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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-27

An English gentleman and his wife who
were visiting friends in Scotland were
taken to see an interesting monastery moi
far from Cluuy, their friends estate. In
that part OF the country u man is known
by the name of his estate. When they
were asked TO write in the monastery Wis
itors book the Englishman noticed that
his host, Mr.. MACPHERSON, wrote, "Cluny
and AIRS. MacPhearson."
Not TO be outdone, the Englishmar
promptly wrote, 500 Lennox gardens, Poni
street. and Mrs. Lockwood"
Another story is told of Mr.. Lockwood
in which his part is not. one must conclude
as innocent as it looks. He is evidently
fond Of joke.
He often visits extremely wealthy and
hospitable friends in the country Thes,
friends have room ready for him when
ever he cares to occupy IT, The house Is
seven miles from a railway station or tele
graph office. lie once telegraphed then
from London, ''MRy stay over Sunday"
His host paid ten or twelve shillings t
the messenger and replied, "of coarse, but
don't telegraph"
Tothis Lockwood innooently replied-by
telegraph-"Why notW-Youth's Com
panion
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-27

I'D like to have you tell me, II you
can" observed the exchange editor, glanc.
ing rather slightingly over his shoulder,
what is the difference between n fifty dol.
lar diamond and custard pieh
~ don't see anything hard about that
answered the financial editor with scorn,
Zone Is simon pure, and the other is pie
man, sure
mo" rejoined the other "That won't
do. That's simply horrible"
'Then It's because one is charcoal made
over, and the other is made over char.
coal"
"Thats worse yet"
''You needn't get crusty about itr'
"Why notin exclaimed the exchange
man, bristling up.
Because retorted the man Of finance,
coming mp Ranely, 'custard pie isn't"
alt is though-at bottom"
81 call that pretty low down.
"You talk like half baked"-
"StOpl You stick to your paste-ryW
'Thats what am doing. What is the
difference between fifty dollar diamond
and a custard pie'"
Zone is within the range of capitalist,
and the other has been taken entirely out
Of the range"
"Shucksl'
Anything about their being cussed-hard
If they're not goody"
"Nawr
Zone is sometimes in soak and-and the
other is always soaked when you get down
to hard pan"
"That isn't so bad )" said the exchange
editor reilectively, "hut it doesn't go. You
haven't got it yet"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-27

The queenly creature sent by the intelli-
Eence Office expressed herself as satisfied
with six dollars week, with alternate
evenings to herself and the privilege OF
utilizing the front parlor for the reception
of company.
a look Of inedable calm pervaded her
cOuntenance.
''There is one thing more" she pleas
antly observed, ''of which imagine IL is
not necessary for me to speak. u
She cleared her snowy throat
-"assulne that your husband"---
The lady Of the house knit her brows
Rnxiously.
-"builds the fire in tho morning."
A sigh of relief escaped the lips of the
mistress.
"oh, certainly" she cordially rejoinod.
ayes, indesdn
The queenly creature expected as much
az a matter of course.
what am getting at" she continued,
lis to insist that he must never use kero.
sene oil to kindle with. l cannot tolerate
such oarelessness"
Lottily then she murmured an au revoir
and departed, promising to return for duty
the next day.-Detroit Tribune.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-27
ras BEST STORY.
ItIsa whoppor. and sent the Others On
10 bed Promptly.

