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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-01
UNCLE DICKS PURCHASE.
BY ALICE GALE WOODBURY..

BY ALICE GALE WOODBURY..
Copyright, 1894, by S. S. Mcclure,
Linited.)
1t was a morning in May, and on the
market square Of a southern city the
heat and glare were intense.
The street roundabout was filled with
nondescript vehicles bearing merchan-
disc and loads of many kinds.
One of the least noticeable of thSe
was a common dirt cart to which was
harnessed gray mule, driven by an
elderly negro, known to the community
at large as "Uncle Dick
As Uncle Dick and his mule labored
slowly through the maze Of market
wagons that almost blocked the road
way; they apparently attracted the at
tention of jauntily attired young
negro who was .sauntering idly along
the sidewalk; for looking suddenly up
from under his straw hat he gave a low
whistle and wheeled about to the curb
stone; whereupon the driver of the cart
drew up in front OF him and stopped.
well, 1 'clar," exclaimed the negro
upon the sidewalk, whose name was
Oscar. Wizard yuh meet up wifi dat
ar no count mule?'
mo count nuttin'," retorted Uncle
on dis yer mule. [ done bought him dis
yeh mawnin' fun Jake Smif down yen
nah't de brick yahd."
The statement was made with APP
parent pride, combined with an air that
suggested pecuniary plentitude.
Oscar gave vent to a loud and eX-
pressive shout of derision, which i'm
mediately caused several of his race to
loiter in the vicinity and drink in the
ensuing conversation with eager ears
and eyes. as well as open mouths.
''Bettah saved yuh money" said Os-
car, ''kase dat mule amt no count,
sho'. He can't trabble none"
''G'long, boyr' exclaimed Uncle Dick.
Reckon We CANT larn me nuttin'
bout'n mules. CANT glib me none err
dat ar fool talk. Got tub git up sS2n
in de mawin' tub fool me. Desc yer
gray hairs on my hade doe come fun
speyunce wifi yerlin's like yo' TO yo'
us bawn.''
"Ah, ha," pursued Oscar, confidently.
"Des yo' drive on-yo'll see." Then
glancing up at the sun instead of The
town clock, although the latter was
close at hand, he continued: "Look
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Stick, Are you very strong%
" Everybody says So
"'Then how can the Fire burn you?'
''The Stick was dumb, and Mr.. Rab-
bit asked the Fire, Are you very
strong?'
Anybody will tell you So, the Fire
answered.
How can the Water quench you?'
''The Fire hid behind the smoke.
Then Mr.. Rabbit asked the Water,
Are you very strong%
Strong is no name for it, said the
Water.
How can the Ice cover you?
1.-The Water went running down the
river, and after it had gone the Ice
said to Mr.. Rabbit, You see you had to
come back to me at last
Yes replied Mr.. Rabbit, and now
1 am going away. You are too much
for me- Then Mr.. Rabbit loped off
rubbing his bruises.
"Was it really you, Mr.. Rabbit
asked Sweetest Susan.
Mr.. Rabbit rubbed his mustache with
the end of his pipe stem. We'll, III
tell you the truth. 1 was mighty fool
ish in my young days. But now all |
want to do is to eat breakfast, and
then wait until dinner is ready, and
then sit and wait until supper is put
on the table"
Mrs. Meadows winked at the children
and then turned to Mr.. Rabbit
Now" said she, I've told the story
you ought to have told, for you know
more about it than anybody else. It's
as little as you can do to sing the old
song that you sung when you used to
go frolicking."
''Why, it's about myselfv' exclaimed
Mr. Rabbit ''At my time of life it
would never do
please make him sing it." said
Sweetest Susan, who was much given
to getting her own way by the pretty
little art of coaxing.
ooh, he'll sing it," replied Mrs.
Meadows confidently. He can't re-
fuse"
Mr.. Rabbit shook his head, and then
seemed to fall into brown study, but
suddenly, seeing that they were all
waiting for the song, he cleared up his
throat and, after several false starts,
sang this song:
OH. THIS IS MR., RABBIT!
Oh. this is Mr.. Rabbit, that runs on the
So rise UP, ladies. and let him pass;
He courted Miss Meadows, when ma was
He crossed rosa his legs and said his say.
He crossed his legs and he winked his eve,
And then he told Miss Meadows goodby.
$50 it's goodby, ducky,
And it's goodby dearl
I'll never come to see you
Until next year,!
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s'whut's dat?' asked Uncle Dick,
anxiously, at the same time cycling
Oscar with suspicion.
Law. / seed dat ar mule Defo',
continued Oscar. 81 done owned him
fuh er hull mont He's er good mule,
efn de whistle don blow"
A puzzled, quizzical expression fasten-
ed itself upon the old negroes counten-
ance. "Yuh say e is?'' twas his rueful
comment and rueful tone. "Whut I'm
gwine tub do?"
.Des same's I done tole yuh,'' re-
piled Oscar .'Trabbel attah's feed,
kase he aim gwine move tel ne gifts
nit en- den yum fergit dat nutner
boss
Here there were more expressions Of
extreme mirth and satisfaction from
the crowd.
Uncle Dick descended slowly and
wrathfully from his seat upon the cart,
and proceeded to do as he had been
told, cycling the laughing bystander
askance, meanwhile and talking away
to himself. as follows. ''Niggahs now
days trif1in' ez toad froges. Got no
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could tell you apart. Well, well! I'm
You amt no older dan you look"
said Drusilla, spitefully, under her
breath.
'Hushr' whispered Sweetest Susan.
Hell eat us up
Mrs Meadows laughed. Don't wor-
~, child. Mr.. Rabbit loves his pipe
and joke, but he'll never hurt you.
Never N the world
But this isn't in the world" sug-
gested Buster John.
well, it's next door, as you may
say" Mrs. Meadows replied.
Just then Mr. Rabbit slowly raised
himself from his chair and examined
the seat closely. 81 missed Mr.. Thin
blefnger.'' he said, :" and 1 was afraid
1 had sat on him
"Oh, nor cried Mr. Thimblefinger
coming out from under the steps; Il
was just resting myself
Mr.. Thimblefinger will take care of
himself, I'll be bound" exclaimed Mrs.
Meadows. Hes little; but is a noun
tain strong because it is big?"
why, that puts me in mind of the
story-but never mind! I'm always
thinking about old times" Mr.. Rabbit
sighed as he said this.
s'Oh, please tell US the story" pleaded
Sweetest Susan, anxious to make
friends with Mr. Rabbit.
He shook his head. Mrs. Meadows
can tell it better than 1 can"
Dinner cried Mr. Thimblef1nger.
what about dinner?''
''Dinner'll be ready directly" replied
Mrs. Meadows.
But the story?" Sweetest Susan
said.
THE sTRoNGEsT-wHo? OR
WHICH?
well" replied Mrs. Meadows, sit
was like this: One time in the country
where we came fron-the country
where you live nowhere CHANGED to
be a big frost and the mill pond froze
over. Mr. Rabbit ran along that way
and found that the pond had this
bridge across it."
WAS it this Mr.. Rabbit here?" asked
Buster John.
Mrs. Meadows folded her hands in
her lap and looked at them. well,
she said, 81 never talk about folks be-
hind their backs. You must do your
own guessing. Anyway, Mr.. Rabbit
found the ice bridge over the pond, and
as he was in something of a hurry, he
skipped across it. I mean he skipped
a part of the way. The ice was so slip
perry that when he got about half way
his feet slipped from under him and he
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-01
N. Y. A. C. JUNIORS.
The Members Who Get Most Sport
Out of an Athletic Club.
Rv w C Dohm.

