The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-11-21
HAD ENOUGH.
Thought He Knew It All. but He Was
Humbled.

Thought He Knew It All. but He Was
Humbled.
He was youngish man, and he had
plain, honest way of speaking, and
there was something about him to re-
mind you of an old red farmhouse
trees loaded with harvest apples, the
farmers wife making soft soap in the
back yard, the old oaken bucket coming
up brimful of cold water and all that.
He made room for me to sit down be-
side him in Battery park, and pretty
soon he asked:
Ever make tarnal fool Of yourself,
mister?'
Eyes, lots of times.
Then shake! I'm jest aching to find
company! Gurus, amt it, how Teller
will sometimes drop all his horse sense
and act like an idiot? Mans a queer
critter, even to himself"
I'VE can't always account for our own
impulses"
"K'rect. was a-sittin here and Won
derin if ever did have any brains in my
head, or if this was dream"
Ever hear Of town in this state
called Cazenovia"
yes"
"Well, my old dad owns farm about
four miles from that town. I'm his
youngest son, and my names Jim.
used to be the Smart Aleck of that
neighborhood. Twas supposed to be the
gaul durnedest s1nartest young Teller for
twenty miles around. could sing more
songs, husk more corn, jerk more music
out Of an accordion and jump higher
than anybody else in the township !
got 90 smart l concluded that commu-
nifty was too low for me. Ever had what
they call the swell head?"
Several times"
Hats get too small-you begin to spit
over your shoulder-you know it all and
nobody else knows nothin. When it
gifts hold Of Teller he's goner. had
it bad. got too big for that county.
Says to the old man one day, says 1:
"'Dad. they wants me down in New
York city. and guess III have to leave
you
"'What do they want of you down
there, jim? he asks, sort of openin his
eyes very wide.
eur to show EN- how to run the
town, says l. He didn't seem to believe
it, and the old lady didn't believe it, and
nobody else but me didn't believe it, but
packed up and cum down. Didn't no
body meet me at the depot with band"
'No?"
Papers didn't say word about my
rival"
"No?-
Wasn't the least bit Of excitement
over my comm. and bizness didn't stop
fur minut. Durn my hide, if anybody
| even shook hands and said they was glad
| to see mel
Ibid the swelling begin to go out of
your head%'
Purity soon. In one day my No. 81
hat was so .1oose it fell down clear to my
ears brought seventeen dollars with
me. l was goin to buy out half the
town with that"
well. your money Is gone. you have
failed to make your fortune, and now
you'd like to get back home AGAIN.
| Stranger, IL 1 COu1Q see Ola OAZoQOVa
agin I'd be willin to lay down and let a
drove O COWS walk over me! II had
the money to send a telegram to dad
he'd forward my railroad fare and the
prodi9al son would git up and hump
fur home But I'm dead busted fur
sugar"
We went up to the telegraph Office and
sent dispatch to dad" and at o'clock
that afternoon saw jim start for home
AS he shook hands with me he said:
I'm goin nome as humble as q cat
I'm goin home with a hull newspaper
stuffed into my hat to keep it from fallin
down to my chin. The Smart Aleck has
bin weighed in the balance. and he didn't
pull down pound I'm the prodigal
son. I'm goin to git right down and tell
dad haint got the sense Of grasshop-
per. and after I've bin forgiven I'm goin
to kick myself all over the farm, and
then settle down to dig 'taters and cut
corn Nj. Quad in New York Evening
| World.