West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-03-22


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went and headed Pa off, or | guess he
would be running yet. We got him mp
by the lake shore, and he wanted to know
IL the house fell down. He said no would
leave II TO me IL he ever said anything
against the Fenians, and told him he had
always claimed that the Fenians were
the incest men in the world. and 1t seemed
to relieve him very much. When he got
home and found the house there. he was
tickled. and when Mo called him an old
baldheaded coward and said it was only
joke of the boys with football he
laughed right out and said he knew It all
the time, and he ran to see IL Ma would
be scared. And then ne wanted to hug
me. but it wasn't my night to hug. and
went down TO the tneater. Pa don't
amount to much when there is trouble
The time Ma had them cramps. you re-
member. when you got your cucumbers
hrst last season, Pa came near faiuting
away. and Ma said ever since they had
been married when anything allied her
Pa has had pains just the same as she
has only he grunted more and thought
he was going to die. Gosh, IL was a
man wouldn't be sick every time one
Of the neighbors had back ache, would
your
well. you cant tell. When you have
been married 30 or 80 years, you will
know a good deal moro than you do
now. You think you know it all now,
and you are pretty intelligent for u boy
that has been brought up carelessly,
but there are things that you will learn
after awhile that will astonish YOU.
But what ails your Pas teeth? The hired
girl was over here to get some cornmeal
for Cruel. and she said your Pa was
cumming it since ne lost his teeth"
"Oh. about the teeth. That was too
bad. You sec. my chum has got dog
that is old, and his teeth have all come
out in front, and this morning I bor-
ried Pas teeth before he got up TO see
II We couldn't fix them Ia the dogs
mouth, so be could eat better. Pa SAYS
II is an evidence OF kind heart for q
boy TO be good to dumb animals, but Il
Is darn mean dog that will 90 back on
friend. We tied the teeth in the dogs
mouth with string that went around
bis upper jaw, and another around his
under jaw, and you'd a. died to zee how
funny he looked when he lated.
HE looked just like Pa when BIO tried
70 smile so as TO get me 70 come ND TO
him 80 he can lick no. The dog paved
hia mouth n spell TO get the teeth out,
and then we gave him bone with some
meat on, and he began 10 gnaw the bone.
and the teeth come of the plate, and he
thought 1t was pieces Of the bone. and he
swallowed the teeth My chum noticed
Il first. and he said we had got 70 get IN
our work pretty quick 10 ave the plates.
and l think we were in luck TO save them.
held the dog and my chum. who was
better acquainted with him, united the
strings and got the gold plates out. but
there were only two teeth left. and the
dog was happy. He woggled his tail for
more teeth. but we hadn't any more. am
going 70 give him Mas teeth some day.
Ny chufn says when q doggets an au-
petite for anything you have got 70 keep
giving u TO him Or he goes back on you.
But ] think my chum played dirt on ms.
We sOld the gold plates to n ievyelry
man. and my chuIn kept the money. /
think, as long az furnished the goods.
be ought 70 have given me something
besides the experience. don't your After
this don't have no more partners, you
bet All tnis time the boy was marking
on pieces ~ paper. and soon after he
went out the grocery nan noticed
crowd outside, and On going ont be
found . sign hanging up which read.
woRNY FIGS FOR PARTIES.
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