If there is one class of members of the
New York Athletic club which more than
any other enjoys its privileges, it is the
Juniors of regular members I'M
der 16 years old. The Juniors privileges
are limited to the use of the clubs facili-
ties until o'clock in the afternoon, but
the youngsters can get more solid fun out
of a single afternoon in the swimming
room or gymnasium than the ordinary
member gets cut Of the whole club IN
week.
From November to May the Junior di-
vides his time almost equally between the
swimming tank and the gymnasium in the
city club house. When the weather gets
warm, however, he never loses an oppor-
tunity for a trip to Travers' Island. The
island is the summer home of the New
York Athletic club. 1t is in Long Island
sound about one hour and half from
the city club house.
Here the Junior has the full use of one
of the best and fastest cinder tracks in
the country. There is a field for foot bail,
base ball and cricket and excellent tennis
courts. If his tastes are aquatic he may
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For this is Mr.. Rabbit, that runs in tire
So rise up, ladies, and let him pass
And he cried from the gate, so bold and
free:
Il know you are glad you are rid of me,
And then Miss Meadows shook her head
IF you stay too long you'll find me dead
And it's .goodby, ducky.
And it's goodby dear!
You'll find me dead!
When you come next yesri'
For this is Mr. Rabbit, that runs in thu
grass,
So rise up, ladies, and let him pass.
Mr.. Owl called out from the top of the
"oh, who? Oh, whog and ..He-he-her,
MIR. Fox slipped off in the woods and cried !:
Mr.. Coon's, broken heart caused a pain in
his side.
For it's goodby ducky
And it's goodby dearl
If you ever come to see me,
Come before next yearr'
For this is Mr.. Rabbit, that runs in the
So rise up up. ladies, and let him pass.
Mr.. Rabbit looked around and saw all the
trouble
And he laughed and laughed tin he bent
over double.
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tire. All the others were in swimming

