The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-07-12

\" Ian a. w HDA\
Z" Lu9 OF THB SEASON.
; What Wnl b Iashiopable-Tha
Old 1avoeitos.
"Vhat b the style of spring IL
this seasen:" asked . eneeyed man,
- be dropped down BY the exehangg
editors side. "Havs they retrim.
med the interconvertible snake, that
breaks up into precincts and comes
together at the call Of the presidine
link?''
Haven't seen anything Of It," re.
piled the exchange editor, plsusins
his shears into the account Of . tor
nado that shifted . State line . hun
dred feet and landed . river In . cot-
tonwo0d grove without disturbing .
ripple.
"I'm glad Of that" said the one
eyed man, rubbing his hands slowly.
Il never liked that lie. 1t always
seemed far-letched and unwholesome;
besides, you couldn't help thinking
. frog might swallow . quorum Of
the snake and not leave enough to
transact business. DO you see any
thing of that lie about
THE DRAGON OUT IN ILLINOIS,
with wings like & corn-patch and =
smell Of birthstone: IL the dragon
current this season?"
Haven't struck him yet, !" aj1wer-
ed the editor, eliminating the pro-
family from . lar Western account Of
. mine explosion. in which forty
men were blown through the side Of
. mountain seven miles thick. II
he's around he's flying very low"
THAT pleases me, too," smiled the
one-eyed man, stroking his chin.
1.-THE only objection l ever Lad to
that dragon was the smell. It never
reasonable. II they had
said he sn",icd "f ir:mstone and
ni0lasses IL n.ixit nave worked In .
girls boardin.-l,ouse ~ . fair spring
lie, but they couldn't 1T It to do for
men unless they perfunled him with
blue r Ills. It was great mistake.
Have you struck any fresh particu-
lars about the sea-serpent since the
thaw?"
"Too early for him." returned the
editor, writing . new headline to an
account efs baby who fell out Of q
window sixty feet, and bounded
hack without split, bruise or chip off:
He'll lie around by the 18th Of July"
THE 18th Of July" murn,uretl the
one eyed man, II reckon you're
right. Yes, you're right; with a
head like q barrel aud
CsA LAIN Es y VT Z U.s.
estimated by Mr.. William Jennings.
Of T"l'ago township, to Ike nj lc,s,
two-thlrls Of mile long, Yes that's
his date, July II. 1 like TO read
about him. There's always some
Thing breezy and fresh about tina,
though he must bc getting
~ In years now. What's become Of
he two old people that were born at !
The same moment, and died within
Ten minutes " each other, at the ad-
'amced age Of lOl: Ain't they dying
Ibis season::''
"Not that l have heard of," rejoin- +!
ID the exchan editor, pruning down
! long article on by who was cut
u half lengthwi,e Ly a steam grind
tome, and whose recovery was con- !
identity anticipated l,y the EN- ncnt
ocal physicians.
II hope they havn't quit the busi-
lc-s:" observed the one-eyed man
nth anxiety. 1--WE kind o. warmed
lp to those two old chu lbs. There
vas something unanim Gus about 'em
hat caught me, and count on get
ing around to 'em regularly ii am
'oing to keep my health. May be
he backward season has bcen against
en. What's the news about the
keletOn in the tree with = lag Of
money tied to his spine: Let's see,
'e's spring product isn't he:''
mo, iail," replied the ctlitor
over . report Of u man who
'ai just been
RELlEvED or \ LIVE LIZARD
hat had fed on his kidneys for iur,y
ears. Hell cone around a.out
he :Ird Of October"
"Just 10, just 70. l Was n,isled ON
i'm. He. an old friend Of mine,
een,s like one Of the family, and II
hey sh0,:ld 90 over his season with.
ut finding him appears ~ though
hOull commence to pine. II there
nything new this spring, any ser
ant-girls making Greek poetry in
heir sleer, any live frogs found con-
ealed in l'hiladelphia brick and
eight feet in the air after
n imprisonment of eighteen thous-
nd years: Anything Of that sort::"
"Nothing," sighed the exchange
ditor, putting sub-heatis into nm ac-
Ount Of u whale climbing to the top
{ Absecon lighthouse to borrow
latcll. Nothing fresh. except this
ne about the payment Of . church
,"rtyage out In Wisconsin, but tina:
'on't he popular among the Chris.
ans"
II suppose not, l suppose not,"
,urnlured the one-eyei man. "Wcll.
m much obliged. So long! 1t
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