The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-03
HE WAS TOO "ctR'us.s
It Isn't Always Good for Man to Krsu
Too Much.


Too Much.
young man" said Davy, leaning for.
ward and tapping Jacks sleeve warningly,
don't you be cur'usl Pm jes' comm from
the 'rol OF man who was Gurus. Tell
you what be was the cur'usest man the
Lord ever turned loose-he WIS that, An
he WIS allus so-yes, siri Taggert his
name wus, Davy Taggert. My, when he
wasn't nothin but baby he got present
OF Noah'a ark. Pretty soon he WAS awful
sick. Come TO find out he'd eaten Shem,
two sheep and half a elephant; wanted to
see what they wuz made Of.
when he was bit bigger he put his
hand in hornets nest to see if they'd
sting as bad as Bill Hervy said they would
He was mos blind for spell. One day he
climbed up the ladder of his pas windmill
to find out what made the tin rooster pint
diffrunt ways at diffrunt times There
come cyclone. He was blowed off The
doctor had to set his right arm an his left
leg. He wus jes as contrary as he was
GURUS. What didn't consarn him he
wouldn't let alone. An he was unfortinet
as he was contrary. But that wus the
material cvolutionment of his cussedness.
Now, there was Elihu Burns went an
tole him how hay dropped through this
newfangled shoots III the Wilder Smiths
barn EASTERN hghtnin. What does that
young limb of Davy Taggart do but goes
up into the lott IN lets hisself slide down
with the hayes to find out. Bumped
The bump on bis head wus the size of a
turkey aig, not to chroniclate the fact that
cid Bet nearly chawed his pants off afore
he scrambled out.
Next? Well, there weren't any special
next with him. 1t was all next. His pa
come to die. l expect 'twus confustera.
ton about Davy caused the decease. Any
how onct he heard il body drank p'ison
an then drank lots of warm water with
mustard IN il it wouldn't hurt him a
speck, so when he found a little bottle
MARKED, Prison. be drank what wus in it.
Then he started TO get the mustard and
water. But he Topped a-scrcggin in no
time. They run fur the doctor. He come
with stomach pump. After jots of work.
he said he guessed Davy wouldn't die yet
fer awhile.
"'Davy,' cries his mother, will We prom
Use me We will stop investigationing"
-I-yup.-will-when / find out all /
want-yupi-to knowp
FINALLY Dsvy growed up He got a
girl. She was a nice girl. He made up
bis mind to marry her. He asked her what
her pa died of. What her grandpa died of
What her grandaunt died Of IL she was
skeerd OF mice. II she liked children II
she could make bread. II she ate onions.
If she was wasteful with starch. Ii she
put mp sauerkrsut the wey his ma did.
And if she liked ministers. don't know
what she said to the rest, but she an
swered:
~ don't like the average minister
"'Come to my arms says Davy; f'll
make you Mrs. Taggert.'
mot much she says. haven't
hankerin fur preachers, but they amt "a
ornery as 3 man that wants to know a |
blame sight too much
AN she married a preacher. As for |
Dsvy, they sent him up to Geneva lake to |
vegetase On the beach he met lovely |
woman They got to taikin- He Was |
slicked up, you see. An pretty soon be |
thought she wus az nice as could be.
- Don't ye think am mighty nice fell /
Ian, he says
'-'Oh, yesg she says, but she hooked
scared
He wusn't He wgs regular little !
gopher Of chap he had jerky ways aad /
ginnlet eyes.
"'Air We olds' be asked
"'Twenty-two.' says she
Have We cornss
One
How much DO ye weigh
4" One hundred aDd twenty
'''Are yoa engaged
"'If there are any more questions yo1'd &
ike to ask she replied somewhat tartly /
nv husband VIII answer them. Tobias
Tobias ne come Davy got OF with
pair OF black eyes that time Ee started
west. In Omaha be got a job sellin soap.
That suited him There was inquiry IL
{. lie used TO ask every one that passed
Do you use Apples soap'
"0ne dsv there vas motor comm
Osyy he run i want 10 find out be
..l;d 81 can't git ahead # ~ An be
;kooted along tie track. I'm CT ny way
sone frora has sun'roA Thsy took hiz Up
rith blostia popsr HS7e's ET sat
5ooG5y- Don: - car'us. bcyE- 4 u
Tor; neea - kr0r TOO much a5y morn
|. ca. uees3z szso tz-ls. God IackF'-C-Ai-
,AEo He-aid.