The times., 1897-08-18

A SIMPLE TALE.

Everything went By clockwork III tue
office OF the Evening Venus. The multi
farious members OF the staff worked to
gcther exactly Ike 1ogs in sewing ma
chine; ana each evening at the proper
time the Venus appeared on the street.
with the same advertisements, the same
neadlines and very little difference in the
editorials and the news. There was
mind connected with the Venus, but IL
was usually absent. One day, however, IL
walked In. The result was confusion.
TIE office cat heard Uncle Eben talking
to hin self as he swept up the debris from
the floor tIl.it night.
..Mlghty kuse fuss In yer dis ebenin','
he soliloauized, mighty kuse. And all
bout. dat little fool extry whar didn git
QUIT XII Warn de Cl' man mad?"
Uncle Eben stopped to chuckle
slit min ME OF er par ble," he Went
on. reilectively. .sOne time dc creeters
went In cahoots ter plant ef gyarden-
nrer Bar he plant de con, Brer Wolf ne
plant der yams en- Brer Fox he plant De
| peas Ell beans. Deu arter de gyarden get
| good en- CROWN Brer Wolf he up en- die.
"Co'se Miss Wolf she Titled to her
sheer, en- dey gree dat she kin have de
| vans. Den Oh Brer Bar he take his
| sons one side. wIch dey wuz name kuos
| en- Klbs, en- ne say, Now ef you is good
| boys en wuk hard all summer, d weedin
| en- a-heein' Ell a-diggin', you all KIN git
yo' sheer come Chrismus.' Kubs en- KIDS
seem lax dey see de sweet taters layin'
| dar side er Do 'possum en- er-w1nkii' at
! 'em. en- dey say,.Yes, daddy
s'Ol' Brer Fox he 'spicion some'h'n 'er,
en- he call his son which was name Tobias.
| en- he say, You wuk good all summer, en-
when Christmas come you gifts yo' sheer
| en- trades de vans fer one line Tat
| chicken-yo' heah me?' En- Tobias he
| year dat chicken kindnh craw, en- he
| grin en- say, Yes, daddy
.sGenternenl dera boys sutn'y did wuk
survierorls. But one day Brer Bar he
! go OFF ter de bobbykew en- he say, ubs
and kIibs, you min you keep dat gate
| shut Hits an extry gate. Don't you let
/ nobody come In en- scoop yo' green truck
| TO she's ripe!' En- Kubs en- Klibs dey
say, No, daddy En- Brer Fox and Tobias
| dey squall out, 'Tooby sholy notp En- oil
| Brer Bar took his best hat en- his walldn'
stick en- put off down de road.
..Twarn' long 70 Brer Fox he hone fer
| drink, an he slip off So de boys won't
| see him en- he in such hurry he leave de
| cate onlatched. Den Kubs en- klibs dey
| git er niis'ry IN de back en- sneak down ter
| de lee gums. En- Tobias he investigate er
| tukkeyhen's nest what waz liz de fence
| cornder Eli wiles dey WE all er prod
| iiokin' yer come oil Brer Rabbit er-cally-
| hootin down de road en- waltz off wild de
green truck.
| .-Den oil Brer Bar come back; be done
fergit he glasses En- he fine de gate open
| en- de green track gone. You heah mel
dat WIZ er time. Hit look lax der wuz
/ gotn ter lie blood split. He rip and he r'ar:
he hop en- he sw'ar
:. Who lef'sdat gate open?' seq Brer Bar
sezee.
| '.Brer Fox say he dunno; Kubs and Klibs
| say tiey dunno; den dey allsa ydey dunno
Who ST esl dat truck?' eeZ BTeT 3 ar .
sezee.
"Brer Fox say he dunno; Tobias say he
dunno; dey all say dey dunno
| Den Brer Fox he squall out, You lef dat
gate open yose's when you go off ter de
bobhykew en- lef' NE ter wuk yer all
| lionel
En- Tobias he squaH out Ain we got
good rgnt tel e. ter de bobbykew ef We
wants ter?'
EN- Kuts en- Kubs dey hoIler, We ain
done muffin. daddyi'
"Ecn Brer B ar he grabs his cane en he
say, [ dunner w at you is done ner W at
you isn't done but | is goin 70 lam de
back bone out EN- somebody fer dis outrage.
- Bout dat time Br'er Rabbit Guided
ter quit peekin' tru de fence en- scanper
off home. Brer Rabbit WIZ a peacible
critter mon en- he ten ter his own busi
ness en- didn't 20 Cahoots " Id nobody. mo
speshul no dead men. He tuck keer dat
tUkky-hen's nest en- er sop er honey w'iles
Brer Bar WIZ hagin fun wild er stick
The old man hung up his broom, and,
still chnckling, ambled off home. The
office cat told ii all to five other cats, on
the back fence that night And that is
how the whole town knew before very
long that the Evening Venus had slipped
cog IN IT'S machinery, owing To absence
of mind.
'But what is the mor-riowowl OF it?''
asked serious-minded cat.
Aud the office cat warbied Read the
answer IN the starsl''