attire. All the others were in swimming
trunks.
At once a loud discussion arose. There
is trtpeze fastened to the ceiling over
the tank and the question at issue was
whether Wilson, the new comerA could
swing on the trapeze from the edge of
the. tank over the water and back. IL
looked very easy and Wilson thought he
could. He tried it and would undoubt-
edly have swung back in safety had not
one little rascal who had jumped into the
tank caught Wilson's lanky leg as he was
swinging back and stopped his progress
There Wilson hung between air and
water. The dozen jumped into the tank
and swan around under him like hungry
sharks waiting for their prey. The vic
TINS strength was failing and he could
no longer hold his legs doubled up, which
was necessary to keep them out of the
water. The sharks saw and offered help
On soda for all' conditions. The victim
held out until his ankles were in the tank,
then surrendered.
The swimmers dressed in great joy and
haste. They would have led Wilson to an
ice cream soda fountain. but once on dry
ground it was Wilson'S turn. He took
them to a little Italian fruit stand where
vile tasting stuff labelled soda water
was put up in bottles at three cents a
bottle Thus did Wilson escape for none
of the crowd could drink the stuff.
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1.-THE Wind blew itself away. and then
Mr.. Rabbit asked the Mountain, Are
you very strong?
so it seems replied the Mountain.
How can the Mouse make a nest
in you?'
fThe Mountain was mum. So Mr.
Rabbit asked the Mouse, Are you very
strong?
CT believe So replied the Mouse.
How can the cat catch you?'
"The Mouse hid in the grass. Mr..
Rabbit asked the Cat, Are you very
strong?'
Yes, indeed replied the Cat.
g How can the Dog chase you?'
"The Cat began to wash her face.
Then Mr.. Rabbit said to the Dog, Are
you very strong?'
- 4 certainly am replied the Dog.
Then why does the Stick scare
you?'
.'The Dog began to scratch the fieas
off his neck, and Mr.. Rabbit said to the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-01
A NIGHT IN JUNE.

The world is heated seven times.
The sky is close above the lawn
An even when the clouds are drawn.
There is no stir of air at all.
Only at times an inward breeze
Turns back a pale leaf in the trees.
Here the syringa's rich perfume
Covers the tulips red retreat
A burning pool of scent and heat.
The pallid lightning waivers dim
Between the trees, then deep and dense,
The darkness settles more intense.
A hawk lies painting in the grass.
Or plungeS upward through the air
The lightning shows him whirling there
A bird calls madly from the caves.
Then stoops, the silence all at once
Disturbed, falls dead again and stuns.
A redder lightning fits about,
But in the north storm is rolled
That splits the gloom with vivid gold.
Dead silence, then a little sound.
The distance chokes the thunder down.
1t shudders fairly in the town.
A fountain, FLASHING in the dark.
Keeps up a mimic dropping strain,
All, Godl if it were really RANT
Duncan Campbell Scott.
1t is a very careful man who can
wash his hands without getting water
on his shoes.
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hit the ice, kerthumpl He got up and
rubbed himself as well as he could,
and then he thought that the ice must
be very strong to hit him so hard
lick
so he said to the ice, You are very
strong
81 am So replied the Ice.
Well, if you are so strong, how can
the Sun melt you?
THE Ice said nothing, and so Mr..
Rabbit asked the Sun, Are you very
strong?'"
so they tell me- replied the Sun
Then how can the Clouds hide
you?'
THE Sun was somewhat ashamed
and had nothing TO say. So Mr.. Rabbit
looked at the Clouds.
Are You very strongY
We have heard So replied the
Clouds
How can the Wind blow you?
THE Clouds sailed away, and Mr..
Rabbit asked the Wind, Are you very
strong?'
I believe you said the Wind
Then how can the Mountain stand
against you?'
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who pulled himself together, and in a
superior tone replied: Law! IL up
tub de yers in wuk, is. 1 got tub be
er hustlin'. Don fergit dat watermil-
lion boss. 1 up tub de yers in wuk,
sho'."
up tub de yers in dev'ment," NUT
tered Uncle Dick, as he trudged off
Onward home. Dat ar's de fust en-
las watermillion yuh gifts out'n me,
boy. Is up tub 70 tricks now, en-
bless gracious sub keep out'n my
way attah dis, er yuh'll tink de sky
drapped, er de yearth busted en- swal-
Tered yu'p." And the old negro shut
fed down the street; while the admir-
ing throng of youthful Africans fol-
lowed Oscar at a respectful distance
to his favorite lounging place.
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TALES Told FOR YOUTH.