II Ia whoppcr. and Sent the DINERS on
10 ned Promptly.
We were discussing the wonderfully short
time In which very long drenm may be
dreamed bv A dreamer whose creamery Is
IN goo5 or5er and eeared up for fast work
the div editor had worked OF tue
ancient Fyvntian chestnut Of the philoso-
pher who accidentally tipped over s'hal,
water bottle inst as be dropped asleep anu anu
after dreaming forty-eight column heI-
pareil dream awokc to Ind tine water not
yet all run out
had told my famous story Of the man
who was overcome by slumber just as the
clocl, was striking midnight. dreamed d
long, complicated dream that 1t took him
half Of the next day to tell to his junior
clerk, who couldn't get away, and awoke
to hoar the last three Of the twelve strokes.
Cooper had sat silently listening; but
now he braeed ~ manfully and with n
lool. OF desperate resolve he began:
II had an even more wonderful expert
ence than those you have been relating,
gentlemen. myself. l had been out inter
viewing strikers aud when ] got into the
Office and handed in my last bit Of copy
was dead beat out. / came over here to
my corner aud dropped into this chair and
was asleep before struck the cushion. |
straightway began to dream. lived a
whole lifetime, from II little babe to old
age. Every step of my education, every
difficult lesson wasreviewed in detail even
to intricate geometrical problems. fell
in love, courted and married three different
girls, committed murder, lived through
every incident Of long trial, and served u
sentence Of twenty years, every day OF
which was distinct and full OF minute in
cidents Of prison life.
"Isailed on a three years voyage around
tho world. and in the last month Of the last
year was wrecked on desert island, cap
tured by cannlbals, nearly crushed by a
boa constructor, rescued by the Russians,
only 10 be sentenced TO Siberia, from which
escaped and wandered through the arctic
regions for months. Did splendid work as
reporter on a morning newspaper for sew
eral years, and the city editor was just
about to make me his assistant when sud
denly nwoke Some one had placed pin in
that chair, and had dreamed that entire
dream between the moment when started
to sit down and when / struck that pin"
And tho city editor and arose, put on
our coats In beaten silence and went home
to bed.-ChRrles Newton Hood ia Harper's
Bazar
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-27

The milkman gathered himself up from
the ruins OF his demolished wagon, scraped
the whitish gray mud from his clothing
smoothed out the dents in his hat, wiped
from his whiskers the dripping fluid that
had drenched his face when the catastro
phe came, gave one glance at the runaway
horse disappearing down the street, sur
veyed the dirty white puddles that repre-
sented his stock in trade and turned to tn,
crowd
'All I've got to say" he observed, roll
ing up his coat sleeves aud speaking in tn,
tone Of man accustomed to calling cattle
sis that the first son of gun that says
word about it's being no use crying over
split milk is going to get his blamed head
punched. h-Chicago Tribune.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-27
sceNrlNa HIS POVERTY.
she Concluded Ho wasn't the Man I
Her.

She Concluded Ho Wasn't the Man 10,
Her.
why do you turn away from me, Nil.
fredn exclaimed Edward Smallpay in
ngonized tones as his hearts treasure dex.
terously evaded his embrace.
Have / suddenly grown repulslye "a
your This is not the way you used to treat
me in the country. Have you forgotten
the yes you whispered 30 timidy down IN
the lane by the big walnut treef Hay,
you forgotten all the VOWS you repeated on
subsequent occasionsf Have those pledge.
become distasteful to your DO you now
seek to be released from them.n
Milfred nverted her head. ''This is YER,
painful, Edward, but must admit do u
"But why' VIII you give me no reasoni
Am not the same as Twas last summerp
"Yes,r replied Aiilfred, moving slowl,
backward, "but-but circumstances hay,
arisenn--
'Ah, you love anotherI" cried Edward
advancing toward her
mo" answered Nilfred us she drew
nervously away from him, mo, Edward
do mott But when young man wear
while calling upon girl IN ostensibly new
winter suit which suiells strongly and un
mistakably of tar camphor l am compellet
TO entertain grave and serious doubts o
his ability to support n wife In the style Il
which / have been accustomed. Here 4
your ring, Mr., Smallpay We will So,
goodby now | waut TO open the window
and air the room. Life.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-27

