Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1889-02-07

after while. especially as Jay seemed
fond Of playing with the children.
One morning soon after that my wifs'a
mo1her-whole family lived with me,
you sse-didn't come down to break
fast As all her false hair was hang.
| ing over . chairback, and Gould
crawlsd out from under the bed lick
ing bis chops, and with his tongue .
good deal tsd-mothsr-in-law was
1elNeys taking thiaas for The Iivss
0|I1I ~ 'a5a6| ! E5v|lsaes cd isl
the hsas} hand Of affection was again
upon MS"
Looked that way, didn't it -
"Well. as you may suppose. the old
lsdy-that's my wife-pranced round
good deal then and got down the
breachloader right away. But just
then arrived gold medal from the s.
P. @. A.. awarded on account Of my
forbearance in the Aunt Maria busi-
ness. and so I got her Gained down
after awhile"
"Paci6ed her, eh?'
"Yes I managed to arrange a re-
prieve for Jay somehow. You see, I
was always awful fond of pets, and
tender hearted, and all that, you un-
derstand. I argued that the poor an
imal didn't know it was wrong-mer-
ciful man is merciful to his beast, etc.
That smoothed things over for another
month"
"What happened then p
"Well, one day I sent Johnnie, our
youngest boy, down to the store for
some sugar, and he took Gould along
for company. Now, whether it was
because Jay was fond of sugar or not,
/ don't know, but be came home alone,
and soon We noticed a peculiar bulge
in his ribs about as big as Johnny, and
we concluded that the dread archer
had marked another Skidmore-my
name 10 Skidmore-for his own. The
whole family took on like mad, and
Mrs. Skid. was about to shove the
powder keg under Jay and touch it
off herself. when ! pointed out that il
would mt do to desecrate our offspring's
tomb in thatway. So just had the
burial service read over the lion and
tied Grape around his neck for thirty
days. How does that strike you ?"
AFTER that you kept the animal
chained ?"
"Well, no. The fact is set out to
get chain several times, but one thing
and another prevented, until one day
last week I actually missed the old
lady herself. I looked around for her
a couple of days. when somehow, of a
sudden, I sorter intentioned where
she was. gave Gould about half
a pound of emetic right away. but all
we could get out of him was pair of
high-heeled shoes and a chest protec-
tor. It was too late-too late. We
put the shoes and things in coffin
and had Jay led behind the hearse to
the cemetery. Wanted to have as
much of the corpse present es posi-
ble-don't you see ? We had the an.
imal all decorated with flowers and
things. as fine as you please. Folks
said it was the touchingest funeral
that ever took place in them parts. .
and the bereaved husband sighed hea-
Willy.
Don't wonder you want to cell the
beast" remarked the mensgerie man,
after pause.
"Well, sorter do and eorter don't, .
said Mr.. Skidmore, abstractedly.
"There's so many memories and things
clustering around ]. G.-seems kinder
like parting with ones family bury
ing lot, as it were. On the other hand,
though, now that the old lady is gone.
/ sorter feel as if the old insect had
well, had outiived his usefulness. so to
speak. So. suppose I just have this
box hauled around to your show, af.
ter the performance this afternoon, and
see il we cant strike q bargain"
"All right" said the manager. Elm
going up Salt Lake way after awhile,
and perhaps I can work him off fol
big money to some of the Mormoa Ell.
ders."
There's mint Of money in him az
family pet" said the other earnest
ly, and after striking the circus pro.
| prietor for q season dead head the
widower shouldered his umbrella and
crified sadly down the street.-Sas
Francisco Post.
~ Do not consult nybody, bu,
invest twenty-five cents in bottle o.