The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-08-01
A MEAN REVENGE.


"Sam Sam SAM Where the deuce
is that fellows"
had rung the bell until was tired
and out of patience, and then called for
him until / was out Of breath, and still
he did not come.
Ii you want 10 know who / am, allow
me to inform you that my name is
George Boomerang, better known in
Frazedona, where l reside. as Captain
Boomerang, late Of the army. | am a
man Of considerable wealth, own the
finest house in town and keep, or did
keep, a man by the name Of Sam, whose
duty it was to brush my clothes, hat and
boots and adjust my leg.
refer to "A wooden leg The original
leg ran against a cannon ball during our
late unpleasantness, and / have never
seen 1t since.
Well, it was Sans duty to take that
wooden leg off at night and to be on
hand in the morning to put il on before
got out Of bed, and now you know
why l was yelling, sam Sam Sam -
And when inform you that this was
the morning Of my wedding day perhaps
you can imagine how anxious l was &c
get ON 10 my legs as soon as possible.
eyes, ma am, l was the lucky fellow
that had walked into the affections-on
wooden leg too-of the handsomest
girl in Frazedona and was that day 70
lead her to the altar. But l must get my
leg on first. and, as sam wouldn't OF
couldn't come, i rolled out Of bed and
went hopping around on one foot to find
my leg.
Now, my dear reader, when the sur
geon trimmed my stump after that little
affair with the cannon ball he sawed it
off uncommonly short, so perhaps you
can family imagine my feeling when,
after hopping around my room. found
what 1 supposed TO be my leg. but, upon
attempting to adjust it, discovered that
it was intended to go on below the knee
''D0 wooden legs shrink. That's JUS
what | want to know" said l. AnC
then rang the bell and called "Sam =
Well, Samuel didn't come, but m,
housekeeper. Mrs. Bloom. did.
MRS. Bloom. cried, where i
Sam"
She answered me through the keyhol
, of the door. He left the house las
night about IL O'Clock. Took his trunl
with him, and said he was gong q
leave town by the midnight train. -
] couldn't understand IL at first.
had always used Sam well. paid hin
good wages, and he had seemed perfect
" contented with his situation, an
' served me faithfully until now.
4 Suddenly an idea struck me, and ID
- whole cause of Sans perficy was IT
!. vealed to me.
+ by heavens. il is Slympkins y
a yelled. ~Slympkins is the cause Of a
q my woe He bribed sam TO steal N
o leg on this my wedding day and leav
G this insufficient prop in place of II. -
Jim Slympkins Is or was my riva
a He is the only son Of his father, wh'
it by the way, is the most wealthy gentl
' man in Frazedona. Consequently Jill
doesn't do anything but smoke cigar
drive round town behind his splendi
grays, and devote himself to the ladi'
l. generally.
n l rather had the advantage Of Sym
r kins. To be sure. Slym9kins had OF VI
J. expecting TO have much more veal
4 than / could boast Of. but he hadn't n
face, yen know. or anything like it.
d was sorry for Slmypkins. but. han
: it. my dear sir, what could l dos II
had chosen Miss Short, Miss Ginx, Mi
=. Broad, or. in fact. any one but Mi
Amelia Seymour. it would have be-
- well. But II was really absurd
Slympkins 10 suppose that l would 1
low him OF any other man 20 mar
Amelia-at least while l had wood
x leg.
II / would have given Siympkins an
thing in reason, but it was truly ride
-. lous for him 10 think that l would gi
no him Amelia. / told her so. and ther
,st folded her 10 my breast, and she fold
ur- me to her breast. and ! allowed her
ny sip the honey from my ruby lips.
ng Yes, had won her. and poor SYN
30 kins was fairly wild with rage. He b
bi sworn 70 be revenged, but l laughed
- his threats.
nc Twas seated at the breakfast table s.
or ping my coffee half an hour afterwi
ich when Mrs. Bloom came running in. G.
ing:
,os' "Oh, captain, know all about 1t !
s ess "vhat. the leg;"
ess eyes. think So My daughter FL