The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-01-03


fair thing by 'em."
the " Most certainly, my old friend. - =
Dig pled Mr.. Crindle, q shall ONLY |
lSil too happy to continue a trade wit
TX, the sons which has resulted 50 Ion
'tie satisfactory to the father" "
W, W, " Now, let me tell you about tb
ola boys" said Uncle Jimmy, after h
y, w had recovered from violent fit G
,o coughing following the remarks O
a., MI. Crindle. "Jeems is my eldest
w. w. and purity sharp kind of cha,
W. W. you'll find him. that is, whar thar,s ;
VI trade to make, but he's as honest a,
W the day is long, and he'd sooner cut hi,
~ AZ right hand off, than tell lie. Yes
NJ sir" said Uncle Jimmy, bringing his
~, attenuated fist down on the the table
= by way of emphasis, which set him to
~ coughing again, George WASHINGTON
n nor his little hatchet, was never more
4 truthful than Jeems."
h "Glad to hear ii, said Mr.. Cripdle
II And John too," continued the old
Il man, callers told the truth, and was
d tolerable honest, 'cept he was in hoss
trade; then, gentlemen, you'd better
q stand from under" Here he laughed
=. lmmoderately, which set him to
q coughing again.
I I'm glad to hear such a favorable
report OF your sons, and can assure
you, slr, | shall be very proud to add
them to our numerous listo first -class
customers" said Mr.. Crindle, rubbing
MS hands i'll expectation of future
profits. "And now let us take a LITTLE
toddy, as know twill do your cough
good, and then you will come to
breakfast with me- after which we will
proceed to business
Amid the humdrum of business
life, year soon passed away in the
house of the Clewstop & Crindle, since
we introduced the Junior member of
this firm to the reader. Mr.. Crindle
was seated at his office desk when n
tall, dark-complexioned young man
entered the counting room, and ap-
preaching the proprietor, said:
I" Good morning, Mr. Crindle; how,s r
your health ?n i
" quite well, L thank you," an !
SWered Mr.. Crindle, rising and offer >
ing his hand, while he looked over the o
top OF his spectacles in an inquisitive a
way, as if unable to identify his vis- Il
itor. s.
" You don't know me, | take it?" "
said the young man, "'spose you've CT
forgot John Cogler, hain't you?" D
80, l beg pardon, answered Mr.. a, a.
Crindle; chow do you do? l am GER G
tainly glad to see you. Take a chair. W
| declare did not recognize YOU at al a
first" te ~
mo, I thought you didn't know su
me, y said John " I'm tolerable; how's IL,
your health ?" "
" Very good, thank you; how's all US
1t home ?" he
All well rs common. Your folks ha
yell?" asked John, as he proceeded 70 s' th
eat himself sh
Very well, thank you," said Mr.. bu
"How is your fathers COZ
ealth ?n No
80, daddy's right peert sence he an
ad the operation performed, "answer- of
d John. of
" What operation do you aIlude to ?" flo r'
" spose you didn't hear nothing out
'out it then?" said John, exhibiting an'
lrprise at the others ignorance of an tlol
vent which concerned his fathers WI WI
ealth. nee
" No, I did not, certainly" said Mr.. imi
rindIc. tha
" Wei, then, Fll tell you," said ha 1n' ,
'hn. You see, soon arter we was will
'Wn here last year, doctor from the tina
tlanta tloctor scbooI co,,,,, ,.,,,,,,1 - Wht
bling Fork, and daddy went to see q
m, and he told him he'd cure him this
five hundred dollars, if he'd pay did
m one hundred dollars down, and gay
""'''ii'' "lleil he was well OF the ing.
so daddy greed to it, The Cor
'ctor said daddy was short of blood. l iilut W
d what little blood he did have was rooo
eased. So he gota big Merino buck, any
Mr.. Simpson, and opened Il vein in futu
neck, and put one end of silver -, 10y
le in the vein; then he cut vein cour
daddy's arm, and put 'tother end not
the tube in that, and pumped the say
od from the sheep into daddy, till a14 81 ~ y
old man swelled up like a toad the |
:. And when he got through, the l fell
ep was dead, but daddy improved l hi
mt along, and is stout and hearty .'I., .'sli'
,ver. But he won't eat no meat mucl
ugh he's heavy on hay and fodder, mucl
bankers arter grass and raw tur- Lau
: and sucb 1ilyo Alu1 wise
WV ''l cics {
5 it TRANSMISSION of blood, and" been
ere the history of Uncle Jimmy 1901,
cut short by the entrance of a ~ ~ .n ~
tleman on very important busi- but n
with Mr.. Crindle, though the minis
'ation left an impression on Mr.. Were
ldlc's mind bordering on the bo u
'ulOus, and which he tried i'm vain that
lnish; vet though he was 10th TO Mood
butte the story to willful fabrica- ana
on the part of John, he concluded Who, WIZ
while the TRANSMISSION of blood er use
ht have had a beneficial effect up l cam
he invalid an t4ici,,,+ q, - new
ILL, :, -. Cham
io',i''i iii " great iiieasure-Ihe un- stand
raj change Of diet was only due He sa
lie superstitious imagination of the l hav
tored mind of his informant. Yet was
determined at some future time to and i
v the truth. II i'm
lother wear sped on its course and and il
es Cogler made the annual visit may
supplies. Mr.. Crindle I ratn