The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-04-26
Beware OF the. man who talks for
vOl, and heta tho other wav

Beware OF the. man who talks for
you and bets the other way.
J. M. Grisham was in Johnson City
this week and from the size of his
smiles and the sweetness OF his voice
we 'spishioned he mout be a cander-
date for Sheriffor sumpn. Well Jim's
a clever man il he is Republican.
Among the business houses Of john
son City, the furniture establishment
of Mcneil & Wolfe takes front
rank. 1t is delight to go through
their large rooms, just west of THE
COMET Office, and look at their beauti-
full stock. There is nothing in the
way of furniture that they have not
got or cannot quickly get. The Arm
has energy, enterprise and capital,
and is bound to succeed.
The babies and fleas give an enter
tainment at our house every night.
Our fieas are not healthy feas at all.
They are nervous. They can't sleep.
We had to sit up with them all night
not long ago. We rented them from
VIM. Rhea, but he did not tell us they
were restless. They seem to be hun
cry all the time, 1t makes body feel
80 sad to have half starved flea re-
fresh the inner fles where no mortal
can scratch. Yet fleas are o good
thing-they teach us that every one
must scratch for himself; they teach
us that the wicked flea when no man
persueth, and so do the righteous.
The flea is wonderfea and fearflea
made.
Hopping, jumping little flea
How wonder where you be
Under meath my shirt so high
Like diamond in the sky.
When the blazing sun is set,
And the grass with dew is wet,
Then feel your little bite,
| And scratch and cuss you all the
night.
| Barretts Show.-Barretts great show
made grand exhibition in johnson
city last week. The young and old
black and white, great and small
swarmed to see the magnificent dis
plays OH the streets and in the tents
J Three thousand anxious, excited PEG
pie watched the marvellous feats OF tn,
! daring actors, leaping forty feet in tn
: air and turning double summerset
over elephants and cammels; beauti
F., full women in tights riding velocipede
, on slender ropes in mid air, balanc
| ing in the flying trapeeze, unsuppol
ted, and standing on one foot upol
the bare back of Arabian steeds a
break neck speed. The great stal
bare back rider, Robt. Stickney, cappc
the climax, as with the activity of
panther he played his FRANKS on tn
back of running horse. Ever
: thing considered, it is the best circu
: that ever come to Johnson city.
a Lacy Lawrence, the luscious fru
: tree man, isstopping at the City Hote
He can make the juice run out at tn
= corners OF yonr mouth without ute
ing a word. He has talked so niue
about fruit that his checks look lik
II two big red peaches, his lips resemb
II two ripe strawberries, his chin favo
:, sweet purple plumb and tho knC
o on his throat examines a limber-twi
3, Hear him talk q half hour and you
1t go home and dream about orchard
o full OF mellow, JUICY, ripe fruit. WI
d sir, / listened to him the other nigl
d and after / got to sleep dreamed
10 eating "the early harvest Woke I
't gnawing the bed post.
l. s. M. Willes is not whit behir
Lacy. He doesn'n talk half 80 mut
f. but, good Jubeter, he looks apples,
-" looks peaches aud the man thi
wouldn't buy of this duet ought to
!, in that climate where it is too hot
raise fruit.