The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-03-08
Few DesultOry Paragraphs About
This and That.

Our authority il not very good, but
it was told to the writer that white
voter of Johnson City exchanged his
certificate for one half pint of whisky.
Mercy
March is upon us in a mild form
thus far, bat there are yet twenty-three
days left in which it may take tine TO
hriste up and prepare to hurl itself
iunousIy into the lap OF showery
April
Easter is just ahead, and the busy
hen will, consequently, have to re,
double her efforts t" meet the demand.
With good weather aod plenty Of feed,
we see no reason woy she caa't make
the rifle.
RotJenness in no name for Johnson
City politics, You might ,trike in the
air with Il paddle, and, unless it were
made of iron, the paddle would crum-
BILE and fall to the earth in IA state of
putrefaction, and the stencil wodld kill
the striker, who would lose no time in
rotting himself,
If you can't do better than backbite
and SANDER, go out behind the barn
and kick yourself, and see if such
pastime is not more satisfactory, Don't
do it mildly, but kick until your SLAM
derous teeth fall out. If that don't
work, then butt your brains out. The
loss won't be felt.
When man approaches you with
extended band who has never seen
you before, although he has lived
within q stones throw of you for years,
you've "got one on him." provided
your certificate is out of sight. Other
wise you may be compelled to stand
and watch others vote.
Hotel Carlisle remains where it was
built and in the same condition
as then-empty-and although re.
ports were published some time ago
that it would be opened in grand style
by an Atlanta man in the near future,
we see and hear nothing additional to
verify these reports. The street cars
still run shy of the hotel and the At
lanta man--"where is he att"
Politics is getting warm in this town
election and certificates command
high prices. A rumor, the foundation
of which can't be traced, is in the
wind that tenant of house was OF
fered the same free of charge the bal
ance of the year if he would vote fol
the owner, a candidate. Was this offe
: made by Democrat, or by Republi
can? Will the candidate rise and an
swer?
The time is coming when the weathe
will be warm, and the small boy i
glad of it, because he can then roam
the streets at night barefooted, bare
headed e-gallused, and split the al
| with with oaths, blasphemy and OF
scenity. Verify, the small boy is pre-
cocious; yea, he is a man, and Otter
times his fathers pants make him
tight fit. This kind of boy was rar
case in years agonc. But Tine work
wonders.
4 The gaug which Was won't to ilOl
U down the chairs at Taylor Bros. an
n enjoy the warmth afforded by the
/ stove in the past was cut off from i
X resort by the destruction of the stol
by fire last week, but George Ferguso
| says that the fire only made warmt
- the hospitality of Messrs. Taylor, an
# that the meetings Of the gang 60 c
II with undated interest in the ne
! quarters. No chestnuts before tt
" gang-all new topics.
During the fire last week, whe
=. hurry aud confusion had reached tt
= highest pitch, Bob Burrow was place
q in a praying position by the hose
the hands Of the excited fremen, b
I ing forced to his knees. lie was
& that position for awhile, it is trne, b
- he didn't give out that kind of tai
n when be regained his feet 8nd yellC
at Gump, who was executing a jig tr
ing to master the nozzle.
y III would not enter nmy list, thou&
"a graced with polished manners y
wanting sensibiity, the man WI
would needlessly set footupo worm
Take that to heart, we crucifers
= horsehesh. Treat that faithful anim
kindly and with the consideration d.
'-=- his faithfulness. He can't talk al
tell you, but he ries by signs to infor
at you that he has put his strength to
,st utmost tension 70 perform his dut
no Considering this fact, it is a great pi
ad that he don't kick your head off whit
~ you wantonly beat and abuse him.
ng Last Sunday, the 4th, was by t
at the prettiest day we have had in Il
ne section since last spring. Notwit
get standing March is usually blustery,
all to that date no evidence of uncol