Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-19

GRANDPA JOE.
Fort Worth TEX, May 17.-Mlss Sis
By Jupe: My Dear Sissy: I've just
walked up with stari-must have
fallen out OF tho bed with n mighty
thud. aud I've had such dreaml
dreamed ] was Josiah Boumderfy OF
Cokotown.' and me aud Mr.. Chook-
umchild and Tom Gradgrlnd, ST., and
tho rest OF EN- had "a lot OF little pitch
ers that we meant to MI brlmful OF
"facts.' and we called you IN, and
Tom Gradgriud said: "Glrl No. 20, de-
fine drummer for the benefit OF the
little pitchers; tell them what Kind OF
animal he u.s." ana you bluAhed ana
courteMed and Htummered; II you
please, sir. he isn't an animal at all;
hos IA gentleman" but Gradgrlnd
waved his hand maiegticnlly, as If
to wave of the questionable appclln-
ton, and said. Girl No. 20 possessed
Of no facts ut all In reference to ono
OF the cummoneat uf animals. Bitzor,
your definition" Then "A hshy looking
trump that would have blcd while
you'd have cut him got mp slowly and
suldi "Blped; giuttonous.' But so
far ms l was concerned hc never got
any further. for q fact 80 stupendous
Knocked me clean on my feet--or
rather clean out Of the bc1-and I
all n dream, I tell you, for MS II deal
nicer TO be Mrs Splralt. with great
family connections ana q Cor1laulnn
nose, born IN the lap or uNuty and
rolling along In proud attendance on
Mr.. Bounderhy triumphal car. IA sat
ms nnd Jewels End a blaze Of splendor
than Il would be- 10 he the bully OF
humanity within the car and nave
been born IN ditch ana nutured In
pig sty, with n she wolf for a grand
mother,
l}ut I don't got behind my eyebrows
and mediate In gloom any more, Sissy;
You bet ! don't Haven't time. you
see, and no occasion FOR II IL had
whole eternity OF time, I've stairway
In my mind-lnd I'm Watching II all
tho time In an nwfully "Oh-he- Joyful"
mood for this is what soc; Busby,
Cohen and lot OF other fellows COM
Ing down, down, down, and Howard
Peak going up. IN, up. There's a gulf
at the bottom OF my stairway, and an
ocean at the top, with big ship float
Ing on It, That gulf II OF mud Dennis
Alud-nnd Cohen. BuHhy ana the others
are headed straight for H. and the
ocean Is the Atlantic and our Peak Is
climbing every day toward the ship
that Is waiting 10 take him across
the big pond. Now that's why l can't
get mp mournful dignity enough to re-
AAAN hflAlAAA NY NANHlNMN M4lllk I keep
unwinlSing watch and ward on my allie
gorica stairway, It's such loads OF
fun TO watch our candidate climbing
up, up, always up, and the others
coming down, down, surely down, and
oh, how dreadfully rs going to be
10 hear and see that Anal "slish-slosh"
when they tumble In. Fun Well. /
should remark, Why, Mrs. Sparslts
| dclirIum Of Joy over Loo Bounderby's
last step from her stairway won't be
| In 1t with the wild delight YOU and /
/ viii experience then. Ia It any wonder,
| Sissy. dear, that l forget I'm Mrs
| Sparslt Of great family connections,
and tho Corlolanian nose and eyebrows,
| md pigRic anu grin like any Merry
| Andrew" not born In the lap OF luxury
tyr
And, Sissy Mr.. Chool,umehiId sald
you had nwfully dense head for tig-
urcs, but ] know you can count these
nifty coupons ana add them to any
others you may have, to tighten our
candidates heels "a he climbs up.
eants your Ana now that I've rot
ton my Cnriolanlan nose Qhank henv-
en- for It's amplitude, since It saved
It from Bounderby's bite to serve such
noble purpose az thlO TO pokng
around, IN scent up more pretty soon,
and often and you'll hear again from
the highly connected and now wide
awake, MRS. suARsIT.
Moody, Tex, May i7.-rort worth
Bushy club Oentlemen Here we ar,
again with 20 more coupons to be voted
for the most popular drummer In Texas
A. 8. Busby
MOODY pUsBY CLUB.
All right boys Watch US spin from
now on. We told you that wo were Jus
/ ngttinfa am E.at