Drusilla tossed her head scornfully.
Huh! 1 amt no Tar Baby. l may be
a niger an speck is, but I amt no
Tar Baby. My nanny done toP me
bout de Tar Baby in de tale, an she
got it from her gran'daddy. Eff I'm de
Tar Baby I'm older dan my nanny s
gran'daddy.'
Mr.. Rabbit took off his spectacles and
wiped then on his coattail. my eyes
are getting very bad" he said, by way
of apology. But you certainly look
very much like the Tar Baby. If you
We're both together in the dark nobody
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mo sense ems sassier'n err jay bird. All
time gwine bout streets, hans in er
pockets, imposin' on folks watts OF
huff tub be spected. Flingin' er talk
'roun' like dey's president er New
Nnited States. Cup dar! Hyere yo'.
Spect yuh ain got nuttin' bettah t'do
en- tub watch mules-watch out dish
yer one dom git erway''
The laugh now turned upon Oscar,
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The queen has a splendid collection
of tablecloths, some of which are COW
cred with most interesting designs.
One, for instance, represents the field
of Waterloo, with the figures of Wei
Iington and Napoleon faithfully por-
trayed.
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He shook his head and said his say
TN come a-calling when tomorrow is to-
day"
For when you have ducky,
Don't stay-don't stay
Go off and come again
When tomorrow is todayr'
For this is Mr.. Rabbit, that runs in the
grass,
Sc rise up, ladies, and let him pass.
no be Continued}
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High-class literature, pure in tone
and sentiment, is again presented to
the youthful readers of The Herald.
Any. or all of it may be read by chill
dren of a larger growth with profit.
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Both Sexes Are Included in
These Columns.
BRIGHT BITS FROM
BRAINY WRITER'S.
JOEL CHANDLER 4. IRIS TELLS
OF LITTLE MIR. THEMBLEFINGER.

Alice Gale woodberry Writes of
Uncle Gales Purchase-N. Y. A. C.
Juniors and How They Enjoy
Themselves.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-01

JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS.
(Author of Uncle Remus.')
Copyrighted, 1894, by the Authoro
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-01
The Strange Sights the Children Saw
and Heard.

LITTLE MIR. THTMBLEFINGE
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PART III-MR. THIMBLEFINGER
AND HIS FRIENDS.
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1t is very careful man who can
wash his hands without getting water
on his shoes.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-12-01
PhOtOGrnphiMG LiGh TN lnH.

An interesting photograph Of sextu-
pie lightning fash was exhibited at a
recent seance in the French academy.
The negative was taken by Steinheil
detective camera placed in the window
during terrific thunder storm which
broke over Prague on May % Of this
year. The flash struck four houses
simultaneously, wrecking the roofs and
doing considerable damage. Two other
flashes are distinctly shown In the pho
tograph as dartlng out from the same
cloud, one of which struck the cupola
of the Academy of Science, without ill.,
juring it, while the other was attracted
by a group Of telephone wires, which 1t
fused. The melting of the wires and
the brilliant lighting up of the clouds
are we'll shown. Another interesting
and probably unique feature Of this
lightning photo Is that it shows the
shadow Of the cupola thrown clearly
against the dark and cloudy sky. M.
Zenger was Of the opinion that the date
of this storm was significant, and that
the interval from May 20 to May 22,
being the days Of the solar period, was
frequently marked by storms, proving
the periodicity of atmospheric disturb
ances, both electric and magnetic.-Pall
Mall Gazette.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-12-01
Swine Plague.

