The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1880-05-28
Fables am. Araecelodes.


e Johnny, one day there was a cote in
4 field, and it took after Bildad, which V,
2 better Splain to ytlre bnited readers is t
> new dog. Biidad he run toward a Iii fen
f for to gitover, but the cote it cot him al
f buted him crtla on the tail, and he wirl,
: over and over, and lit on the ltller side
the fenc but dident kno it cos he w,
bWildered, and scrambled back over. ii
, fence agin, lifely as ever he cude, and tt
cote it let hlm have it other time, an
Woehed a way. Bildad he was stonis
dog, and shuke=his he'd, much as to say
\ never see 50 many buttigotes, one
eVry tield!''
/ If was 2 cote rather be "a sheep, &C
gotes is milked, but Sleeps is shingleC
and the rose is red, and the vilets blu. BU
Billy he sayslet him be a cracky dile wit
| fritetle teetlls, and notches on his back lik
a saw.
Mister Jondice, wieh has got the wudel
leg, he says there's a die wich was sho
and it was i'll Il pond. Mr.. Jonnice he Sc
on the edge of the pond a watchin the dill
swim, but the keeper he said, the kecpes
did: 'beter look sout for y,lre legs, and liz
don't git menny here, poor fellow,
So Mister Jonnice he tuke Of his wu}el
leg, and hid it, and wen the keeper he Gun
round agin Mister Jonnice he sed .sYol
was rite about that dle.''
The keeper he looked and he was ;
stonish, and he said. sShant [ run for ;
doctor? ?''
Then Mister Jonnice he thot a vile, anc
bime by he sed: E'No, / don't think ]
wude, not fora vile yet, emmy how. Diles
is use to over eaten theirselfs. .
The keeper he sed ''You are the coolest
man, swots left Of you, wicl have ever
saw
MIR. Jonnice he sed: sFWel, | have all
ways went on the principal its no use cryin
for yure leg off, but Ide be nifty bliged to
you fora drink of wisky.
Wen the. keeper had brot it Mister JON
nice had put on his wudcn leg agin, and
was Il standin up loolln at the ollie, and the
keeper he was q stonished than ever par
ticker Wen Mister Jonnice sed he had
been standing there a our and had never
see him befor. ..a-
One time there was rinosy rose met a
and it sed, the rinosy rose did !:
'if | had sech a xcresencc OH my back
like tbatn Of yourl Idc have operation
pformed."
The cammlc it sed: ''Taint very pretty.
that's Il faclz, but seems to me yllre nose
isn't jest the kind wich OF to be turned ND
at xeresences." .:-zr:. .... ..=....
Mister PitcheI, that's the preacher, he
said: "Jonny, how mercitle is the ways
of Providence, the rattle snake, wich is
pison, is compel for TO wear a neck lace
Of bones on his tail for to give notice.
Uncle Ned he spoke up and he sed
'sJest, so, Johnny, it was too much trubble
for to not put the pison in, and the rattles
was the mex best thing''
Then my sisters yung man he sed Eyes,
Johnny, them rattle bones is nifty usctie to
frogs, and mice, and little birds, wich thay
oaroiize with terror so thay cant hurt their
selts tryin to gets way from the snake"
Then Mister Gipplc he said, Mister Clip
pie did: And you see, Johnny, the boy
wich aint got any rattles was
,nt made pizen,''
Then my father he spoke up and sed
Il hope you pious foxes vii xcrse a pore
)nitcd middle for remlrkin that Prove
lence has forgot to put amy rattles on u
trng.''
And now for 4 story about ole Gatfcr
Peters.
One day Jack Bs.iiy, which is the wicked
;ailer, swears and every thing, he was goin
~ old Gatferses house, and he foun him
ligin wei, and q boy was pulin up the
'ocks i'll a bucket with win1ass So Jack
le Civ the boys two bits, and sed: "You
90 and git sum t:Jndy, and lie pull lip for
Fon til you git back, and the boy done it.
Then Jack he put his bull dog in the buck
It, and letit down, and the dog it jHmp out
II the wei with CATER, which hollord Wild
md the dog too. Then Jack he cot ole
iafferses catand pitch that down, toe, and
he dog tackled the cat between Gafferses
egs, md the cat it ran up CATER like he
vas q tire, and al yellin like linens, there
Easent never such L fite. After vile
Tack he let the bucket down and hauld ole
5atfer up with the Winlas, lookin nifty beat
md his close tore bad. For CATER cude
sit his breth Jack he sed: t'Tel you wot,
5at1er.f hadent come Il long yude had a
pretty rough time Of it, | gcs, eos that
1oy's gon for other cats.
Then Gaffer he helped Jack Git the dog
out wich had kid the cat, and Jack and the
log thay went Il way, and wen the Boy
;ome IN site Gaff'cr he met him morn halef
way, and licked him til he was sick bed,
md when Billy he sassed the scooh1 master
&c was licked too, YES, in deed, and made
seller.
Uncle Ned he says: s:Johnny, lemme
AXE yure paper and rite some nice poetry
or yure little readers. So lettim, and
lere thny are.
THE DAINTY GIANT.
Giant sttiarf "a defiant