, Tucker swan ashore?'
mo, she didn't
sVery well, then. Mrs. Tucker
went to the bottom too?'
mo, she didn't either
MRS. Tucker flew up in the air
then?'
you think you're smart, don't
your
sWell, go on and tell your story ;
we'll discuss that afterward. What
did Bessie say when she got to the
bottom?'
sTve a good mind to wallop you.'
sWhat did she say that for7'
you d-headed idiotV said Mr..
Tucker, give me any more of your
insolence and I'll fay you alive. l
was going to give you good item
about that mare and what Mrs. Tuck
er said about her turning somersaults
all the way home, but now I'll see
you hanged first
The reporter got behind a desk,
lifted up chair to ward off missiles,
and then he said calmly:
sWhat was Mrs. fuckers object in
turning somersaults all the way home p