termed contemporary is out in n double
leaded article crticlsing and abusing Us
because we attended the race, but we
expected that. This people here under
stand our position exactly. AS editor
and proprietor OF a great family newspaper
price two dollars per year in advance
we were obliged TO take an insignificant
looking mulo on an advertising contract Of
fourteen dollars. We offered him for ten
dollars cash, but 10 one would buy. We
were riding him out In the country one
day 20 look for spot to bury him when
the Clinch Valley cowboys got after us.
Then that mule astonished us by striking
gait which would have made common
Hash Of lightning look sick. As the editor
and proprietor OF great weekly news.
paper we could own him and match him
for 10 race. aud also bc present rs a speeta-
tor, while the foreman OF our Office could
ride bin. In the affair the other day we
were present as an editor. who rs privi.
lodged to 20 anywhere, We were on the
grand atand us the mayor Of this town. Az
the newly elected state senator from this
district We bet $3.50 ON our mule and re a
free and enlightened citizen Of this glorious
republic we stood up and yelled and waved
Our hat whom he came In four lengths
ahead without wutting hair Our narrow
minded and jealous paiod contemporary Is
too ignorant 10 define our position and too
internal moan TO state 10 " he could, and
we therefore make the above explanation.
We know the exact amount OF dignity to
an ounce attached 10 our proud positions
Ms editor, mayor and senator, and no ono
need fear that We shall demean ourself In
public
ALMOST A TRAGEDY Major Short, the
genial proprietor OF the Gem saloon, has
been ncnrsghted man Tor the last fifteen
years, but the fact has been concealed
from all but his intimate friends. This
misfortune almost led 20 tragedy Mon
day afternoon. While on tho street in
front Of the poltonloe the major squlrtod u
mouthful OF tobacco juice at hitohing
post, as be supposed. Tho post turned out
to be a wild haired toamster named Jim
Smcpo, and Of course he out with his gun
md began blazing away to ayengc tho
deadly insult. Fortunately for tue crowd
lac had heen temporarily blinded. aud his
bullets all went Wild 1t took nearly an
hour 20 calm him down, but he eventually
agreed 20 forget and forgive The major
Wishes W. TO state the fact Of his misior.
tune, that other mistakes Of the Kind may
not occur, and we do no with pleasure,
While ho has mean way Of dilutng his
whisky and charging hftecu cents for a
mighty poor cigar We do not believe there
4 anything really low down In his com
poaItlon.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-27

The colored fireman Of tho train was
down on the ground with his oil can when
a portly aud well dressed negro, with u
nashy watch chain and silver headed
cane came along and stopped to look at
the Iron horse.
"See hcah, boy--whAr yo'r manners to-
day, ohfn demanded the fireman as he
Strengthened up aud assumed very pom
pous attitude
''BDym echoed the other.
ayes, boyw
"Whar my mannersW
ayes whar yor manners, Does yo' dun
realize dat yo'r hot am on de top O. yo'r
head. stead Of In yo'r handin
"iluhl Docs yo' 'spect rze gwine to take
of my hat to yo'F"
~ does, sab fur shoop
EUR whyW
EUR whyl Boy was so brung up in de
back swamps dat yo' doan' know de high
an multiplurious posishun / occupies on
dat eAnglneW
AN, sahln replied the other as he drew
himself up aud swelled out his chest, "has
yo' bin llbin up dAr among de Crackers till
20 can't tell a member OF dc present legis-
lachur from common syndicatious mig
CERT
"Shoow
"shooW
They regarded each other with great
dignity and unbending stcrnness for halt
a minute, and then the fireman turned
away with the remark;
"I'll 'scnse yo' dis time on account of yo'r
ignofgence, but II yo' should furgit yoseli
agin 1 should be dun prognostlgated wild II
feelin dat it was my dooty TO percolhte yo't
corporashun wild powerful lickinw
NJ. QUAD.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-27

Whore are the linens kcptf" she asked.
DOWN stairs, was the reply.
She ~ cetly smiled aud grabbed her trAin
And quickly hastonea by.
Oncn dowa, she vcn.syr-d To INQUIRE,
"ihe linens, aTe thoy herey'
"Juat three rooms over 10 the right
And atraight hack In the rear"
AZ last she re0chedth the point proposed,
The linens ike crash
Ihr answer came anross the stora,
They're six rooais over csshr'
Aanin she lostled through the crowd
Aud iaintly aAked the clerk.
"ihe lncha. plenser' "up stairs,~ hesaid
With a tantuliaing smlrk.
She reached the top. quite ont Of breath;
Tho linons, air. +" she said.
TN The anncx building. ave floors IN,
And then walk straight ahead"
Accomplishing the long accent,
Her tunipcf sorcly tried,
she sharply asked the man IN charge.
Mith wrath she could not hide,
VIII yuu tell me whcrc Tho iincaa are.
Or n they're IN the atprci~
We used 70 keep them, mA'asn, - he smiled
hul do not ans lnorc."
E2k.---ee, " so ~ =, 49, ~.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-27

