The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-10-29

wv 'Ns'ee "a I'D 80 lftAAAAAt W ANNNA NtAN
q hodful Of coal, and an armiul ofwood
just as YOU used to for your mother,
and maybe YOU will like my pies as
well,,'
"Mother, cannot marry Georges"
"Why not, my child?"
ooh this is dreadful"
"Why, what has he done? Is he Il
forger, or gambler, or skating pro-
fessor?p
"Worse than that, He persists in
wearing celluloid collars, and they
snap at the slightest compression
A divorce case was recently tried at
Greensburg, Ind, wherein the pl'f, |
Mrs. Watson, proved great cruelty on
the part of her husband, who was in
the habit Of cursing and beating her.
She would have borne all this, but
when he sealed her lips with court
plaster to prevent her talking, outraged
nature rebelled, hence the suit,
Roscoe Conkling is said to have
changed his style of dress since his re-
tirement from public life. Much of
the old-time fashiness that once char
acterized his garb has disappeared,
and on ordinary occasions he now us
ually wears long pea jacket, sober,
loose trousers and walking boots
His powerful shoulders, clear eye, good
color and rapid movement indicate
perfect health.
The late General James Brownlow,
of Tennessee, the youngest son of ex-
Governor and United States Senator,
was dashing cavalry officer. He
once charged brigade Of gstreets
corps three times before he succeeded
in cutting his way out of a dangerous
enflade. His friends are talking
about erecting an appropriate monu-
ment to his memory at Knoxville
Tenn.
Mrs. Rogers, the cattle queen Of
Texas, inherited from her first hus
band herd of forty thous
l and cattle The widow managed the
1 business and in due time married {
preacher twenty years yourger thar
! herself, who had seven children. Sho
n attends to her estate herself, ride
S among her cowboys on horsebacl
: and can tell just what a promising
steer or cow is worth at any size o
e age.
= A heavily loaded street car in Phil
> adelphia was stopped last week by tn
d falling of one of it's horses from eS
: haustion. The poor beast was LITE
to his feet, and was about to be rehal
if messed, though his shoulders wer
,e raw; but no one protested until
d young lady yehemently warned til
II driver that she would procure his III
e. mediate arrest If he persisted in TT!
10 ing to drive the horse, The drive
rs sneered and swore, but took the hin
n and the horsewa sent away.
a Colonel Gaines dismounted frol
his horse, approached well, drew
bucket Of water, took drink, the
IS turning to negro man who had ju
come up, said
sh "There seems to be somethir
wv wrong with this we'll"
eyes, sab, it doan peer ter me Ill
~ it taste ez good ez it ulster"
all "Do you use this water?'
re "No, sab, not now. 1t got to tasti
ld' so bad dat | 'cluded ter make de vii
at, men folks fotch de water frum
IN yudder side o. de hill, Ell l had Sc
lti you sooner l would 'er told yer d
pm dar wuz sumthin' 'spicious bout {
heah well. Use sorry, too, fur ] hat
w. ter see dewimmin folks tote de wat
er' so fur"
"What do you suppose makes Il
nu water so bad?"
I'm "Wall, sab, has thought dat it's
Tor dead haug OATS in de bottom o
WE'LL"
tie "You old scoundrel!" exclaimed t
he colonel as he turned away from
Die well and gagged "why didn't y
tell me?"
nd "Did tell yer boss"
ne, "Why didn't you tell me before
cit drank"
on- "Why, it didn't consarn yer, d
boss. Whut makes de white gem
ng men so unreasonable? Sometime:
-he thinks dat | kahn git erlaung wild y
rds -Arkdnsaw Traveller.
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