Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-01-26
Stretching Things.

I'm almost dead! 1t is as hot as
lire. and I've been more than q dozen
miles after that colt.n
Andrew threw himself at full length
on the loung and wi ed the .persp ra-
ton from his forehead.
.Where did yol COPS asked his
father.
Invent over to Br gg's corner and
back by the br dge.''
THAT is less than . m lie and a half.
Is it SO very warm, Andy? 1t seems
quite cool here"
mo. not so drea ,ful. don't sup
rose. Il Ed ken 1t crate, but I ran
| he lightning and got heated up"
You sta ted about five o. clock, my
son. and now it lacks a AFTER O. six"
said his father. consulting his watch. s.
. Yes, sir. just three uarters of an
hour" answered Andrew, innocently.
docs it take lightning forty five
min ties to 60 mile and a hall 7"
didn't mean exactly that. father,
but ran all the way, because expect
ed the whole town would be here to-
n ght to see my new veloc pede," ex.
planned Andrew. reluctantly.
HON did you expect. Andy?
WASH aware CHI a crowd was to be
here! What will yo do with them
all !"
"Jim. Eddy and Tim told me they'd
be round after school, and | wo | MT
wonder If Ike anne, too; that's a l."
"Ihe population of the town is FIVE
thousand. and You expect three of them;
well, rs you are very sick. Pm glad no
more are com nc. You couldn't play
with them at ALL"
as ckr' cried Andrew, springing to
his feet; ''who says L m sck?'
why, Andrew. you said YOU were
almost dead; doesn't that mean very
sick?"
You are so particular, IA her, about
my talking! don't exactly mean what
say, OF course. | WASH t nearly dead.
TO be sure, but did SOL tall running,
YOU bet! There was m ore than fifty
dogs after me. and don't go much on
dogs"
8 Mite band of them. Where did
they all come from?''
There was Mr.. Wheeler sheep doc.
and Rush store dog and two or three
ore. and thew made Tor me, and SO /
ran as fast as / could"
rive at the most are not fifty, An ""
There looked to be hftv, any wav,"
replied Andrew, somewhat mpatiently.
''Carter's ten-acre lot was full Of dogs
Just making for me. and [ guess YOU
thought there were fifty if it had been
YOU"
"Ten acres Of dors would be great
many Thousand; have you any idea how
man p'
Andrew did not like to calculate. for
it occurred to him what a small SPACE
ten or fifteen thou and sheep would oc.
cupy when camping and ten acres OF
dogs would be pasi calculation
But, his father continued, 81
know no better way to break you of the
foolish habit oil g aggerat on than TO
tell the CHI ldren the trouble you had in
gong after the colt Yom ian like
LIGHTNING, encountered ten acres of dogs,
which would be hundreds Of thousands.
travelled more than do EN- miles to get
one and half miles in stra oht line.
e pected to find five tho sand people
here to- exam ne your new ve'Ocipede.
and when yDu rea he'd me was near
ly dead"
please don't, father. the boys and
girls will al laugh themse es death.
"hu "oH cNaSSeTa'e again III i live
to be as old as Met usalah!'
81 augh tbemse YES TO death at a
simple st nv ike this? hope not. But
that il w II ra' her set them t. watching
their own manner o; tel ing stories, q
to be sure they do n t greatlc overstate
tn mrs. Habit, my son, grows w tn
years. AMI becomes. in me, SO deeply
rooted that it will be impossi le tor YOU.
when you become man. 10 relate plain,
,rvarnished acts. unless check lie
fool sh habit you indulge in every day
OF stretching nipple incidents into the
most marve,ou, tales" - CaYts.ian
Aeigh6or.