A writer Of plays was reading a new
work before a company OF the French So
ciety Of Comedy, and presently was dis
turbed by the sight OF one of the members.
NJ. Got, fact asleep.
The author stopped and reproved the
sleeper. He was reading his play to the
committee in order TO obtain their opinion.
How could u man who was asleep give an
opiniony
NJ. Got rubbed his eyes and remarked;
sleep is an opinion"
There was no appeal from this senten.
tiouA verdict, but it is to be hoped that
ministers who happen to read this story
will not lay it too much to heart.-Youth's
Companion.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-27

Henry ~ OF France always insisted
upon his children calling him papa, as be
did not wish them to address him by the
titles Of sire and majesty, according tc
the ceremonial adopted at foreign courts
He was In the habit Of taking part in the
childish amusements OF his little ones One
day as he was going round room on all
fours with the dauphin, his first born, on
his back, an ambassador unexpectedly en-.
tered the apartment. The king, without
changing his posture, said to him:
Sir, have you children Of your owni'
Yes, sire, y was the reply.
All, we'll, in that case will finish nv
ride round the room. n-lllustrazione.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-27

The hustler. being unhelovod
by every Grace aud Muse,
He eats at'night In Boston and
Next morn in Syracuse.
From the Adirondack mountains
To the far Pacific slopes
He plays with lines Of latitude
Like little skipping ropes.
His home is In the sleeping car
No vine or fiE trees shade
HIS music Is its clanklng wheels,
Ills poetry Is trade.
This missionary OF the mart
He spreads the true faiths germs
The endless merits OF his house
Above all other drms.
He buttonholes the kings of trade,
His sample case unrolls,
Aud talks until the love OF life
Grows feeble in their souls.
The boiled doors swing wide for him.
he heeds not bolts nor bars.
And fears not any face VI man
BencGth the sun or stars.
The heroes Of baroniKl times
Were armed FROM hRir 10 heel.
With iron pots upon their heads
And pantsloons al steel
The hustler hero OF today
IL armorless and weak
But for the vigor Of his tongue
And blushless breadth q cheek.
He meets all men with fearless MEN,
Nor knows to pause or swcrNe,
With l.illiputian hashfulnoss
And Brobdlngnaginn ncrve,
No din distractions yex Lis soui
His creed and happiness
IL Just TO make a sale and catch
The two o'clock express
-. W. Foss 10 Yankee hisas
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-27

Tbs old man HAD just come out Of tile
pOstoiiiee, whore lie had been to inquire for
"a letter for George Washington Thompson,
when he met "a young man OF twenty and
stopped him to inquire;
"iiain't I dun seed yo' beto sumwhM
round yerein
"of co'se 20 has, % was the reply.
"lialn't yo' do pussondcy calls Abraham
Scottpn
"Sartlnly.n
"Jels 40, Yo keeps a pic stand down tAr
by dc bridge, | believer
"oi co'se l does, Why. Unelo Jason,
yo'a Snowcd me FUR 1--WE y'arsw
Yesterday, when was standin on de
orthouseNeps lkinwid Deacon Spooner
on rcllg'us matters, go dun come along ~
continued the old man.
"Ycs.n
"Do deacon had said dat Noah was a
baptist M ] had said he was a Methodist,
an had dat ole crank wound up 10 tight
lie couldn't hollrr when yo' dun stopped an
aScd mo Il ia sell yo' my dawg for four
bItsin
"Nra, ! wanted TO buy dawg.n
young man, doyo know what yo' didin
81 lcS n1ed 80 bout yo'r daws,n
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-27
"a Little Nonsense, Now aIzad men
rs Rel1ghed 10y the BeSt OF NAefl


