The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-08-25


Young raAn.a said DavT. lcsning TOT
sAra and tapsslng Jack's sleeve warsainks,
sao.,,t Won i,c enrsuxl I'm ie~' comm from
the fun'roi Of . man sho was cur as lsa
r.., shat. Sc was the cur'usrSt man the
( - ever turned ts9ss-h be WIS that An
he xv,s allu< ~,-yes. SIR TaggeFs has
u..,. x,.s. Daxy Tagg~rt- Ny. whsa he
wasn't uothin bat a baby he Sa< present
Of a Soal ark. Pretty ~pon he was awtai
sick. Come 10 find out be d eaten SheiA'
two sheep and half n elephant; wanted 10
see shat they wux made OF
When he was a blt bigger he pa1 nj
hand i'm "A hornet = nest Ia see II the.
sting a. bad a. Bin Hervs said they would
He vas mos blind for a spell. Que day he
cliInb bed up the ladder Of his pas waiidfniii
10 ind out what made the tin rooster p:n'
diffrun. ways at diffrunt times There
,.,,.,.. a cyclcue He was bleed oil. The
doctor had TO set his right arm an his lett
leg lie wIls jes as contrary - lie vas
GURUS What didn't consArn him ne
wouldn't let alone. An he WAS umortanet
as he was contrary. But that WIS the
material evolutionment Of his cusSedness
Now. there WAS Elihu Burns went an
tols him how hay dropped through the
pewfangled shoots in the NIdder smith
barn faster N iightnin- What does that
young limb Of Davy Taggart do but goes
up into the loft an lets hisseh slide down
with the hay-jes to find out Bumped
The bump ON his head WIS the size OF a
turkey aig. not TO cLroniclate the fact that
| cid Bet nearly chawed his pants off afore
| be scrambled out.
Next Well, there weren't any special
next with him. IL was all next. His pa
| come 10 die / expect twus confiustera
| tiou about Davy caused the decease. Any
! how. onct he heard If body drank p lson
| an then drank lots of warm water with
| mustard in it it wouldn't hurt him a
| speck, so when he found a little bottle
| marked, .P'ison,' he drank what wus in it.
| Then he started to get the mustard and
water. But he Topped a-scroggin In no
/ time. They run fur the doctor. He come
with q 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 ye will stop investigationing"
| "T-yupl-will-whe | find out all
want-yup!-to know?
Finally Davy growed up. lie got
girl. She was a nice girl. He made up
his mind to marry her. He asked her what
her pa died of What her grandpa died of.
|
skeerd of mice. II she liked children II
she could make bread If she ate onions.
If she was wasteful with starch. IL she
put I'D sauerkraut the way his ma did.
| And il she liked ministers l don't know
what she said to the rest, but she an
swered:
"I don't like the average minister
"'Come to my arms, says Davy; III
| make YOU Mrs Taggert.'
mot much she says. Il haven't g
hankerin fur preachers, but they amt a
ornery as a man that wants to know 9
blame sight too much
IAN she married preacher. AS fol
Davy, they sent him up to Geneva lake t.
vegetate On the beach he met a lovely
woman. They gots to talkin. He wa.
slicked up, you see. An pretty soon h'
thought she wus as nice as could be.
Don't We think am a mighty nice fel
lah?' he says.
"'Oh, yesr she says, but she lookeo
; scared
gopher of a chap. He had jerky ways an<
gimlet eyes.
"'Air We old?' he asked.
"'Twenty-two,' says she
"'Have ye corns?'
"'One.'
"'How much do We weight
} cone hundred and twenty
care you engaged
e of there are any more questions you'
like to ask she replied somewhat tartly
, my husband will answer them, Tobias
Tobias, he come. Davy got off with
pair of black eyes that time. He starte
west In Omaha he got job sellin soar
Z, That suited him. There was inquiry i
7 it, He used to ask every one that passed
: DO you use Apples soap9'
, "One day there was motor comir
Davy he run. L want to find out b
+ said, if | can't git ahead of it, An h
6 skooted along the track. Pm on my wa
home from his fun'rol. They took him Ii
with blottin paper. Here's my station
} Goodby. Don't be GURUS, boys. ma
don't need to know too much, any NOR
r a cat needs two tails! Good luck!''-Ch
r cago Herald.