Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-06-04
Debating an Item.

room OF local paper, and, sliding VI
to the reporters table, he took sea
and hudled up close and said:
Just take it down now. and I'll giv'
you good item Ready?'
! Yes. Go ahead y
Well, this morning, Mrs. Tucker
my wife. you know-and her daughter
Bessie, were driving out with the be-,
mare, named Kitty, along the river roaC
to see her aunt
Whose aunt?'
Mrs. fuckers aunt. To see hel
aunt. Bessie was driving the mare, ,ans
a little after they had passed Stapletown
Place she threw one of her Shoes
Bessie did p
No, Kitty the mare. And Bessie
said to her mother that she thought che
was behaving queerly.'
Mrs Tucher wasp
The mare. and she felt so worried
that she had half notion to turn back.
Are you speaking of The mare or o.
Bessie p
L mean Bessie, ofcourse. But she
kept on limplng and kinder uneven
uutil they were down by the ga,
works and 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 u tilt 10 one side, and Mrs.
Tucker screamed, she let drive with
both other hiEd legs against the car
riage.'
Are you referring to Mrs. Tucker OF
to the
Kitty, the mare-and snapped both
shafts off short. The next moment, be.
fore Mrs. Tucker or Bessie could save
themselves, she went over the side,
turning a complete sImmersault.'
You are now speaking Of the mare p
Yes, the mare turned a complete
summersault into the water. One oi
the traces remained uubroken, and, Of
course, as Kitty went over, she drag
ged the carriage after her, and Mrs.
Tucker and Bessie went foundering in
to the creek. The marc at once struck
out for the shore, and Bessie Fortunate
ly had presence ofmind enough to GRASP
her by the tail. She had the blind stag
gers, 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 p
/ 'Bessie's dress; and it seemed for q
minute the mare would bring them safe
ly 10 land. But Mrs. fuckers hold OF
the mares tall
"Did L? Well. so it was; and Mrs.
Tscker hold of her Dress
Whose dress 2
Didn't say Bessie's dress: well
then, somehow, Mrs. Tucker's hole
! loosened and
Her hold Of what?'
Her hold of the mare, no, must be
mistaken; Bessie had bold of the mares
tail. while the mare was swimming, ant
the mare had hold of Mrs. Tucher's dr.
that IS Mrs. Tucker had hold of-well
anyhow, she let go"
Mrs. Tucker let go p
oh, | dunno; whoever had hold o
the mare let go andsh went to tht
bottom like a stone
If l follow your meaning it was tn
mare that went to the bottom
My goodness, man! Can't you un
derstand? 1t wasn't the mare. Th
mare swan ashore
what did you say she went to thu
bottom for then p
L 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. Mrs. Tucker wen
to tho bottom, too"
No, she didn't, either.
Mrs. Tucker flew up in the air then
Now you think you're smart don
you p
We'll, go on and finish your story
we'll discuss that afterward. What di
, Bessie says when she got to the DO
! tom p
'Ive good mine TO wOllop yOa.'
, What did she say that Tor y
You mud-headed IDIOT said NJ
D Tucker, give me any more OF yout ms
q lence, and I'll fay you alive. WI
going to give you good item abo'
3 that mare, and what Mrs. Tucker sa
about her turning summersaults a
r the way home.'
The reporter got behind the desl
lifted up a chair 10 ward of q missile
and then he said calmly:
What was Mrs. fuckers object
| truning summersaults all the way home
Thank God for free gospel, said
Ia ch,rch member suddenly carrie