SHOULDN'T hhfo oi"oN w.
She was the hired girl, but there burned
in her heart love no less intense thhI .ns
fame which warns the soul of the petted
daughter OF the millionaire
Verify she was stuck on the grocery
clerk who sat beside her in the kitchen.
The little clock on the mantel struck the
hour OF Q.
The grocery clerk got gay.
"Mary'--
Fearing lest she lose portion OF his dis
course he leaned forward until his Ups
were very close to her ear.
may kiss your
john
She averted her eyes.
-"you ought not to ask me"
with celebrity born Of desperation he
seized his hat and shot into the darkness
OF the backyard and the nights Plutoniar
shore.
The hired girl rose, petulantly kicked
tn eat down the cellar and wondered why
men were not able to see through ladder
Detroit Tribune.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-27

The officials of a country police court
were startled one day to see a man walk
into the court with an enormous AK over
his shoulder. He glared ilercely around
him, as If he expected to be attacked VI.
timHtely the clerk OF the court ventured to
ask him why he was armed with so for
nidable weapon. The man replied that
bis summons told him to be provided with
the means Of defense, and he considered
that an AK would do for that purpose
Argonaut.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-27

No Institutes Brother watkins in the Sim
pie use OF words sud Tells Him to II,
sioro Careful in the Future beware OF
webster.
Copyright, 1897. by Charles b. Lowis.l
III Braddrr Shindig Watkins am in ds
hall dis ovcnin. lie will please ntep dis
way. said Brother Gardner ns the regular
business Of the meeting had been disposed
OF.
Brother Watkins had Just got settled
down, with his back within eleven inches
OF q redhot itoye, and ID was with consider
able hesitation that he vacated his plaoe
and limped up the aisle and stood before
the presidents desk.
"Brudder Watkins" said the president
as he looked down upon him IN a fatherly
way, war yo' present one eaycnin bout
a y'ar hgo when had sunthin to say to de
members on do subieek of languagep
III dun forgot, sab"
Eyes, it. geems so, Brudder Watkins
was obcr 10 dc grocery DO odder eayeuin &c
Flt TO- dozen clothespinsan aquart Of kero
sene He ] INV 20 dar' but yo' was tot
busy TO see me. Yo had met up wild .
strange Niger from Virgiuuy, an 90 was
sprcadin yo'self TO make him believe 20
was do greatest man in dis town j had
my pencil handy, an writ down some OF
yo'r words AN sentences Kin yo' tell me
Brudder Watkins, what collation. meansW
"N-no, sab D."
"Umi III dat convcrsashuu yo used de
word 'coadjustment' What did 20 mean
by ID, Brudder WatkinsY
II doan' rockolect, sab "
"Data too bndl heard 20 say to him
dat de audaeiiy Of dc dlatrihutary doorin
dc past summer led yo' 20 concoct fcgtinH
ton dis winter, Ise sortcr GURUS to know
what yo' meant. Am we glyinc 10 hev O
hard winter, % mild winter or July weather
right frew de cold mOnthsW
Twas joss talkin, sab" staminered
Brother Watkins
jess talkin, ehP Yo' knowed dat Niger
waA stranger In q strange town an sortct
nsuert, an so yu' wanted 10 show OH While
dat pore man sot dAr tremblin VA shallu
20 suddenly axod him n he eber fulml
mated q hostileimpecuniosty in his trayeli
about dc konuy pleasr explain what 20
war driyin at, Brudder Wntkinsn
~ can't tcll, shhn
Cant, ohf Doorin dat conversnRhun yoi
made use Of de- words 'oycntuniu,' inoinrr
ate, 'logistical, 'matrirulate' nutricntlon'
an 'orthographieal' Kin yo' explain dc
meanIn Of any OF emp
"No, sah.
uni Bruddcr Watkins, whar did yoi
git all dose big wordsp'
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-27


