St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1893-03-11

81 will trade OF some Of those shop.
worn goods on the working people.
he Thought to himself
Alas! misguided man that he was!
Tho sun rose bright and smiling.
When tho vendor arrived At his post
tho street was cleanly swept The
shop windows were still covered with
their shutters, and only few wagons
went rattling by. The vendor wh;stled
eheerfully to himself
All Of q sudden the sound Of many
feet attracted his attention.
Confused cries Of Catch him! Catch
him!" broke upon his earA
He turned and saw . crowd Of peo
pic. Some had canes and some brooms.
Here was . man with the fire shovel,
there one hourishing the tongA Some
were without hats; some were strug.
Cling into their coats
Catch himl Catch him!" was the
cry of all
Gentlemen, gentlemen" cried the
vendor. spreading ont his arms. But
one of his own adjectives. whizxing BY
his ears. warned him that expostula-
ton was vain. lie seized his pack and
ran
Catch him! Catch him!" cried Ill
the townspeople.
Down the narrow streets he lodged
threw the broad streets he few, pelted
from behind, painting for breath. But
the vendor was still . man Of resource.
He had now got fairly out of town.
He spicd q vacant marshy plot close BY
the road. Into it he dew, and set his
goods before him in the manner Of Q
stockade. until only his head appeared
above the top thereof
Tho vendors conduct fairly took
away the breath of the townspeople.
How strangely he looked peering over
his adjectives.
Gentlemen" he said. II am . peace
able man. In what have I offended7''
There was . confused murmur, and
then one man stood forth to act as
spokesman for the rest He was IN
erect gentleman and prim also. al
though at present somewhat ru1aed by
his late exertionS
"You have made jabberin9 goose Of
my daughter" said the gentleman.
''And Of miner
''And of mine" shouted voices from
the crowd-and the vendor was Obliged
to dodge down behind his stocladc 70
avoid the adjectives that descended
upon him.
The gentleman waited for him to ap-
pear.
'.And q gibbering maziac Of my son, /"
he continued.
Here the uproar was 50 great that
the prim gentleman seized . broom
and waved the townspeople infp order.
The vendor, leaning his hS6d upon
his hand. observed the enemy with his
bright eyes
''How much will you take?' said the
vendor, finally. :
"Take his head" said one voice.
Take his money" said another.
"Take his pack. said q third
His tongue" said fourth. and q.
the townspeople spoke at once.
The prim gentleman lost his temper.
He laid about hmm with his broom. Rut
for every blow he gave he got one In
return.
The vendor saw his chance. He
seized the whole stockade with both
his hands and hurled it ut the enemy.
For q moment the sky was darkened
"Catch him! Catch him!'' cried the
towuspeople. But their voices became
mufied and they were bent to the very
earth; they were bewildered and
blinded BY the shower Of adjectiveA
Il was some time before the rrim
gentleman, passing his hand across his
forehead. stumbled to IN upright posi-
tion.
''Where am I at9 Where an at?'::
he said. family.
At his feet all manner of broken OBJ
jects, false and true, fair. fantastic,
sharp blunt, curved. straight short
and long. lay glittering in the morning
sunlight Around ais neck he found q
twisted chain. Observation-Disclosures
licious-daisy-papa," said the chain;
there's the sweetest ham for break
fastv'
The prim gentleman turned stinly in
the direction OF home, whittier indeed
the chain seemed to lead him Ones
only he paused on the road
Ibid we catch him2'' he questioned
Of . neighbor.
..Did we?" said the neighbor.
ibid we?'' cried another and another
and still another. rs the question
passed on down the line of the return
ing citizens.
Not one could answer. but . gay and
mocking laugh rang through the air.
The whole company locked up and
then down. and to this side and to that
side, and even backward. Nothing
was to be seen.
ut is the wind blowing from the
west" said the priIn gentleman "Why.
breakfast hour is At hand" and 20 say.
ing he fastened home.
As to the adjective vendor, whittier
he went, and how. twas never known.
We know tho wind was blowing from
the west, and we know that whether
BY land or by water, whether on foot
or wing. the vendor was . shifty man.
Margaret Newcomb. in Springfield
(Na,x) Republican.
Jsdee waxem's Proverbs.
Thar's moro polliticks in honesty,
than honesty in polliticks
Thar's q good many more pollitishana
for sale than In bought