The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-12-05
COMBING THE COLONEL.
UrIk p. REED.

There was a great political fer
ment in Simpson county, ky,
over the approaching election OF
county judge. The nominating
convention was to meet on Satur,
day, and on Friday night two we'll
known politicians caught Ill ram
storm stopped al The house of old
John Perdue. The politicians,
MAJ. BloodgOod ana Col, NoiX,
were sly candidates for the c"vet,
ed position--so sly, III fact, that
nett her one knew Of the schemes
of the other.
After supper, while old John and
his guests were sitting on the
porch talking over the coming
struggle and lis ening to a wet
katvdid that held vesper services
in a locust tree, old John, getting
up and stretching himself, said to
the MAJOR:
"Let me see you a moment,
please"
The MAJOR followed him to he
end of the gallery. Major" OLD
John whispered, Il am compelled
10 tell YOU something. You gen
llemen are welcome to stay with
| me as long as you like, but ability
to accommodate cannot always be
measured by willingness to do So
| The truth is | haven't but one
spare bed" ,
but can't the colonel and
sleep together!" the major reJoln-
ed.
"Yes, you can, but The truth
is The colonel is awfully peculiar"
"How so e.
"Well, as rational as he appears
while stirring about he's strange
man in bed. Our families, you
know. are we'll acquainted, and |
therefore know all about him. His
peculiarly comes from a scare he
received when he was a child. 1t
seems thai dog once tried to bite
him, and now, just befcIe he doZes
off to sleep, he begins to growL,
and unless something IS done to
stop him he begins to bite fearful
w."
"Humph," the major grurted,
"that's odd, but what can be done
TO stop him after he begins TO
growl p
well, hIs brother told me how
he used to work il. lie always
took coarse comb TO bed with
him and would rake the colonel
with il when he began to growl. As
strange as it may seem, 1t was the
only thing that would quiet him.
The family doctor said that comb
was somehow the only thing that
would start the blood to circula
ting"
"ThaL's very odd. And would
il quiet him z"
Would make him act just like
a lamb. Why, he uster insist that
his brother should take the comb
TO bed with him. He don't like
to have any one mention the freak
ish misfortune, as he always
terms it. but it would be doing
him great favor If you would
take the comb TO bed with you and
give him n rake in case he should
begin TO growl. | am telling you
this because | am your friend, and
because | know that you are good
TIMBER. and especially because |
hope that YOU may secure his in
fluenee if you should ever desire
any office. Dnni you know that
we always respect the man that un-
derstands our peculiarities before
we are asked to explain them 10
him lie is sensitive that way,
and il he sees that YOU understand
him he will then know that you
have had your eve on him, have
held him in your mind"
"All right. You get the comb
and | will go through with the Ger
eniony when the time comes"
"Here's one, put it in your pock
ct.
They returned 10 The cOlonel,anC
! after awhile, when The major step
ped into the house 10 get drink
of wafer, the old man said:
~You and the major are gooG
! friends. am glad to see" "
-Yes," replied the cnlonel, 81
J think he is a first rate fellow.