Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-02-18
NO. 46.
Mistellaneous.
MR.. TUCKER'S ITEM.

He came into the editorial room of the
Argus, and, siding up to the reporters
table, he took a seat, nudged up close, and
said:
Just take it down, and I'll give you
good item. Ready"
Yes, go ahead
"Well, this morning Mrs. Tucker, my
wife, you know, and her daughter, Bessie.
were driving out with bay mare named
Kitty, along the river road to see her aunt
Whose aunt?'
"Mrs. fuckers aunt A little after they
passed Stapleton place, she threw one of
her shoes
Bessie did?''
"No; Kitty, the mare. And Bessie said
to her mother that she thought she was be-
having queerly."
Mrs. Tucker was ?''
1.-The mare; and she felt SO weary that
she had half notion to turn back"
Are you speaking of the mare or Bes-
sic ?''
II mean Bessie, Of course But she
kept on limping and going kinder oneven.
until they were down yer by the gas works,
when she laid back her ears and
Certainly not
$50 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 tilt to one side, and Mrs. Tucker
screamed, she let drive with beth her hind
legs at the carriage
.'Are YOU referring to Mrs. Tucker or 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, turn
ing complete somerset"
"You are speaking of the mare? ?'
Yes; the mare turned a complete SOM
erset into the water. One of the traces re-
mained unbroken, and, of course, as Kit
ty went over she dragged the carriage af-
ter, and Mrs. Tucker and Bessie went
tlounderlng into the creek. The mare at
once struck out for shore, and Bessie, for
tunately had presence Of mind enough to
grasp her by the tail. She had blind stag
gers; but it had passed off. ~
mot Bessiep"
mo, the mare and as she was being
towed past Mrs. Tucker, Mrs. Tucker
canght hold of her dress
1.-The mares dress ?''
Bessie dress, of course and it seemed
for moment or two that the mare would
bring them safely to land. But Mrs Tuck
er's hold on the mare s tail loosened some
how, and
"You said Bessie had hold of the mares
tail"
did I? Well, so it was; and Mrs.
Tucker had hold of her Dress
Whose dress?" #
Didn't l say Bessie's dress? Well,
then, somehow Mrs. fuckers hold loos-
ened. and
"Her hold of what
"Her hold of the mare's-no I must be
mistaken. Bessie had hold of the mares
tail, while the mare was swimming, and
the man habitat is to say-Mrs. Tucker
had hold of-well, anyway she let GO
Mrs. Tucker let go ?''
"Oh, l dunno; whoever had hold of the
mare let go, and she went to the bottom
| like stone.'
IF | am to follow your meaning, | am
to suppose that it was the mare that went
to the bottom .s~
My goodness, man, can't you under
stand? 1t wasn't the mare. The mare
swan ashore"
What did you say she went to the bot
tom for, then? p"
81 didn't, it was Bessie
bessie never said word about it,
"You know what mean; Bessie went
to the bottom
"And Mrs Tucker swan ashore?
mo she didn't"
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 afterward. What did Bessie
say when she got to the bottom?''
I've a good mind to wallop you.''
What did she say that for?"
You mud-headed IDIOT" said Mr..
Tucker, rising, "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 about what Mrs. Tucker
said about her turning somersets all the
way home, but now I'll see you hanged
first
The reporter got behind the desk. lifted
up a chair to ward off missile, and then
he said calmly
What was Mrs. fuckers object in
turning somersets all the way home?"
Those who saw Tucker emerge from the
Argus office said he looked as if he had
seen ghost, he was so white. And the
Argus lost a subscriber Mar adler.