Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-05-17
ATE WITH HIS KNIFE.
An old Farmer Teaches Nee Young Man,
aLesson.

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An Old Farmer Teaches = NSes Young Man,
| = Lesson.
A little boy, dressed In homemade
clothes, sat at table In a cheSp res
taurant he was evidently hungry, for
ne ate with hurried energy; and. ind-
ing that the two-tined fork was no fl
agent for his keen demand, he threw IL
aside and took up the broad-bladed
knife. a man sat at the same table.
his clothes declared him to be a frel
quenter of q more expensive hostelrvIi
but his face spoke of habits that were
likely at times to compel him to mt mn
with the humblest OF fare. When the
boy began to use the knife as a convey
ance OF food, the man gazed at him foa
q moment and remarked:
You live off in the woods somewhere
dare say"
Yes, sir, the boy answered, LOOKING
up brightly, pleased at having attracted
the mans attention.
i thought so"
Live way out in the woods" the bow
added as he lifted a piece of pie on the
blade of knife. Have heep of fun
out there, too. Me and Jim-he's my
cousin-caught four rabbits the other
day and skeered another so he won't
GIT over 1T for amonth, I've got q dog
named Rip and you bet he can make
EN- move. Uncle Ben give him to me
long time ago. He amt even Altered
OF snake, nuther. One day last fall
while we were cuttin' corn, a great big.
old rusty snake run out from under the
fence an lit out for the creek that wasn't
fur away, and Rip he took after him,
but didn't ketch him before he got to
the creek. The old snake run into the
water and Rip he bounced in after him
and gathered him right up in his mouth
and then they had it, and the snake he :
tried to bite Rip, but wasn't any use,
for Rip had him dead before the old
snake know'd it.
mo doubt that you have great deal
of fun" said the man, "but there are
other things that aught to be thought
about. For instance, you ought to
learn how to act when you go away
from home"
The boy looked up with puzzled ex-
preston on his face. How learn how
to act?" he asked
You ought to learn not to make q
gentleman's hair rise on his head-learn.
not to souse knife into your mouth.
wher you are eating. If you have .
father he should tell you not to eat with
your knife"
Hes got father" said an old man
that had been standing short distance
away. IL brought him in here Just
now to get bite to eat" continued the.
old man, advancing and standing near
the table, "aa' I didn't think he was
goin' to interrupt nobody. Yes, he's
got father, bnt his father don't know
so mighty much, mister. 1 mout have
hearn something long time ago about
it bein' wrong to eat with knife, but
let me tell you that man that has to-
watch the weather to see if it is goin' to-
rain on his hay, an has to watch out tot
see that he amt beat of his crop by 81
mortgage, amt APP to rieol-l
leck all the little things he hears about
eatin'. It is about as much as he can
10 to git something to- eat, an then lett
III hands eat it as they please. OfAS
course it was all right from your stand
pint to talk that way to The boy, but T.
I'm sorry that you have hurt his feelin's,
ur this is the fust time he ever was in
own, an he won't have so much conf
lenee in himself hereafter, an a boy
hat has his confidence crushed is
mighty APP to be cowed all his life. I
ome to town yesterday mornin', an
While was'standin' on the street I tuck,
nut my pocket-book to see how much
money had left, and Teller snatchedl
he money an run away hollered
n yelled, an policeman caught the
ellsr, an this mornin' I had to go to
he court to pear ag'in him. Well,
While I was waitin' for my case to bel
allied, there was another trial goin' on.
| mighty nice-lookin' man, had been
rawed up before the judge. Seems
hat the nice-lookin' man had got power
III drunk the night befors, an had
TODD on the street an yelled, an had
noeked a man down for nothin' in the
'orld but jest to see him fall I reckon
on know who that powerful nice
ookn' man was, mister, an I Jest want
D say this, after doin' the. way you
ave, gittin' drunk an knoekin' folks
own, 1 don't think you are the proper,
ian to hurt a little boys Seelin's Jest
ecause he don't know any better than
} eat with his knife. "-ATkansa1C
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