Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-06-04

nominated q practical joker" and
though he never meant any real harm
yet he often caused much mischief by
his FRANKS On one occasion, when he
had gone out at night enveloped In a
white sheet to frighten some girls, he
started to the roadside at the approach
of a chaise and frightened the horse so
that the ohaise was smashed up and one
of the occupants severely injured.
Sam had been talked with and argued
with, but to no purpose. He could not
be made to see the wiokedness of his
FRANKS Sometimes he would fasten
lines across the sidewalk, and thus trip
up the pedestrians; he would ring folks
upin the night and ask them if they had
plenty OF bedding. Once he called the
doctor out at midnight to come and at
tend man who had very bad Ats. The
good old doctor arose and followed Sam
till they came to Adam Ships little
:domicile, and here the joker called up
the little bow-legged tailor, and tho
moment Snip poked his head out at the
window Sam cried: ''There, doctor, is =
man who makes the worst fits you ever
saw" and with this he ran away and
left the doctor and the tailor to settle
in one sense, but it set the whole town
in a laugh, and Sam was delighted.
But Sans last practical joke was near
at hand. At the edge of the village
lived man named Jerry Smith. He
was stone worker by trade, and as
strong as an OK. One evening Jerry's
wife had been to see neighbor, and in
returning she had to pass over place
where the road was built along upon a
sort of morass, with willow trees upon
each side. When she entered her house
she was pale and trembling, and sank
into a chair almost out of breath.
whats the matter?" asked her hus-
band.
''l've been frightened" gasped the
woman, as soon as she could command
her speech.
''But how? Whereof
''Out by the willow trees. An OK,
with great horns and fiery eyes, came
out at US, walking on his hind legs"
by thunder, it's Sam Peabodyw ex-
claimed Jerry. "He killed an OK this
morning."
II knew it was Sam as soon as had
time to think" returned the wife, ''for
his voice was plain; but was SO fright
ened at first that I liked to have
fainted.''
Jerry was angry. 1t did not suit his
fancy to see defenseless woman thus
treated. He took his hat at once and
went over to small house on the op-
posite side of the street, where lived his
partner in business, another stout, IRON
corded man named George Tyler.
'Look here, Tyler" cried Jerry, "Sam
Peabody is out in the willows, rugged
up in his oxskin, frightening poor wom-
en-. Come with me and we'll punish
him."
Tyler hesitated not q moment, but
taking his hat he followed Jerry over to
the other house. In tho first place Jerry
took fire-board, and with some mark
ing paint he painted out flaming
placard, with letters large and distinct
Then he got some of his wife's dresses,
and babe Tyler put one OF them on.
''For," said he, If he sees two men
coming, he may rum
The dresses were thrown on after a
fashion, and pinned to the other cloth
ing, and then the men donned each one
. bonnet They then procured a lot of
stout cord, and, taking the hre-board,
they sailed forth. As they approached
the willows, they began to giggle and
utter in squeaking tones, and ere long
the fearful nondescript made its ap-