The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1899-12-28
NAV As A REFORMER.
aHE UNDERTAKES TO CURE THE ICE
MAN OF DRINKING.
Aud Poor Paw IS Compelled to Give an
Imitation of Man Answering the
Query: "HOw'd You Like to Be
The Iceman7 7n

Imitation of Man Answering the
Query: "HOw'd You Like to Be
The Iceman1"
Awhile Ago the Dockter told nav
She OF to Drink Beer to Bid up her
sistum. But nav She sed She diden't
bleeve in Haven them kind O. things in
the house, Becoz thay mite git foxes in
Bad habuts.
"Shaw!" paw told Her. "Don't Git
to Be Crank. l Like to see peepul
gro old Graisful and not Have Lot of
strange noshuns in thare hed.'
Nav looked Hurt. But she Didon't
say nothing more, and the next Day
the Beer Come. 1t Seemed to do NAV
lots Of Good if it only Would have
Lasted longer, so she told paw about it
and He was Madder than purson what
gifts up to Let Bewtifull gurl- have his
seat and the man standin Behind him
sets Down Before she looks around,
Nav thot it was the iceman or Sa-
dies Bo, and Sadie got mad when'maw
spoke to Her about it and Sed she was
Not agoin to Live at no place WHARF,
peepel Didn't no How to Behave when
they was Talkin TO ladies. But NAV
rssed Her wages Doler a weak. and
promised to make us ware our Stockens
and understands Longer. so'Sadiesed
she would Give us anuther trile,
Paw sed fl he thot it was the icoman
he would make that gent Think FIRE
was Bilt under him. but Thay couldn't
ketch him at ii.
So nav got anuther case and told
the Dockter about il, and the Dockter
says:
"That's all rite. 1 know how to Stop
| It,"
So he give NAV Some little white
powder to putt in Bottel what was on
the lee.
my grsShus." NAV says, II Don't
| want to poison no buddy and Git in
trubble."
1T wonN kill them" the Dockter
told her. They'll git Over 1t in Flu
ours But after thst I don't think you'll
need to By 20 much beer"
Nav took it and put il in the Bottel
and thay was CHmpny come and she
forgot sll about it till purity Late that
fnite.
Then all Of sudden paw Looked
Shared and says:
II vunder how it feels when peepel
Git the pendy saetus7"
II Don't Know" nav says, "I nev-
or Had ii Yit.'
"My Heyyuns.' paw Hollered. 81
feel Like 1 Had Swallsred DUN Dunn
Bullet and il was beginner to DUN. "
Nav run out to the ice Box and
Looked in, and then She Come Back
and paw Looked Like as if He was
practasun to Be the Indy rubber man
on the stage, SO NAV says:
"Why, paw, amt you ashamed to act
that way Before yoor children? al.
ways like 70 see peepul Gro old grais-
full"
Paw unwound himself long enuff to
look at nav purity sad, then he doubled
up agin and Groned and asst NAV why
she Didn't Send for the Dockter.
"Oh, / Don't Bleeve thay are emmy.
thing the matter with you," NAV says.
whats the yoost purtendin that way
[ see they are anuther Bottel of Beef
gone. But l Bet the one that Drunk
It. Is sorray purity soon. The Dock
ter give me sumethink to put in ii"
"Was it pizen?" paw Hollered with
| the Swet Hangin all over His forred,
! "No," nav Sed, "thay'll git over i
in Flu ours. / wisht new whether
it was the ioeman er not.
| Paw he Crawled up Stares, given 1
groane every time He took Step, ant
when he was neerly to the top NAV
says;
"PawP,
"What9" paw asst.
"Ain't it nice to Gro old Graisful?'
Paw Dident say nothin But give tn
Dore Slam what neerly nocked th,
plastern off.
| Nav told the Dockter yistady tina
| the iceman must have siaed the plege
l-Georgie in Chicago Times Herald.
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