"outer de dicl.shunary. sah.n
"Mi1cr Wchstcr'H diolsshunnryw
Eyes, nah
HAS yo got dat volume in yor housein
'l has, sab. ] dun bought ona fur SIS
dollars cash -
"Hui Yo' dun went an paid ak dollars
fur dickHhnnary whiieyo' Walowin msm.
hers Of dis club ohcr twonty dollars boz.
ruwoi money! fo' nm alto behind On yu'I
dues muas' four dollars, an yo'r wife am
bouoWin tea nn sugar an ob0r town"
"IGo sorry, fghp murmurrd Brother
Watkins, whawaa getting badly frightened
by this time.
What was yo'r nhjeok Ia buyin dat dick.
hhunury q Mbscr WchMerW Bteinly dc
mandeA tho president
~ dun forgot"
Thu know yp'robicck, Brudder Wat.
kiusl II was to pick out lot Of big words
az ave EN- up TN a strange niggcs struck
ais town on den jump him outer his hutesl
Look me in do eye sahi lzo got fow
Words 10 say To yo', an frew 20 to all ndder
memherg OF dls club romorrcr ma,vnin
yo' take dat dlrlSshnnary on yo'r shoulder
an 90 fo'th an sell Il fur my price yo' kin
fit Den yo' rctnrn home an soak yo'r
head TN all dem biz words float out an
drap down do sawcr pen yo' rinse out
yo'r mouf wild some kyanp pepper an vine
gar nn begin life all obvr agiph
''Ycs, sah.n
Nv hat our race wants ct dla present
tmc,' continued Brother Gardner Fam
taters an bacon stead Of grammar: cash
10 pay house rent stead VI hig words,
clothes an HkulebookAfu rdu chill'en 'sttnd
of spellin. We do our whltcwRshln In
plain English. Wa doan' need any bt
words TO help US black stove. We beat
n ca'pct Wild d stick 'stead OF nsin gran,
mar has biu Twin on dis airth npwarl
OF sixty y'sra but neither az a hanlrasn
nor irco has ehre yit seed de tinu when /
couldn't make white man understand
what waa talkin bent. Had 70 wished
could hcy bought Mssser Webstera biz
book An pulliatpd propensity toward 4
qucgnloua retutation, but / did no, regard
Hlol n sequential torrldity 0t de least i'm.
petuoNty. On dc contrary, felt dat de
unobtriplyenesa Of dc ambiguity was alta.
gc,hcr malignant to dc revulsiou Now,
hrudder Watkins 20 DOT down Stay
down. Dosn' lot me soe yo' bob TO de sur.
face fur de mex two months. doan' know
whether 20 killed dat pore, strange niEeer
or not, but II he stih Ibis an so run aor6ss
him yo' want TO Ak his forylbness an helm
hin. TO find job, Dc ineetin viii now
break ntwo an 10 humen
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-27

twcnty-seven represents the number who
crawlol OF in the chaparrM 70 DIE and
were mover found. The postmaster OF TINS
town viii probably make Nc. r. before
spring, but " the ground here does NOT
freeze more than IN ineh deep we are in no
particular hurry about Il.
IyrNgEsrfNo Eva1.--Last Saturday aft
ernoon tho much talked Of n.,lc rlce be-
T-..a mule Yret Light
ming $40 5hc sass.--- $1,000 ''--.is.. ~. -
editor aud proprietor Of THE klcERR took
place at the tract. east Of town. Our es-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-27

Thomas JefIerson-W What yo' got'
Hakaway Jones-I'ze got four queens
Thomas Jelferson-Dey amt no good.
Tze got four kings.
Hakaway Jones-You has, eh' What's
de matter wild dis extra king In my hani
Thomas Jefferson drawing his razor)-
DE same Ting OATS dc matter wild dis ex
ira queen in my hun.-rruth.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-27

what did you tell that LADY," said one
tramp TO another,
Told her was lookin for work, aud it
was tho truth too
What you givin me' You lookin fur
worSp
"Ycs, SOS I kin keep out OF its way
Texas Siftngs.