Swine fever apparently IS unknown in
France, at least it is never heard of to
give rise to alarm or complaint. This
Is the more strange, as the trade in
pigs In France Is very extensive, and
the rearing general with the smallest
peasant farmer. In parts of France,
too, the pigs are collected by swine
herds in the morning, driven to forest
or a common to obtain food as best
they can, and then driven back at
nightfall to their owners. Here are
all the conditions for cofltagion If the
plague existed. France is mapped out
into veterinary with as much accuracy
as If military districts, and French
off1c1als are proverbially sharp in the
exercise of duty. A French vet. would
at once report the outbreak of swine
IeVer, Old 1t exist, to the minister of
agriculture. 1t may not be generally
known that many French doctors, to
complete their studies, follow q few
courses of lectures at veterinary COL
lege, and the graduates of the latter
return the compliment. A pig breeder
states that he sows field beans in the
season, every three weeks, and when
tney come into flower he cuts them for
nus swine; he also gives them clover,
put only when the plant is in flower.
10 Old breeding sows he gives invar-
laOly green fodder; he attributes to
tnese varieties the absence Of all dis
ease among his pigs.-Michigan
Farmer.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-12-01
THEY LIKE THE JAPANESE,
American Sailors Speak Welt nj the
MikndO's Honest Subjects.

American Sailors Speak Welt nj the
Mikndo's Honest Subjects.
Tn her present struggle with China
Japan has the undenied moral support
Of the American blue jackets. Those
who have spent some time upon the
Asiatic station and have experienced
the hospitality of the mikado's subjects
are enthusiastic in their praise Of the
Japanese and equally rigorous in their
condemnation Of John Chinaman.
Those seamerl who have not been as
fortunate hope to be some time, and
the stories told by their fellows have
| awakened in them n respect for the
radicable, for the pig-tailed Celestials
who dwell in the fowery kingdom.
Should the United States have occasion
before the present war passes into his
tory to uphold Japan the task of fight
ing in her cause will be a grateful one
to our sailors. Many Of the seamen
who recently returned from the orient
on the Lancaster can now be found
around the Brooklyn navy yards.
IVY does like the Japanese" said
one Of them the other day to New
York World man. "W'y sir, ye've nev-
er been to the Asiatic station or ye'd
never ask question like that lived
in Japan wen our ship was there-liv-
ed among her people-and a nicer crew
1 never knowed. They treats us like
lords, so they does, Wen we're out
there. They're the most faithful the
most polite and the most honest, fur
riners on earth; that they are. Sure,
wen a sailor man gets his skin of grog
in Toxic he never need fear that when
he gets his bearings again his pockets
will be empty. No matter how mulch
money he has he can travel in safety.
No Jap will ever think of stealing from
him. l have seen jnricksha man
watch over one of our fellows who was
full, when his blessed glardjin angel
wouldn't recognize him. He was kick
ed and cuffdd and told to shove off more
times than I've swallowed good whis-
ky, but it was no 60. That Jap stuck
like a leech. And Wen the sailor lay
down in the gutter and fell asleep the
little man lifted him into the jinricksha
carried him home and put him in bed.
The sailor had couple of hundred in
his clothes. and it was there, every
penny Of it. when he turned out in the
morning. They are very generous, too,
and lend our boys any money that they
have. The fellows play sad tricks on
them sometimes. l have known Japs
to come out to the ships asking for
John l.. Sullivan, James G.. Blaine,
Grover Cleveland, DR.. Talmage and
other distinguished citizens who, they
said. had borrowed five or ten or may
be fifteen yen from them They always
got the money, however, for few Of the
boys would swindle Il Jap.
rs it the same in Cmina?' Indeed,
it is not. A Chinaman would steal ev-
erything you have You can bet your
life we are with the Japs, and I only
hope they lick the shoes off the bloom
ing Chinamen."