Weekly Phoenix herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory [Ariz.]) 1882-1896, 1884-05-15
How Hrs. VI ohDie told an Excru-
ciatinEiy funny Story.

"Oh that puts me in mind Of a
curious thing l heard when l was in
New York"
Every body becomes quiet to hear
Mrs Wnbhle's story.
She continues: mo, it wasn't in
New York, either-yes, it was-no-
but 1t must have been; it was the
time l bought my black grenadine,
father" turning to her lord and
master.
at was in Philadelphy that you
bought your gsanydinc, Maria
"Oh, Il yes; where was T? Obi
as l was saying, when l was in
Phil dclphia-but it does seem as
though ii was in New York-when
l was in Philadelphia in--in-the
ycar-strange. 1 can't remember
when it wal Father, what year was
1t we were in Philadelphia?
"Som, where IN the SOS, Maria SO
believe"
Are you snrc it was SO, father?
seems 5 though it wasn't so long
ago as that. DEAF me, sirsl how
time does fyi However, it doesn't
axe any difference; we'll call it '56
though I sill think it wasn't so far
back as that. " ell, as 1 was saying,
when we were in Ph'ladcll hia in
iS56-can il be .sible!-I heard a
very curious story. 1t was about
Il Mr. u hatshisn1 mel never could
remember names, hui you know him
father, Tat man with Il red face
and gray heard-Eo, 'lwasn't him;
the m IN with tie rcd f.ce and gray
beard was III man We met at Hull
da's. Couldh't have been HIM.
Why, father you ought to renem~
her. Twas that man who we'd
down ar-,lear me! what is the
name of that street -
Never mind Tic mans name,
mother; give us the story"
"Of course it's nothing to do with
.he stony; but it makes me so MAD
hat | can't remclnuer nothing. Now
there S your sister Sarah, father;
y hat q mt mory that woman ha>l
She always has The day and date
right at her tongues end, and you
once give her a perscn's name and
she Dever'll forget it 10 her dying
day. But me? 1t puts me all out
of patience When 1 go to tell any
thing, I can't remember the first
thing
But the story, rother?"
"Oh! YES, il was about this Nun
mercy sakes! why can't L thInk
what his name is? However, its no
use. Well, a very funny thing hap
pened to him in India--no. it was
Ciiina-ohI yes-no. il was in Italy,
because it had something to do with
bandits. But it couldn't have been
in Italy, either, for you remember,
father, that it lad something about
t. gers in it, and there aint no tigers
in Italy-leastw Use, 1 never heard OF
any there. SO it c. uldn't have been
III Italy. But where was it, father?
You ought to remem Der -
Father" is unable 10 throw any
light on the matter.
How vexatious it is, to be sure,
that can't remember such a little |
thing as that. We'll, wherever 1t
was, the thing l am going @ tell |
you about happened. One day when
lie was travelling alone-no there
must have been someone with him,
because he told me what he said to |
somebody or other, and of course he
conidn't have said something to
somebody, if somebody hadn t been
there to hear it. And yet 1t seems
tome he must have been alone at
all events lie WAS trayeling-ohI l
have it ncwl mol wish l could re-
mem Der his namel Sounds some
hing like Hickory but of course
that wasn't it,
"Perhaps it was Shadbard," he
ventures, facetiously.
"What do you want TO Illustrate
ne, with your nonsense for, fatherH
declare you've put me all out, and
can't remember for the life of me
what it was that happened to him
but know that it was something
awful"
Father has no doubt of it, but
Jreathes prayer of tbaDkfulDess to
know that Maria has run down at
asst Boston TTanscrii2t